diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/crunchyroll.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/crunchyroll.py
index 645e0061c..b198773a1 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/crunchyroll.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/crunchyroll.py
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text
 
 class CrunchyrollShowPlaylistIE(CrunchyrollBaseIE):
     IE_NAME = 'crunchyroll:playlist'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:(?P<prefix>www|m)\.)?(?P<url>crunchyroll\.com/(?!(?:news|anime-news|library|forum|launchcalendar|lineup|store|comics|freetrial|login|media-\d+))(?:(?:en-gb|es|es-es|pt-br|pt-pt|fr|de|ar|it|ru)/)?(?P<id>[\w\-]+))/?(?:\?|$)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:(?P<prefix>www|m)\.)?(?P<url>crunchyroll\.com/(?!(?:news|anime-news|library|forum|launchcalendar|lineup|store|comics|freetrial|login|media-\d+))(?:(?:\w{2}(?:-\w{2})?)/)?(?P<id>[\w\-]+))/?(?:\?|$)'
 
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'http://www.crunchyroll.com/a-bridge-to-the-starry-skies-hoshizora-e-kakaru-hashi',