AcFun, also known as A Site (A站, as opposed to bilibili) for short, is a Chinese video sharing website. The name "AcFun" is an abbreviation of "Anime, Comics and Fun". The website is initially orientated as an ACGN (Animation, Comic, Game and Novel) community and is a video sharing web platform. AC Musume and TD Musume are the representative icons of AcFun.
History
In 2007, AcFun was created in June as an ACG themed video sharing site based on Sina Video.
In 2008, the site launched with a Niconico-style player.
In 2009, the site added drama and movies as new categories. People can create an account and upload videos.
On 13 February 2010, they held their first Spring Festival Gala. On 9 May 2010, the number of articles and videos submitted reached 100,000.
In 2011, AcFun had over 200,000 submitted articles and videos. The website changed its domain from acfun.cn to acfun.tv.It was awarded "Specialty Website of 2010" by Guangzhou-based New Weekly Magazine.
In 2014, the submission of articles and videos reached 1,000,000.