Anime News Network

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Anime News Network
Anime News Network logo.png
Type of site
News and database
Available inEnglish
Headquarters
Canada[1]
Created byJustin Sevakis and others[1]
URLwww.animenewsnetwork.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationRequired for use of forums or contributing information
LaunchedAugust 21, 1998; 23 years ago (1998-08-21)[2]
Current statusActive

Anime News Network (ANN) is a news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, video games, Japanese popular music and other related cultures within North America, Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan. The website offers reviews and other editorial content, forums where readers can discuss current issues and events, and an encyclopedia that contains many anime and manga with information on Japanese and English staff, theme music, plot summaries, and user ratings.[3]

Founded in July 1998 by Justin Sevakis,[1] the site operated the magazine Protoculture Addicts from 2005 to 2008. The website has separate versions of its news content aimed toward audiences in four separate regions: the United States and Canada, Australia and New Zealand,[4] Southeast Asia,[5] and an international version.

History[]

The website was founded by Justin Sevakis in July 1998.[1] In May 2000, CEO Christopher Macdonald joined the website editorial staff, replacing editor-in-chief Isaac Alexander. In July 2002, Anime News Network launched its Encyclopedia, a collaborative database of anime and manga titles also including information about the staff, cast, and companies involved in the production or localization of those titles. In January 2007, ANN launched a separate version for Australian audiences.[4] On July 4, 2008, ANN launched its video platform with a library of anime trailers as well as its own news show ANNtv.[citation needed]

In late 2004, the editorial staff at ANN became formally involved with the anime magazine Protoculture Addicts; the magazine began publishing under ANN's editorial control in January 2005.[citation needed] On September 7, 2004, the Sci Fi Channel online newsletter Sci Fi Weekly named the site the Web Site of the Week.[3]

On August 7, 2017, a hacker took control of Anime News Network's domain (animenewsnetwork.com), and compromised some of the site's Twitter accounts, including the personal accounts of ANN's CEO Christopher Macdonald and Executive Editor Zac Bertschy. The site was temporarily live at animenewsnetwork.cc until the staff regained control of the original domain.[6] In an article a few days after the loss of the domain, Macdonald published the full story on how the domain was stolen.[7]

Features[]

Anime News Network stories related to anime and manga that are researched by the ANN staff. Other contributors, under staff discretion, also contribute news articles.[citation needed]

The website maintains a listing of anime and manga titles, as well as people and companies involved in the production of those titles, which it dubs an "encyclopedia".[3] The site has hosted several regular columns, including a question-and-answer column "Hey Answerman", a review column entitled "Shelf Life", a column on old and forgotten media called "Buried Treasure" written by Sevakis,[8] and a listing of claimed differences between edited and original versions of anime series titled "The Edit List".[citation needed] Staff members of ANN also publish their own blogs hosted on the site.[citation needed]

ANN also hosts forums,[3] and includes threads to accompany each news item for purposes of discussion. Anime News Network hosts an IRC channel on the WorldIRC network, #animenewsnetwork.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "FAQ". Anime News Network. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Whois Record for AnimeNewsNetwork.com". Whois.DomainTools.com. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Dellamonica, A.M. (7 September 2004). "Site of the Week - Anime News Network". Sci Fi Weekly. Archived from the original on 16 January 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2007.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Macdonald, Christopher (25 January 2007). "Anime News Network Australia". Anime News Network. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  5. ^ Macdonald, Christopher (29 October 2015). "Welcome to Anime News Network Southeast Asia!". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Update: What's Going On with Anime News Network?". 8 August 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  7. ^ Macdonald, Christopher (11 August 2017). "How ANN Was Hacked". Anime News Network. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  8. ^ Bertschy, Zac (26 October 2006). "New Column: Buried Treasure with Justin Sevakis". Retrieved 11 March 2019.

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