The Linear Anime Network Dies After a Long Illness
Posted at 11:43 AM Jan 07, 2008
A few anime nerds spent the weekend mourning the loss of U.S. anime licensor A.D. Vision's 24/7, linear Anime Network, announced last Friday on Anime News Network and other sites. Only a few anime fans were upset, since most U.S. anime fans watch illegally downloaded and fansubbed videos on the internet anyways...and hence a large portion of the Anime Network's troubles.
In happier news, the Video-on-Demand Anime Network still exists on many cable services, and the Funimation Channel shows anime 24/7, if you have Verizon FIOS or live in NYC. Oh, and there's plenty of free, illegal anime to watch online, too. • Rob
Comments
Wow, so ADV gave up the difficult prospect of trying to get anime onto cable so that people can actually watch their channel in favor of super-easy Internet access which is, to most fans, the wave of the future?
Heavens to betsy!
Posted 01/07/2008 at 03:03:29 PM