Watch Anime Online

Posted by: David In: Anime News

There are some great places to watch anime without having to use your dvd player – you can watch it online! Each of the links below are officially sponsored by the anime companies, so they’re all legal to watch.

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FUNimation Video

FUNimation offers a huge amount of great anime – over 1000 episodes are available, many in sub or dub.

Legal and Free Streaming Anime

Hulu

Hulu is one of the best places to watch television online. Their anime section is continually growing, so keep an eye out for new show announcements. Current titles include Slayers, Peach Girl, Shuffle!, Black Blood Brothers, Mushi-Shi and XXXHOLiC:

YouTube.com Anime Channels

Youtube has only recently begun to add official shows to their site, but there are quite a few to choose from:

Joost Anime

Joost is similar to Hulu, so expect to see shows you wouldn’t find there:

Digital Downloads

Digital downloads are different than streaming anime because you can purchase individual episodes and series that you then download to your computer.

CrunchyRoll Anime Shows

CrunchyRoll features lots of anime series and has a unique pricing model.

Apple iTunes Store

The iTunes Store has a lot of great content, unfortunately it’s a little difficult to navigate directly to their anime titles. Here are a few links that open to various sections of the store that have anime (all links open in iTunes):

NetFlix

Netflix has the most complete anime dvd rental library. They also feature lots and lots of streaming titles through their ‘Watch Now’ feature.

ADV Universe

ADV has shut down their digital distribution site.

Here are a few other sites that offer streaming, legal anime:

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