Animax

Animax (Japanese: アニマックス, Hepburn: Animakkusu), stylized as ANIMAX in all caps, is a Japanese animation satellite television network, dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. Launched on July 1, 1998, Animax is the first 24-hour network in the world dedicated to anime. Animax is part of AK Entertainment, owned by Nojima, and is headquartered in New Pier Takeshiba North Tower in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The channel was originally co-founded by Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan, with its shareholders including studios Sunrise, Toei Animation, TMS Entertainment (previously known as Kyokuichi), and production company Nihon Ad Systems. Animax previously operated separate TV channels for Asia (four separate feeds for South East Asia, the Philippines, Hong Kong and Taiwan), South Asia and South Korea; in addition to either owning, or licensing its brand to, several television networks, programming blocks, and VOD platforms around the world. As of 2020, most of these services have either been sold off to third-parties or closed altogether.