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Animax
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Animax Broadcast Japan Inc. (Japanese: アニマックス, Hepburn: Animakkusu), stylized as ANIMAX in all caps, is a Japanese animation satellite television network, dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. Launched on July 1, 1998, Animax is the first 24-hour network in the world dedicated to anime.[2][3]
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Country | Japan |
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Broadcast area | Nationwide |
Headquarters | Minato, Tokyo, Japan[1] |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Japanese |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | AK Media (Nojima) |
Key people | Ryoji Nojima, CEO Masao Takiyama, Chairman[1] Akira Sasaki, President |
History | |
Founded | July 1, 1998; 26 years ago (1998-07-01) |
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Website | www |
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Animax is part of AK Media, owned by Nojima, and is headquartered in New Pier Takeshiba North Tower[4] in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The channel was originally co-founded by Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan, with its shareholders including studios Sunrise,[1][5] Toei Animation,[6][7] TMS Entertainment, and production company Nihon Ad Systems.[8][2]
Animax previously operated separate TV channels for Asia (four separate feeds for South East Asia, the Philippines, Hong Kong and Taiwan), South Asia and South Korea; in addition to either owning, or licensing its brand to, several television networks, programming blocks, and VOD platforms around the world. As of 2020, most of these services have either been sold off to third-parties or closed altogether.