Anime on Demand

Anime on Demand
Anime videos in German
Video-on-demand provider from Berlin ( Anime )
operator	AV Visionen GmbH ( Crunchyroll SA )
editorial staff	Michael Wache (Managing Director)
On-line	September 7, 2007
https://www.anime-on-demand.de

Anime on Demand ( AoD for short ) is a video-on-demand platform from AV Visionen GmbH , a subsidiary of Crunchyroll SA . It was founded in 2007 and was the first legal video-on-demand platform for anime in German-speaking countries. Anime on Demand offers animes in their original version with subtitles and dubbed in German. There are also some real-life series and films in the portfolio . The animes often start as a simulcast shortly after the Japanese broadcast. The platform is closely interwoven with the sister label Kazé Germany, from whose portfolio many of the anime licenses come. Other anime publishers also publish on the platform, including FilmConfect, AniMoon Publishing and Anime House. Anime on Demand is available in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and comprises a portfolio of over 260 titles as of September 2019, although not all titles are available in Switzerland.

history

Anime on Demand was launched on September 7, 2007. The operator at that time was Anime on Demand GmbH, which AV Visionen founded especially for the platform. The platform was the only legal alternative to the illegal anime streaming sites at the time. The first animes on AoD included Oh! My Goddess , Ikki Tousen , and Gunslinger Girl . After the AV-Vision takeover by the three companies ShoPro , Shōgakukan and Shūeisha (which belong to the Hitotsubashi Group ), Anime on Demand GmbH went back to AV Visionen GmbH. Since then, AV Visionen has been the operator of the site, which continues to be called Anime on Demand . AoD was the first anime platform to allow the legal download of DRM- protected content. In 2012 the platform was revised and the ability to watch streams was added. The first episode of an anime is usually free. In 2014, the first simulcasts were shown on Anime on Demand , including the series Nisekoi and Space Dandy . The download option was abolished on May 1, 2014. Because of the corona pandemic , the Kazé Anime Nights cinema event was canceled for the first time in March 2020, instead the three-part film series Psycho Pass: Sinners of the System was shown as a two-day special program on Anime on Demand.

Technical

Originally a Flash Player was used for playback. An HTML5 player has been available since February 12, 2016 . Initially, 11 titles were HTML5-compatible, over time more and more titles were made available for HTML5, and now the entire portfolio is HTML5-compatible. The videos can be viewed with a minimum resolution of 360p up to a maximum resolution of 1080p +. There is no app for Anime on Demand , the videos have to be viewed in a browser. The platform offers a so-called vacation mode , in which it is possible to switch off geo- blocking for 30 days and thus watch videos in other EU countries. The videos are DRM protected. Anime on Demand offers both the rental and purchase of videos, and there is also the option of taking out a subscription.

Offshoot

Viz Media Europe launched an offshoot of Anime on Demand in April 2011 under the same name in England , Wales , Scotland and Northern Ireland . The offshoot was a joint project between the French Kazé SAS and various British and French anime distributors . The platform was initially hosted by Anime News Network , and in December 2011 Viz Media Europe took over the hosting . In December 2013 the closure of the branch was announced and the portfolio was integrated into the subscription video-on-demand service of the British company Animax .

Web links

• Homepage of Anime on Demand

Individual evidence

1. ↑ German video-on-demand portal for anime starts. In: digitalfernsehen.de. September 7, 2007, accessed September 14, 2019 . 
2. ↑ KillJoy: Video-on-Demand Portal for Anime. In: anisearch.de. September 10, 2007, accessed September 14, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Anime on Demand (company). In: anisearch.de. Retrieved September 14, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Robin Hirsch: Coronavirus: »Psycho-Pass« cinema event canceled. In: anime2you. March 17, 2020, accessed March 29, 2020 . 
5. ↑ Can Karakoc: Anime on Demand launches beta version of the HTML5 player. In: anime2you. February 12, 2016, accessed September 14, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Robin Hirsch: Anime on Demand can now be used while on vacation in other EU countries. In: anime2you. January 24, 2018, accessed September 14, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Streaming 'Anime on Demand' service targets UK audiences ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
8. ↑ Anime on Demand UK FAQ ( Memento from January 9, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
9. ↑ genkinahito: Anime on Demand Has Launched. In: animeuknews.net. April 2, 2011, accessed September 14, 2019 . 
10. ^ Andrew Osmond: Animax UK Updates (Updated). In: animenewsnetwork.com. December 5, 2013, accessed September 14, 2019 .