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Current anime and where to watch it, legally!

Topic started by Daniel_Newton on Dec. 23, 2011. Last post by Mousse_Gallon 1 month ago.
Post by Daniel_Newton (1,619 posts) See mini bio Level 20
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Heard about the latest anime but don't know where to watch it? Then you're in luck! Here you will find all the current anime shows on the net, from legal providers. Good, honest, proper anime streaming.

Want older anime? Try the following sites:

International - CrunchyrollYouTube NicoNico

US only - FUNimationAnime NetworkHulu

THIS LIST IS CURRENTLY A WORK-IN-PROGRESS! Post links to current shows missing from the list and I'll add them in! I'll pin this topic later.

NEVER LINK TO ILLEGAL ANIME SITES HERE ON ANIME VICE, thanks!

  • All shows in this list are currently airing.
  • All* - The site has the rights to all the episodes, but they aren't all currently available.
  • Free* - Shows are behind by a week or less. On Crunchyroll, subscribers can watch the newest episode.
  • While some shows have a dub available, the dub will be many episodes behind the sub.
AnimeLinkEpisodesSub/DubAvailabilityCost
Ano Natsu de MatteruCrunchyrollAllSubUS onlyFree*
BeelzebubCrunchyrollAllSubInternationalFree*
BleachCrunchyroll
Hulu		All*
All*		Sub
Sub		International
US only		Free*
Free*
Cardfight VanguardCrunchyrollAllSubInternationalFree*
ChihayafuruCrunchyrollAllSubInternationalFree*
Detective Opera Milky Homes 2NicoNicoAllSubUS & CanadaFree*
Digimon Xros Wars - The Young Hunters Who Leapt Through TimeCrunchyrollAllSubInternationalFree
Fairy TailCrunchyroll
FUNimation
YouTube
Hulu		Recent only
All*
All*
All*		Sub
Both
Both
Both		International
US only
International
US only		Premium
Free
Free
Free
Fate ZeroCrunchyrollAllSubInternationalFree
Future DiaryFunimation
Hulu
NicoNico		AllSubFree
Free*
Free
GintamaCrunchyrollAllSubInternationalFree*
Guilty CrownFUNimation
Hulu
NicoNico		All
All
All		Sub
Sub
Sub		US only
US only
US & Canada		Free
Free*
Free
High School DxDFUNimation
NicoNico		AllSubUS onlyFree*
Hunter x HunterCrunchyrollAllSubInternationalFree*
Inu X Boku Secret ServiceCrunchyrollAllSubInternationalFree*
Kaasan Mom's LifeCrunchyrollAllSubInternationalFree*
Listen to Me, Girls, I'm Your Father!CrunchyrollAllSubInternationalFree*
Moretsu PiratesCrunchyrollAllSubInternationalFree*
Naruto ShippudenCrunchyroll
Hulu		All
All		Sub
Sub		International
US only		Free*
Free*
Natsume Yujin-choCrunchyrollAllSubInternationalFree*
NisemonogatariCrunchyrollAllSubInternationalFree*
One PieceFUNimation
Hulu		All
All*		Both
Both		US only
US only		Free
Free
Persona 4: The AnimationAnime Network
Hulu		All
All		Sub
Sub		US only
US only		Free
Free
PoyopoyoCrunchyrollAllSubInternationalFree*
Recorder and RandsellCrunchyrollAllSubInternationalFree*

Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi

CrunchyrollAllSubInternationalFree*
Senki Zessho SymphogearNicoNicoAllSubUS & CanadaFree*
Shakugan no Shana III - Final -Funimation
NicoNico		All
All		Sub
Sub		US & Canada
US & Canada		Free*
Free
Sket DanceCrunchyrollAllSubInternationalFree*
The Familiar of Zero FCrunchyrollAllSubNorth America OnlyFree*
The Knight in the AreaCrunchyrollAllSubInternationalFree*
The Prince of Tennis IICrunchyrollAllSubInternationalFree*
Edited 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Post by takashichea (1,416 posts) See mini bio Level 20

Guilty Crown at Funimation, NicoNico, and Hulu.

Posted 5 months ago
Post by Daniel_Newton (1,619 posts) See mini bio Level 20
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@takashichea: Thanks, I just looked up NicoNico on wikipedia, looks like it's a legit site, but it requires a subscription fee to watch any videos on it. Unless it has shows you can't find anywhere else I think I'll keep it off our list.

Posted 5 months ago
Post by Lil_Cal (141 posts) See mini bio Level 9

Oh wow this is really helpful.

@Newten: Funimation has Soul Eater(fully subbed, but not fully dubbed) on Youtube..

