Anime on Demand was a German video on demand service that specialised in the streaming of anime within German-speaking markets. Before the service's closure on 8 December 2021, Anime on Demand was owned by the Crunchyroll EMEA division of Crunchyroll, LLC.
History
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 by Viz 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 subsidiary Kazé launched the Anime on Demand in the United Kingdom and Ireland,[2][3] in collaboration with British anime distributors Manga Entertainment, Beez Entertainment and MVM Entertainment.[4][5] Initially hosted by Anime News Network, Version 1.0 of the site, hosted by Viz Media Europe, launched as an open beta in December 2011.[6]
Closure
In December 2013, Anime on Demand announced it was closing operations in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and was to be incorporated into Animax 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]
Anime streamed in UK
- A Dark Rabbit Has Seven Lives[9]
- [C][10]
- Dantalian[9]
- Deadman Wonderland[11]
- Future Diary[12]
- Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne[13]
- Maken-ki![14]
- Maoyu
- My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU[15]
- Nichijou[16]
- Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan[3]
- R-15[9]
- Persona 4: The Animation[17]
- Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi[18]
- Steins;Gate[16]
- Tiger & Bunny[3]
- Twin Angel: Twinkle Paradise[9]
- Un-Go[19]
- Usagi Drop[20]
External links
References
- Über uns AV Visionen, retrieved 3 April 2020^
- Matt Kamen. Streaming 'Anime on Demand' service targets UK audiences Wired, 19 April 2011, retrieved 5 February 2012^
- Tiger and Bunny coming to Anime on Demand in the UK UK Anime Network, 3 April 2011, retrieved 5 February 2012^
- genkinahito. Anime on Demand Has Launched Anime UK News, 2 April 2011, retrieved 5 February 2012^
- FAQ Anime on Demand, retrieved 5 February 2012^
- Welcome to Anime on Demand 1.0 – open beta! Anime on Demand, 2 April 2011, retrieved 6 February 2012^
- Animax UK Updates (Updated) Anime News Network, 5 December 2013, retrieved 6 November 2016^
- Melanie Höpfler. Anime on Demand findet ein neues Zuhause bei Crunchyroll! Crunchyroll News, Crunchyroll, 8 September 2021, retrieved 9 September 2021^
- Anime on Demand unveils four new streaming titles UK Anime Network, 22 July 2011, retrieved 5 February 2012^
- Anime on Demand to stream C: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control UK Anime Network, 19 April 2011, retrieved 5 February 2012^
- Deadman Wonderland now live at Anime on Demand UK Anime Network, 6 May 2011, retrieved 5 February 2012^
- Anime on Demand to stream Mirai Nikki – Future Diary this autumn UK Anime Network, 30 September 2011, retrieved 5 February 2012^
- Anime on Demand to stream Lagrange – The Flower of Rin-ne UK Anime Network, 10 January 2012, retrieved 5 February 2012^
- Anime Review: Maken-ki! – Eps. 1–5 UK Anime Network, retrieved 5 February 2012^
- Anime on Demand Streaming My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Anime News Network, 16 April 2013, retrieved 26 April 2014^
- Anime on Demand announces three more streaming series UK Anime Network, 8 April 2011, retrieved 5 February 2012^
- Anime on Demand stream Persona 4 to the UK this autumn UK Anime Network, 5 October 2011, retrieved 5 February 2012^
- Anime on Demand to stream Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi UK Anime Network, 8 November 2011, retrieved 5 February 2012^
- Anime on Demand announce Un-Go in their autumn streaming line-up UK Anime Network, 2 October 2011, retrieved 5 February 2012^
- Anime on Demand to stream Bunny Drop anime this summer 3 July 2011, retrieved 5 February 2012^