 Animax Germany logo | |
| Country | Germany |
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| Broadcast area | Germany, Austria and Switzerland |
| Network | Animax |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sony Pictures Entertainment |
| History | |
| Launched | 5 June 2007 |
| Closed | 1 July 2016 (as a TV channel) 30 September 2022 (VOD) |
| Links | |
| Website | Official website |
Animax Germany was an old German video on demand service and former television channel by Sony, a local version of Animax. It was launched during Summer 2007, the same year as its Eastern European counterpart.
The channel first launched on 5 June 2007 in the regions of North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse for Unitymedia subscribers. [1] [2] Since September 2012 it became available on the rest of the country. [3]
Since 8 September 2010 Animax began broadcasting also non-Japanese shows, like The Boondocks and Dance in the Vampire Bund. [4] On the same year, some of its programming became available on PlayStation 3. [5]
On 1st July 2016 Animax ceased broadcasting as a TV channel and began available as VOD channel on Vodafone Deutschland and Prime Video. [2]
Animax has closed down on 1 October 2022 as VOD service, due to merger with Crunchyroll acquired along with Funimation and Wakanim. [6]
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