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| Type of business | Division ofCrunchyroll EMEA |
|---|---|
Type of site | Video streaming service |
| Founded | 2007; 18 years ago (2007) |
| Dissolved | 8 December 2021; 3 years ago (2021-12-08) |
| Headquarters | Berlin ,Germany |
| Owner | Crunchyroll EMEA |
| Industry | Anime industry,anime andvideo on demand |
| URL | anime-on-demand |
| Registration | Free trial, pass needed |
| Current status | Closed; content merged toCrunchyroll |
Anime on Demand was a Germanvideo on demand service that specialised in the streaming ofanime within German-speaking markets. Before the service's closure on 8 December 2021, Anime on Demand was owned by theCrunchyroll EMEA division ofCrunchyroll, LLC.
Anime on Demand was founded in 2007 by anime distributor AV Visionen as a subsidiary, and was the first legal anime streaming service in German-speaking countries. Following the acquisition of AV Visionen byViz Media Europe in 2009, Anime on Demand was merged into AV Visionen as a division, dissolving Anime on Demand GmbH.[1]
In April 2011, Viz Media Europe subsidiaryKazé launched the Anime on Demand in the United Kingdom and Ireland,[2][3] in collaboration with British anime distributorsManga Entertainment,Beez Entertainment andMVM Entertainment.[4][5] Initially hosted byAnime News Network, Version 1.0 of the site, hosted by Viz Media Europe, launched as an open beta in December 2011.[6]
In December 2013, Anime on Demand announced it was closing operations in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and was to be incorporated intoAnimax UK.[7]
In September 2021, it was announced that Anime on Demand would be shutting down on 8 December 2021, with all content being merged into Crunchyroll.[8]
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