Animax
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. A subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan, it is headquartered in New Pier Takeshiba North Tower in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, with its co-founders and shareholders including Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan and studios Bandai Namco Filmworks, Toei Animation, TMS Entertainment, and production company Nihon Ad Systems.
Logo used since 2006 | |
| Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Minato, Tokyo, Japan |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Japanese |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan Bandai Namco Filmworks Toei Animation TMS Entertainment Nihon Ad Systems |
| Key people | Akira Sasaki, President & General Manager |
| History | |
| Founded | May 20, 1998 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| MNC Vision | LCN 157 |
| Nex Indonesia | LCN 6 |
Animax is the first and largest 24-hour network in the world dedicated to anime. The channel also dubbed imported cartoons in Japanese language.
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.