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Legal Anime Streaming List

Manga    |    Tokusatsu

A curated list of worldwide legal anime streaming. This list specifically made for Japanese animation works.

For searching specific anime, you can use LiveChart (more reliable global coverage), MyAnimeList, AniList, because.moe (US, UK, CA, AU only), Kitsu (US only), or JustWatch.

Contents:

Anime Streaming Platform


Streaming Site Country / Area Language Note
Abema.tv Japan Japanese Free to watch anime
Adult Swim Australia, New Zealand, United States   Free
AKIBA PASS TV Germany, Austria German Anime licensed by German publisher peppermint anime
All 4 UK English Free VOD service
Ani.me   English subtitle Free streaming with optional ad-free for 5.99USD
AniTele Japan Japanese  
Animation Digital Network (ADN) DE Austria, Germany German subs and dubs  
Animation Digital Network (ADN) FR Belgium, France, Luxembourg French subs and dubs Also available as Prime Video Channel
AnimeBeans Japan Japanese Host anime and seiyuu content. iOS and Android app only. Produced by Production I.G. Relaunched version of Tate Anime.
Anime Hodai/アニメ放題 Japan Japanese  
Anime-Planet     Partnership with Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Viewster
Aniplus South Korea Korean subtitle  
Aniplus (SEA) Singapore and selected South East Asian countries Japanese dub with English subtitle  
Amazon Prime Video Worldwide   Produce original anime
Additional content through Channels
AsianCrush Wordwide English sub or dub Free to watch; mainly for Asian drama; providing content that licensed by Digital Media Rights
Bandai Channel Japan   1800+ titles
Bahamut Anime Crazy 巴哈姆特動画瘋 Taiwan    
BiliBili 哔哩哔哩 Mainland China Japanese dub; Chinese (TR/SP) subtitle  
BStation / BiliBili (SEA) Southeast Asia English, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian subtitle Anime licensed by Medialink HK and Muse Communication TW
ConTV      
Crunchyroll Worldwide except Mainland China, most of their contents is not available in Asia Mainly Japanese/Mandarin original with subtitles and dubs in different languages depending on local availability
English (US, IN), French, German, Russian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish (LA, EU), Arabic, Hindi, Tamil
Some free to watch content without login or subscription needed
Also available as Prime Video Channel in some countries
dAnimeStore dアニメストア Japan   3800+ titles catalog with 480JPY per month
Also available as Prime Video Channel
Disney+     Produce original anime and sublicensing
Disney+ Hotstar South Asia and Southeast Asia   Produce original anime and sublicensing from Muse Communication
DMM Japan    
dTV Japan   NTT Docomo’s streaming service
Fakku! Worldwide except Japan English subtitle Provides adult anime that licensed by Media Blasters’ Kitty Media
FOD Japan Japanese Provides Fuji TV content
Friday Taiwan    
Genflix Indonesia Indonesian Free service available; Anime provided by Sushiroll
GoPlay Indonesia Indonesian Anime provided by Waku Waku Japan
Gundam.info Wordwide Japanese dub, English (dub/sub), Cantonese (dub/sub), Indonesian (dub/sub)  
HamiVideo Taiwan    
