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[–] ANIMATEK@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] Tarquinn2049@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

50's gangster nyan cat.

[–] crazyminner@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 months ago

I thought they were talking about nyaa.si for a second but thankfully not.

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 0 points 3 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Thousands of anime fans were shocked Thursday when the popular piracy site Animeflix voluntarily shut down without explaining why, TorrentFreak reported.

"It is with a heavy heart that we announce the closure of Animeflix," the site's operators told users in a Discord with 35,000 members.

Although Animeflix operators did not connect the dots for users, TorrentFreak suggested that the piracy site chose to shut down after facing "considerable legal pressure in recent months."

Then in mid-May, rightsholders—including Netflix, Disney, Universal, Paramount, and Warner Bros.—won an injunction through the High Court of India against several piracy sites, including Animeflix.

On Reddit, some fans also complained after relying exclusively on Animeflix to keep track of where they left off on anime shows that often span hundreds of episodes.

“We hope the joy and excitement of anime continue to brighten your days through other wonderful platforms," Animeflix's Discord message said.


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[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

As they continue to make life harder for paying customers more people will stop paying

[–] nobleshift@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

As a paying customer, the 1st time something was taken from me that I had paid for, was the last time I even tried to purchase video media legally.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I don’t disagree, but these weren’t paying customers

[–] sunzu@kbin.run 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Correct they were non paying customer who were dissatisfied with the quality of service

They voted with their feet!

Instead of being an idiot and funding your enemy, they took direct action.

They deserve our respect and support

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

I never said anything critical of the users, I just thought the OP might have missed that detail. I pirate stuff sometimes when it’s not easy or reasonably priced to buy.

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

My point was that making life harder for non paying customers doesn't negate the fact that they make life harder for paying customers.

[–] sunzu@kbin.run 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

A bootlicker wouldn't understand this

[–] micka190@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah. I legally owned most of the seasons of South Park. Then their parent company was sold to whoever owns Paramount+ and I can't legally buy seasons anymore. I have to subscribe to Paramount+ instead. I'm just gonna pirate that shit.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not to mention some episodes ended up banned. I don't remember the season, but there was an episode where Kyle joined a cult and the super rescue team was composed of Buddha, Jesus, Mohammed and some other religious figures.

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[–] the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I didnt even know this particular site existed, but who cares? I dun' been piratin since the days of napster. I ordered shitty cds of DBZ from the internet when amazon was a fucking bookstore. besides, anyone who knows knows there's a constant refreshed list of piracy sites. And anyone who knows knows how to search for "free media.

heck yeah" they do.

[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I dun' been piratin since the days of napster.

Metallica wants to know your location

[–] DrWeevilJammer@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 0 points 3 months ago

The band from Fortnite? Sleep with one eye open Lars.

[–] simple@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

shocking users

Are they shocked though? It's getting common for piracy sites to disappear or move to different domains, there are always alternatives

[–] sunzu@kbin.run 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

No but Millenial journalism needs their shiti headline writing convention...

Say Thank you they didn't "slam" something

[–] bazus1@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I see the entire article as simply a community reminder that free anime streaming is out there for interested parties.

[–] sunzu@kbin.run 0 points 3 months ago

Lord's work indeed

[–] Haxle@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You know we're right here, right?

'Millenials are ruining headlines' is a level of meta I've yet to see from that trope.

[–] sunzu@kbin.run 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This has an implication that headlines were better before which I didn't suggest

[–] Haxle@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

You used the term 'millennial journalism' in reference to shitty headlines. That pretty directly implies that millenials are responsible for shitty headlines.

That said: whoa nelly, my comment was a joke, not an argument. A pretty flaccid joke too, to warrant this kind of defense. I'm not your enemy, alright?

[–] dinckelman@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (6 children)

One head gets chopped off, two new ones spawn.

It's always an issue of service. Make it more available. Adjust the price. Increase content availability. It's not a rocket science problem, it's just a problem of corporate greed, and law abuse

[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

It was a sad period to see one thing that worked so great fragment like this

[–] bazus1@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

animeflix wasn't even the best anime streaming site in my opinion. Sorry it's gone, but there's excellent options out there right now.

[–] Dark_Dragon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Please don't mention any good anime sites, i don't want it to be taken down due to too many users.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I doubt Lemmy has the traffic or searchibility to make that a realistic concern.

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

And they're literally on dbzer0 that has a wiki describing every streaming site.

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[–] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

Yup Gaben called it, just look at Steam.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago

But that doesn’t please the shareholders or appease the apparently ever more concerning necessity for infinitely growing profits.

[–] PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Except if you're Nintendo. They somehow managed to kill the emulating sphere.

[–] the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Wouldn't go that far... They knocked out yuzu's money machine but i doubt it's gone as an emulator and ryujinx exists

[–] PrivateNoob@sopuli.xyz 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

One head gets chopped off, two new ones spawn.

HAIL HYDRA

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 0 points 2 months ago

HEIRU HAIDURA!

[–] KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)
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[–] therealjcdenton@lemmy.zip 0 points 3 months ago (6 children)

Good. Even one less person watching anime is a win for humanity

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How dare Japan have their own forms of entertainment!

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 months ago (5 children)

You realize weebs are losers there too right?

They have plenty of non-anime related entertainment

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 months ago

To be a loser, you must first lose something. Like your sense of wonder and virginity.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Strange, because Wikipedia tells me that the highest-grossing Japanese film in Japan of all time was an anime, as were the next five and most of the others on the list:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_Japanese_films#Highest-grossing_Japanese_films_in_Japan

That's a whole lot of losers for one small country.

Of course, that's just the highest-grossing Japanese film in Japan. The highest grossing film made anywhere in Japan is... the exact same anime, followed by another anime.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films_in_Japan

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[–] sardaukar@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You sound like you're great at parties

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[–] Delusional@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

While you hate anime for no reason whatsoever, I hate you for hating something for no reason whatsoever. My hate still makes more sense.

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[–] vga@sopuli.xyz 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)
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[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 0 points 2 months ago

Meanwhile, I just search "watch anime online" on ddg or yandex and check around, while ublock origins does its job and ensures I don't get harassed by ads and shit clickjack javascript (the ones where clicking anywhere opens the ad). A good pirate never makes a single port his home

[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 months ago

I've been using the same anime/manga torrenting site since the mid 2000s and I can't believe it's still up. Gonna be a sad day when it finally closes down.

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