Animax Germany

{{Infobox television channel

| name = Animax Germany

| logo = Animaxlogo-20160701.png

| logo_caption = Animax Germany logo

| logo_size = 200px

| launch_date = 5 June 2007

| closed_date = 1 July 2016 {{small|(as a TV channel)}}
30 September 2022 {{small|(VOD)}}

| network = Animax

| owner = Sony Pictures Entertainment

| country = Germany

| area = Germany, Austria and Switzerland

| website = [http://www.animaxtv.de/ Official website]

}}

Animax Germany was an old German video on demand service and former television channel by Sony, a local version of Animax. It was launched during Summer 2007, the same year as its Eastern European counterpart.

History

The channel first launched on 5 June 2007 in the regions of North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse for Unitymedia subscribers.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-09 |title=Animax Channel Expands into Germany with Unity Media |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-05-14/animax-channel-expands-into-germany-with-unity-media |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Anime News Network |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Dimbula |title=Animax stellt seinen Sendebetrieb ein |url=https://anihabara.de/index.php/news/item/184-animax-stellt-seinen-sendebetrieb-ein |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=anihabara.de |date=22 July 2023 |language=de-de}} Since September 2012 it became available on the rest of the country.{{Cite web |date=2007-10-12 |title=Premiere Star und Sony Sender AXN und ANIMAX schließen Vertrag Action- und Abenteuersender sowie neuer Anime-Sender ab September bei Premiere Star / ANIMAX erstmals bundesweit über Satellit / |url=http://www.presseportal.de/text/story.htx?nr=1033147 |access-date=2023-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012194636/http://www.presseportal.de/text/story.htx?nr=1033147 |archive-date=2007-10-12 }}

Since 8 September 2010 Animax began broadcasting also non-Japanese shows, like The Boondocks and Dance in the Vampire Bund.{{Cite web |title=Animax Germany to relaunch on 8 September {{!}} News {{!}} Rapid TV News |url=https://www.rapidtvnews.com/201007257220/animax-germany-to-relaunch-on-8-september.html#axzz8IYnZhmtI |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=www.rapidtvnews.com}} On the same year, some of its programming became available on PlayStation 3.{{Cite web |title=Game on for Animax Germany with PlayStation 3 {{!}} News {{!}} Rapid TV News |url=https://www.rapidtvnews.com/201008187458/game-on-for-animax-germany-with-playstation-3.html#axzz8IYnZhmtI |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=www.rapidtvnews.com}}

On 1st July 2016 Animax ceased broadcasting as a TV channel and began available as VOD channel on Vodafone Deutschland and Prime Video.

Animax has closed down on 1 October 2022 as VOD service, due to merger with Crunchyroll acquired along with Funimation and Wakanim.{{Cite web |last=Hirsch |first=Robin |date=2022-03-01 |title=Crunchyroll übernimmt WAKANIM- und ANIMAX-Katalog |url=https://www.anime2you.de/news/548827/crunchyroll-uebernimmt-wakanim-und-animax-katalog/ |access-date=2022-10-08 |website=Anime2You |language=de-DE}}

References

External links

[http://www.animaxtv.de/ Animax Germany]

Category:2007 establishments in Germany

Category:2016 disestablishments in Germany

Category:Television stations in Germany

Category:Defunct television channels in Germany

Category:German-language television stations

Category:Animax

Category:Sony Pictures Television

Category:Sony Pictures Entertainment

Category:Television channels and stations established in 2007

Category:Television channels and stations disestablished in 2016

Category:Video on demand services