kuratajutsu wrote:

ksjdragon wrote:

well theres 2 great anime places i go to wacth anime they upload faster then crunchyroll sometimes to

mozychan wrote:

Ah, there's also the Anime Newtype Channel... Sorry, another Japanese site. I should probably stop contributing...

-moose

DomFortress wrote:

We're talking about Legal Anime Streaming and Download Sites here, genius.

kuratajutsu wrote:

No need to get mean and jerk-like about it... Just throwing those out there since I am clearly oblivious that these sites are illegal.

zendude wrote:

This is a compiled list of legal Anime streaming and downloading sites and their available Anime content.
I will try to keep this list as accurate and updated as possible.
Thanks for looking and enjoy.


Quick notes about these sites:
- Most of these services are only available for the North American audience, unless stated otherwise.
- All the streaming sites offer free viewing of their content.
- If an episode is available for download, usually a nominal fee is required, about $1.99.



Legends:
***= Complete Series
(-XX)= Latest Aired Episode
DUB= English Voice Overs
BOTH= English and English Subtitles
N/A= Not Available
TBA= To Be Aired


Streaming Sites:

crunchyroll: http://www.crunchyroll.com/
*http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/indexanime

- Basic membership lets the user view almost everything, but there is a "week" waiting period for the newer content.
- The site requires a Star Membership to use some of it’s features like “advanced” viewing, 480p or “720p” "quality," and to access some of it’s contents.
- Episodes can be purchased and downloaded here http://www.crunchyroll.com/store.



Hulu: http://hulu.com
*http://www.hulu.com/search/anime?sort_by=relevance&type=episode

- Like that of regular T.V. shows, there will be the "occasional" commercial breaks.
- Most of the videos allow the user to watch the video at either 360p to 480p quality.



IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/
*http://www.imdb.com/features/video/browse/tv/

- Credit to TheUndeadLord for the information
- "streams a few series as well. (nevermind, they're all courtesy of Hulu =/)" ~TheUndeadLord



Joost: http://www.joost.com/
*http://www.joost.com/epg/us/shows/animation/anime/o/channel/a-z/thumbnail/

- This is within the same ballpark as the Hulu description, with the exception of not having a 480p option.



FUNimation: http://www.funimation.com/
*http://www.funimation.com/video/

- Shows update weekly with maybe one or two episodes.
- Episodes are available for download for $1.99.



YouTube FUNimation Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/funimation

- Some of these videos are in parts.
- There is a HQ, high quality, option for some of the series.



Naruto.com: http://naruto.viz.com/
- They have Naruto Shippuden from the beginning to the latest episodes; updates weekly.



The Anime Network: http://www.theanimenetwork.com/
*http://www.theanimenetwork.com/online-player/

- All of the series here are complete and have English voice overs.



GONG: http://www.gonganime.com/
*YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=gong&view=playlists

*Joost Channel: http://www.joost.com/01300a7/t/gong
*http://www.joost.com/013a2wy/t/gong-native

- Their Joost channels contain more episodes than it's YouTube Channel.



Cartoon Network: http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/
*http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/video/index.html




YouTube Bandai Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/bandaientertainment

- There is an HQ option.



[adult swim]: http://www.adultswim.com/
*http://www.adultswim.com/video/index.html

- This site doesn't have an accumulative collection of the series' episodes. They typically stream what episode is going to be aired on their time block.
- All series are in English.



YouTube Kadokawa Entertainment Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/kadokawaanime

- Available Worldwide
- Thanks to ps2xgmr for the info



Gaia Online: http://www.gaiaonline.com/
*http://www.gaiaonline.com/cinema/movies/

- An account is required to view these shows.



Anime News Network: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/
-http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/video/anime
- The series here are just a repeat of what is listed above, mostly from FUNimation. This is more like a embedded site than a site that hosts videos.



If you speak Japanese, try these out:
Toei Animation- http://www.anime-bb.com/
BIGLOBE- http://broadband.biglobe.ne.jp/
Anime Newtype Channel- http://anime.webnt.jp/
- Thanks to mozychan for the info





Download Sites:

Direct2Drive: http://www.direct2drive.com/
*http://www.direct2drive.com/genre.aspx?gid=143&

- On average, each episode is about $1.99, and full-featured films are about $15.00. Payment is via Paypal.
- Technical notes:
*Typical Episode Size: 300-600mb
*Typical Movie Size: 1.5-2.5GB
*File Type: Microsoft Windows Media(WMV)
*Video Quality: High Quality 3 MBPS
*Sound Quality: 128 Kbps Stereo
*Activations: 2 PC



BOST TV: http://www.bosttv.com/
*http://www.bosttv.com/store/

- Episodes are bought in a points system. On average, the price per episode is 100 points, and 500 points is $10.00, which is acquired using paypal.
- Available worldwide.




Closing Notes:
- If you have any knowledge of any more sites like these, legal and such (one that has ties with the Anime companies), please share them.
- Suggestions, comments, corrections, random crap, anything else?

Again, thanks for looking, and I hope that this thread helped you.

athena134 wrote:

Try anime media! and start watching the subbed! it's way better than the dubbed!

zendude wrote:



Well, seeing that I haven't found any reports on their legimacy, like that of partnering with Anime studios and such, I can't really add that to the list. Anyways, thanks.

That DUBs and SUBs discussion is better left off for another topic.

Lastly, please edit your post, as having the entire list quoted looks like an eyesore. Thanks.

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