HBO Max United States and US territories   Provides anime from Crunchyroll catalogue and Ghibli movies
Hentai Haven Worldwide Japanese dub with English subtitle Partnership with Fakku
HIDIVE Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom and United States English, Portuguese and Spanish, subtitle and dub depends on availability Contents licensed by Sentai Filmworks
Also available as Prime Video Channel
HikariTV ひかりTV Japan    
Hulu United States English subtitle and/or dub  
Hulu Japan Japan    
iQiyi China and Taiwan Mandarin and Cantonese subtitle and/or dub Video on Demand Service
iQiyi (International) Southeast Asia English, Indonesian, Malay, Thai, Vietnamese, Traditional, and Simplified Chiense First three episode free
Japanese Animated Film Classic Worldwide   Japanese government-owned classic anime preservation
Jonu Play Spain Spanish  
Joyn Germany, Austria German Subs and Dubs Most shows are available with dubs only
Has most episodes only for limited time after TV broadcast on Pro7MAXX
KlikFilm Indonesia Indonesian sub All TMS Produced anime
KKTV Taiwan    
Laftel South Korea    
Line TV Taiwan    
Mangas Belgium, France    
Mangatoon (ID) Indonesia Indonesian sub Anime licensed by Muse Communication
MBS Dougaizm Japan Japanese dub Anime owned by Mainichi Broadcasting System
Mewatch Singapore English and Chinese  
Midnight Pulp   English sub or dub Free to watch; provides cult anime that licensed by Digital Media Rights
Milplus Japan    
MyVideo Taiwan    
Netflix Worldwide except Mainland China, Syria, North Korea and Crimea   Support various devices (more info)
Nico Nico Channel Japan Japanese  
Okko.tv Russia Russian dub Only has small amount of anime
Paravi Japan    
PlutoTV United States   Live-channel only. Also provides all-ages anime channel.
ProSieben Maxx Germany   Free to watch
R18.com Worldwide   Japanese adult video site. Per content purchase only.
RetroCrush   English sub or dub Free to watch; provides cult anime that licensed by Digital Media Rights
RTL+ Germany German dub Free to watch with ads
Selecta Visión Spain Spanish sub Simulcasts licensed by Selecta Visión
Starzplay United Arab Emirates English sub  
Sony Crackle North America, Australia, LATAM countries English subtitle only  
Sushiroll Indonesia Japanese dub with Indonesian subtitle Anime licensed by Ani-One (Medialink Hong Kong)
Tencent Video China    
Telasa Japan Japanese  
Toku North America Japanese dub with English subtitle Mainly provides tokusatsu
TrueID Indonesia Indonesian sub/dub All dub based on TV version
Tubi TV North America Japanese dub with English subtitle Free with advertisement.
U-NEXT Japan Japanese All-in-one streaming: movie, anime, TV dorama, manga, magazine, novel, light novel
Vidio Indonesia Indonesian sub and dub Licensed by IMMG, Muse Asia, Ani-One, and Aniplus
Viewster      
Vimeo Worldwide   Has some indie anime, content availability per country depends on content holder
VIZ Canada and US English subtitle and/or dub Free to watch; Anime licensed by VIZ Media; Used to be Neon Alley
VVVVID Italy    
WeTV Indonesia, Thailand, Phillipines English sub, Indonesian dub Tencent-owned, licensed by Muse Asia and Ani-One

