Anime News Network
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| 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 |
| Alexa rank |
889 (as of February 5, 2008)[3] |
| Current status |
Active |
Anime News Network (ANN) is an anime industry news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, Japanese popular music and other otaku-related culture within North America and Japan. Additionally, it sometimes features similar happenings throughout the Anglosphere and elsewhere in the world[4]. The website offers reviews and other editorial content, forums where readers can discuss current issues and events, and an encyclopedia that contains a large number of anime and manga with information on Japanese and English staff, theme songs, plot summaries, and user ratings.[5]
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.[4] The site operates the magazine Protoculture Addicts.[6] The website has separate versions of its news content aimed towards audiences in the United States and Australia.[7]
History
Anime News Network was founded by Justin Sevakis in July 1998.[4] In May 2000, current editor-in-chief Christopher Macdonald joined the website editorial staff, replacing former editor-in-chief Isaac Alexander.[8] 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.[6][9]
On September 7, 2004, the Sci Fi Channel online newsletter Sci Fi Weekly named the site the Web Site of the Week.[5]
In January 2007, the site launched a separate version for Australian audiences.[7] 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 2007.[10]
In February 2008, Anime News Network ranked second in the 2007 Top 25 list of best anime web sites by the website Active Anime.[11]
Features
Anime News Network publishes news stories related to anime and manga that are researched by the ANN staff. Other contributors, under staff discretion, also contribute news articles.[8][12] 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".[5] The site hosts several regular columns, including a question-and-answer column "Hey Answerman", a review column entitled "Shelf Life", a column on old & forgotten media called "Buried Treasure" written by Sevakis[13], and a listing of claimed differences between edited and original versions of anime series titled "The Edit List".[14] Staff members of ANN also publish their own blogs hosted on the site.[15]
The site also hosts forums[5], which also accompany each news item for purposes of discussion. Anime News Network hosts an IRC channel on the WorldIRC network, #animenewsnetwork.
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