Useful Links
Resources for watching, reading, discovering, and learning about anime and manga on the internet.
Streaming Services
Use because.moe to see what services a particular anime is on.
| Service | Description |
|---|---|
| Crunchyroll | The default anime streaming site for most purposes due to dominance in securing simulcasts and decent backlog. Limited library outside of the US. Primarily for subtitled anime. |
| Funimation | Decent library, many included anime are exclusive. Library skews older than other services. Particularly useful for dubbed anime. |
| Netflix | Limited library, occasionally have exclusive currently airing anime but do not simulcast, instead they release all at once after completion. |
| Hulu | Solid backlog with less of a skew toward recency than other services. |
| Amazon Prime Video TV Anime Anime Movies | Limited library, still has many classics that are not on other services. |
| VRV | Crunchyroll, FUNimation and a few others in one, currently US-only(?), some anime are not shared |
| Hidive | |
| Yahoo View | |
| TubiTV | Mostly old anime but decent catalog |
| Viewster | "Moving" |
Manga Reading
| Service | Description |
|---|---|
| Viz | Extensive library, new chapters for the former Weekly Shonen Jump are free to access but the back catalog requires a paid subscription. |
| Manga Plus | |
| Crunchyroll | Extremely limited library, but comes with the CR subscription. |
Databases and Tracking Sites
| Site | Description |
|---|---|
| AniDB | Essential all-encompassing anime database. If info has been compiled anywhere, it'll be here. |
| AniList | Tracking and community site, integrates with AniChart. |
| MyAnimeList | Historically the default tracking and news site, has struggled lately due to security issues. A jack of all trades. |
| Kitsu | Tracking site. |
| Anime Planet | |
| Baka-Updates Manga | Database for manga and webtoons. |
News
| Site | Description |
|---|---|
| AnimeNewsNetwork | The default source for most anime news in English. |
| Anime Herald | News, interviews, and editorials. |
Reviews, Opinions, and Essays
| Site / Person | Description |
|---|---|
| AnimeFeminist | Opinion articles, reviews, and recommendations from a feminist angle. |
| Glass Reflection / Arkada | YouTube reviewer. |
| The Canpia Effect | YouTube video essayist, has a particularly strong focus on highlighting anime staff and following careers |
| ThePedanticRomantic | YouTube video essayist, often focused on social justice or related issues in anime. |
| The Cart Driver / Day with the Cart Driver | Well-loved anime blogger with a very large back catalog of reviews, retrospectives, and opinions worth diving into. |
| Under The Scope | YouTube video essayist and reviewer. |
| Pause and Select | YouTube video essayist with a more "academic" and serious approach than most. |
| Mother's Basement | YouTube video essayist and reviewer, work is much lighter than the others listed here. |
Misc Tools and Toys
| Site | Description |
|---|---|
| because.moe | Use to determine what legal streaming services have a particular anime. |
| AniChart | Use to browse the current season of anime and those that are upcoming. Primarily for planning what anime to watch in a new season |
| Sakugabooru | Compiles sakuga, come here to explore and discover particiularly beautiful cuts of animation. |
| Spin.moe | Choose a random anime to watch from your AniList, Kitsu, or MAL profile. |
| Themes.moe | Watch/listen to your favorite anime openings and endings. You can search by AniList or MAL profiles too. |
| Monthly.moe | Automated calendar showing airtimes for current anime series. It also shows release dates for anison singles and features AniList/Taiga integration. |
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