Prime Video Channel


Prime Video Channels are additional subscriptions on top of Prime Video. Content offerings may differ from corresponding standalone services.

Streaming Site Country / Area Language Note
Animation Digital Network France, Belgium, Netherlands French subs and dubs Also available as standalone service
Anime Generation Italy Italian subs and dubs Content licensed by Yamato Srl
Anime Times Japan   Also available as standalone service
aniverse Austria, Germany German subs and dubs  
Crunchyroll United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Sweden Mainly Japanese/Mandarin original with subtitles and dubs in different languages depending on local availability Also available as standalone service
dアニメストア Japan   Also available as standalone service
HBO Max Brazil, Mexico Spanish and Portuguese subs and dubs Also available as standalone service
HIDIVE United States English subs and dubs Also available as standalone service
Pokémon United States, United Kingdom, Austria, Germany Dubs only Provides most of the original Pokémon TV anime

Free to watch Youtube channel


For Youtube channel specific for one anime title, check the specific per anime listing

Streaming Site Country / Area Language Note
Ani-One Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, India English, Chinese, Indonesian, Thai Medialink Hong Kong main channel
AnimeLog Worldwide Japanese raw, English sub, Spanish or Brazilian Portuguese dub Joint venture between Nippon Animation, Tezuka Productions, Toei Animation, Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, ShinEi Animation, and Kodansha. Anime availibility depends on specific region.
Bandai Spirits   Japanese raw, English  
Daisaku Ikeda Children’s Stories   Cantonese, English, French, Korean, Mandarin, Spanish Original anime made by Ikeda Daisaku
GundamInfo Worldwide English, Chinese, Korean, other Southeast Asian languages dub/sub Gundam franchise official channel
Muse Asia Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, India, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Bandladesh, Bhutan, and Brunei English, Chinese, Malay Muse Communication Taiwan main channel
Muse India India English  
Muse Indonesia Indonesia Indonesian  
Muse Malaysia Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam Malay  
Muse Thailand Thailand Thai  
Muse Việt Nam Vietnam Vietnamese  
Muse木棉花-HK Hong Kong Chinese  
Muse木棉花-TW Taiwan Chinese  
Throwback Toons US English dub NA Sony licensed old animation
TMSアニメ公式チャンネル Japan Japanese TMS Entertainment official channel
Toei Animation Museum Channel/東映アニメーションミュージアムチャンネル   Japanese only Toei official channel. Mostly old anime.
Toei Tokusatsu World Official   English, Indonesian, etc (depends on fan translation) Toei official channel. Also provides tokusatsu.
Viz Media   English Temporarily release anime for free for North America

Specific anime


Streaming Site Language Note  
Atashin Chi/【アニメ】あたしンち公式チャンネル Japanese raw with English softsubtitle    
Chibi Maruko-chan - Bahasa Indonesia Indonesian dub RTV dub  
Chibi Maruko-chan - Deutsch German dub    
Chibi Maruko-chan - English English dub    
Chibi Maruko-chan - Español Spanish dub    
Chibi Maruko-chan - 日本語 Japanese    
Chibi Maruko-chan - 中文 Chinese dub    
Chibi Maruko-chan - 한국 Korean dub    
Coji Coji/コジコジチャンネル Japanese    
GJ8Man GJ 8マン Japanese    
Oishinbo/美味しんぼ 公式チャンネル【デジタルリマスター版】 Japanese raw with English softsubtitle Digital Remaster version  
Ore, Tsushima English sub TV and Web version  

Deprecated


Streaming Site Country / Area Language Note
Funimation North and Latin America, UK, Australia, New Zealand English Will be merged into Crunchyroll

Discontinued


Streaming Site Country / Area Language Note
Akiba Pass Germany, Austria   Merged into German Wakanim catalogue
ANIMAX Germany Germany, Austria German dub Catalogue merged into Crunchyroll
Discontinued on 30 September 2022
AnimeLab Australia, New Zealand English sub and dub Catalogue merged into Funimation
Discontinued on 9 December 2021
Anime on Demand Germany German sub and dub Catalogue merged into Crunchyroll
Discontinued on 8 December 2021
Daisuki Worldwide English sub Discontinued in October 2017
GYAO!   Japanese Free anime provided by Yahoo! Japan
Discontinued on 31 March 2023
HOOQ India, Indonesia, Thailand, The Philippines   Discontinued on 30 April 2020
iflix Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Brunei, Thailand, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Pakistan, Vietnam, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Lebanon, Egypt, Sudan, Cambodia, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Nepal, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe Japanese dub with English, Indonesian, Khmer, Malay, Thai, or Vietnamese, depends on availability Not providing anime anymore
Kazé France   Merged into Crunchyroll
maxdome Germany, Austria German dubs Discontinued in September 2020
Content merged into Joyn
Brand name was sold and the platform relaunched in October 2021 but without an anime portfolio
Neon Alley Canada and US English subtitle and/or dub Relaunched as VIZ in 2016.
Ponimu Indonesia Indonesian subtitle Discontinued in January 2020. 49000IDR per month. The anime line-up is consists of show from Hakuhodo DY / Showgate
VRV United States English Merged into Crunchyroll
Discontinued on 8 May 2023
Wakanim DE Germany, Austria German subs and dubs Catalogue merged into Crunchyroll
Discontinued on 3 November 2023
Wakanim FR France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, Canada (Quebec) French subs and dubs Catalogue merged into Crunchyroll
Discontinued on 3 November 2023
Wakanim RU Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine. Russian subs and dubs/voice overs Catalogue merged into Crunchyroll
Discontinued on 3 November 2023
Wakanim SC Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Finland, Denmark, Netherlands English subs and dubs Catalogue merged into Crunchyroll
Discontinued on 3 November 2023
Yahoo! View United States   Discontinued on 30 June 2019