Anime on Demand

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.

Anime on Demand

Type of business	Division of Crunchyroll EMEA
Type of site	Video streaming service
Founded	2007; 17 years ago (2007)
Dissolved	8 December 2021; 2 years ago (2021-12-08)
Headquarters	Berlin , Germany
Owner	Crunchyroll EMEA
Industry	Anime industry, anime and video on demand
URL	anime-on-demand.de
Registration	Free trial, pass needed
Current status	Closed; content merged to Crunchyroll

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]

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]

References

1. "Über uns". AV Visionen (in German). Retrieved 3 April 2020.
2. Kamen, Matt (19 April 2011). "Streaming 'Anime on Demand' service targets UK audiences". Wired. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
3. "Tiger and Bunny coming to Anime on Demand in the UK". UK Anime Network. 3 April 2011. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
4. genkinahito (2 April 2011). "Anime on Demand Has Launched". Anime UK News. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
5. "FAQ". Anime on Demand. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
6. "Welcome to Anime on Demand 1.0 – open beta!". Anime on Demand. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
7. "Animax UK Updates (Updated)". Anime News Network. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
8. Höpfler, Melanie (8 September 2021). "Anime on Demand findet ein neues Zuhause bei Crunchyroll!". Crunchyroll News (in German). Crunchyroll. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
9. "Anime on Demand unveils four new streaming titles". UK Anime Network. 22 July 2011. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
10. "Anime on Demand to stream C: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control". UK Anime Network. 19 April 2011. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
11. "Deadman Wonderland now live at Anime on Demand". UK Anime Network. 6 May 2011. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
12. "Anime on Demand to stream Mirai Nikki – Future Diary this autumn". UK Anime Network. 30 September 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
13. "Anime on Demand to stream Lagrange – The Flower of Rin-ne". UK Anime Network. 10 January 2012. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
14. "Anime Review: Maken-ki! – Eps. 1–5". UK Anime Network. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
15. "Anime on Demand Streaming My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU". Anime News Network. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
16. "Anime on Demand announces three more streaming series". UK Anime Network. 8 April 2011. Archived from the original on 11 April 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
17. "Anime on Demand stream Persona 4 to the UK this autumn". UK Anime Network. 5 October 2011. Archived from the original on 16 November 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
18. "Anime on Demand to stream Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi". UK Anime Network. 8 November 2011. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
19. "Anime on Demand announce Un-Go in their autumn streaming line-up". UK Anime Network. 2 October 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
20. "Anime on Demand to stream Bunny Drop anime this summer". 3 July 2011. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2012.

External links

• Official website Archived 7 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine