Anime News Network (ANN) is an anime industry 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.Founded in July 1998 by Justin Sevakis,
the website claims to be the leading English-language source for news
and information about anime and manga on the Internet. The site
operated, from 2005 until 2008, the magazine Protoculture Addicts. The
website has separate versions of its news content aimed towards
audiences in four separate regions: the United States and Canada,
Australia and New Zealand, Southeast Asia, and an international
version.The website was founded by Justin Sevakis in July 1998. In May
2000, current CEO Christopher Macdonald joined the website editorial
staff, replacing former 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. On July 4, 2008, ANN launched its video platform
with a library of anime trailers as well as its own news show ANNtv.
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.Founded in July 1998 by Justin Sevakis,
the website claims to be the leading English-language source for news
and information about anime and manga on the Internet. The site
operated, from 2005 until 2008, the magazine Protoculture Addicts. The
website has separate versions of its news content aimed towards
audiences in four separate regions: the United States and Canada,
Australia and New Zealand, Southeast Asia, and an international
version.The website was founded by Justin Sevakis in July 1998. In May
2000, current CEO Christopher Macdonald joined the website editorial
staff, replacing former 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. On July 4, 2008, ANN launched its video platform
with a library of anime trailers as well as its own news show ANNtv.
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