| Anime News Network | |
|---|---|
| URL | www.animenewsnetwork.com |
| Slogan | "The Internet's most trusted anime news source" |
| Commercial? | Yes |
| Type of site | Anime |
| Registration | Required for use of forums or contributing information |
| Available language(s) | English |
| Owner | Christopher Macdonald (editor-in-chief) |
| Created by | Various[1][2] |
| Launched | 1998 |
| Current status | Active |
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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. [3] The site operates the magazine Protoculture Addicts. Protoculture Addicts is a North American Anime and Manga magazine [5] The website has separate versions of its news content aimed towards audiences in the United States and Australia. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. [6]
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Anime News Network was founded by Justin Sevakis in July of 1998. [3] In May 2000, current editor-in-chief Christopher Macdonald joined the website editorial staff, replacing former editor-in-chief Isaac Alexander. [7] In the fall of 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. Protoculture Addicts is a North American Anime and Manga magazine [5][8]
On September 7, 2004, the Sci Fi Channel online newsletter Sci Fi Weekly named the site the Web Site of the Week. Sci Fi Weekly ( 1995 - a component of SciFicom (the website of The Sci Fi Channel) is the leading electronic publication covering the world [4]
In January 2007, the site launched a separate version for Australian audiences. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. [6] Later, in October of that year, Macdonald was scheduled to be a panelist for the ICV2 Conference on Anime and Manga in New York City, held there in December of 2007. The City of New York [9]
In February 2008, Anime News Network ranked second in the 2007 Top 25 list of best anime web sites by the website Active Anime. [10]
Anime News Network publishes news stories related to anime and manga that are researched by the ANN staff. (anime in Japanese, ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly Other contributers, under staff discretion, also contribute news articles. [7][11] 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". (anime in Japanese, ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly [4] The site hosts several regular columns, including a question-and-answer column "Hey Answerman", a review column entitled "Shelf Life", and a listing of claimed differences between edited and original versions of anime series titled "The Edit List". [12] Staff members of ANN also publish their own blogs hosted on the site. [13]
The site also hosts forums[4], which also accompany each news item for purposes of discussion. An, or message board, is a Bulletin board system in the form of a discussion site Anime News Network hosts an IRC channel on the WorldIRC network, #animenewsnetwork.