I uh, I am bad at finding playlists, but I watched it so I know it's there. >.>

Posted 5 months ago
Post by Daniel_Newton (1,619 posts) See mini bio Level 20
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@Lil_Cal: Thanks, but this thread is just for current anime, not anime that's finished airing (originally this thread was going to index everything, until I realised the list would get stupid-long and would be a nightmare to manage).

Posted 5 months ago
Post by Lil_Cal (141 posts) See mini bio Level 9

@Newten: Oh whoops sorry. :X

Posted 5 months ago
Post by Daniel_Newton (1,619 posts) See mini bio Level 20
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@Lil_Cal: No worries, easy mistake. Always make sure you read the original post in a thread so you know what it's about.

Posted 5 months ago
Post by ZombiePie (842 posts) See mini bio Level 15

@Newten: Man I'm reading over my Drunk Blog for Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi and I just sound like a crazy person.

Posted 5 months ago
Post by Daniel_Newton (1,619 posts) See mini bio Level 20
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@ZombiePie: Excellent. Now you have to post it.

Posted 5 months ago
Post by AgentJ (1,483 posts) See mini bio Level 13

@Newten said:

@takashichea: Thanks, I just looked up NicoNico on wikipedia, looks like it's a legit site, but it requires a subscription fee to watch any videos on it. Unless it has shows you can't find anywhere else I think I'll keep it off our list.

Hrm, I've been watching new episodes of Fate Zero on Nico Nico all season without a subscription fee. Confusing...

(BTW those Fate Zero episodes are only, I want to say an hour, after the japanese broadcast.

Posted 5 months ago
Post by Daniel_Newton (1,619 posts) See mini bio Level 20
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@AgentJ: Huh, guess I got the wrong impression from the wikipedia article. Still, unless it has some exclusive anime on there I'll leave it out. There's something a little off about the site in general.

Yeah a bunch of shows these days come out over here super fast. The wonders of technology!

Posted 5 months ago
Post by ZombiePie (842 posts) See mini bio Level 15
@Newten said:

@ZombiePie: Excellent. Now you have to post it.

It has been done (but not that blog in particular).  
Also warn people that creating a NicoNico account is the leading cause in becoming a Touhou Project pervert. 
Posted 5 months ago
Post by AgentJ (1,483 posts) See mini bio Level 13

@Newten said:

@AgentJ: Huh, guess I got the wrong impression from the wikipedia article. Still, unless it has some exclusive anime on there I'll leave it out. There's something a little off about the site in general.

Yeah a bunch of shows these days come out over here super fast. The wonders of technology!

I can agree that the site is a little odd. i cannot for the life of me figure out how to view the videos in full screen. When I try, there's some japanese text there that I can "read" as in translating the characters to their English counterparts, but have no idea what the resulting words mean.

Posted 5 months ago
Post by sickVisionz (3,063 posts) See mini bio Level 24
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@ReplicaRex: I'm a subscriber so I'm not sure. I know that they have them in before the show starts though. I'd imagine they'd add one in the middle where the anime breaks for Japanese commercials. I can't imagine them not taking an opportunity to show an ad, especially when it's already built in to the episode.

Posted 5 months ago
Post by Daniel_Newton (1,619 posts) See mini bio Level 20
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@ReplicaRex: Yeah I think it's like sickVisionz said. Best way to know for sure is to try an episode and find out.

Posted 5 months ago
Post by Bigheart711 (2,428 posts) See mini bio Level 20

Question: Should Netflix be included or not even though it's also a legal streaming service?

Posted 4 months, 4 weeks ago
Post by Daniel_Newton (1,619 posts) See mini bio Level 20
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@Bigheart711: Yeah absolutely, I hadn't thought of Netflix.

Posted 4 months, 4 weeks ago
Post by AURON570 (323 posts) See mini bio Level 15

Someone made an unofficial "master list" of all anime that is available online for free. The original poster tries to keep it up-to-date.

@ReplicaRex said:

@Newten: Does Crunchyroll have commercials built in the middle like Hulu does?

For some reason whenever I watch videos on Firefox, it never plays in-video advertisements. But when I play the same videos in Chrome, the in-video advertisements play. I have Adblock Plus on both, so I really don't know what difference causes this.

As a result I've made it a habit to only watch anime using Firefox. I don't know if this will work for you, but maybe try it out?

I'm interested to know if this happens with anyone else, as well.

Posted 4 months, 4 weeks ago
Post by Daniel_Newton (1,619 posts) See mini bio Level 20
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@AURON570: Thanks, that master list should come in handy.

Posted 4 months, 4 weeks ago
Post by DocHaus (698 posts) See mini bio Level 18

@Newten:Crunchyroll has added the following from this season to its list of streaming anime:

Posted 4 months, 2 weeks ago
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