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Animax (India)
| Animax India | |
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| Animax India's Current logo | |
| Launched | 5 April, 2004 June 6, 2006 (re-branding) May 4, 2010 (re-branding) |
| Network | Animax |
| Owned by | Sony Pictures Entertainment |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Slogan | A World Less Ordinary |
| Country | India |
| Language | English Japanese |
| Broadcast area | Bangladesh India Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka Maldives |
| Headquarters | India |
| Sister channel(s) | AXN India SET PIX |
| Website | Official Website Animax India |
| Availability | |
| Available on DTH | |
| UCS (Bangladesh) | Channel 52 |
| PTCL Smart TV (Pakistan) | Channel 45 |
| Cable | |
| Available on most Indian Cable System | |
Animax India is a Japanese anime broadcasting television channel in India and the rest of South Asia Including Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Maldives. It currently airs in English 24 hours a day. This channel is a part of Japanese media conglomerate Sony. It is also the first animation channel to be targeting from age 13-35 and the only channel to show a lot of anime programmings. The channel now became an English General Entertainment Channel as of May, 2010. Save Animax in India, support at http://www.kmap.in/ and http://www.facebook.com/events/176427942477979/ by Divay Pandey
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History
Animax began operations across India and the rest of South Asia from 5 April 2004. It is operated and broadcast from Singapore by Animax Asia and distributed by SET India. Animax South Asia started with 12 hours Hindi feed and planned to launch separate 24x7 Hindi & English feed[1] but from 15 August 2006, Animax removed Hindi feed for unknown reasons and switched to 24x7 English feed also changes its target audience to focus exclusively to teen & young adults of metros.[2] On 1 January 2008 Animax South Asia merged with Animax Asia's programming feed, including all of its exclusive premieres. Animax India rebranded its logo along with Singapore on May 4, 2010 and now it has its very own 24/7 English language feed. Animax became the first channel to simulcast the ultra popular series, Supernatural.[3] Continuing with the sci-fi shows, Animax aired Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles for the first time in entire Asia.[4] Animax also aired Korean entertainment shows like Live Power Music, Pretty Boys & Girls and Comedy Boot Camp in Korean audio with English subtitles. Animax added american reality shows to their list with the premiere of Scare Tactics.[5] Animax also simulcasts the yearly Video Game Awards hosted by Spike TV.[6] Animax recently announced the premiere of Ghost Adventures, a weekly American paranormal television series, the first of its kind on the channel.[7] With the Premiere of Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan Animax stopped dubbing anime and aired it in Japanese audio with English subtitles.[8] However, Animax continued to dub a few anime shows like the second season of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.[9] Animax continued to simulcast all the shows aired on AXN, its sister channel. The Shows Ghost Adventures, Chuck and Fear Itself were originally aired on AXN India.[10][11][12] Animax recently confirmed the premiere of Animax Musix Fall 2010 as on Friday, May 27 · 9:00pm - 10:00pm on their Facebook page.[13]
Current shows
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
- Tower of Druaga
- Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan: Demon Capital
- Cardfight!! Vanguard
- Nodame Cantabile
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
- Tales of the Abyss
- Kekkaishi
- The Book of Bantorra
- Inuyasha
- Lucky Star
- Letter Bee
- K-ON!
All shows
- Ai no Wakakusa Monogatari
- Air Gear
- Alien Nine
- Angel Links
- Angel Sanctuary
- Angel Tales
- Appleseed
- Area 88
- Asobotto Senki Goku
- Astro Boy
- Avenger
- Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales
- Baccano!
- Bakuto Sengen Daigunder
- Beelzebub
- Big Windup!
- Bincho-tan
- Black Butler
- Black Cat
- Black Jack
- Black Jack Special: The 4 Miracles of Life
- Bleach
- Bleach: Memories of Nobody
- Blood+
- Blood: The Last Vampire
- Brain Powered
- Buso Renkin
- Captain Tsubasa
- Captain Tsubasa: Holland Youth
- Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002
- Cardcaptor Sakura
- Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran
- Case Closed
- Clockwork Fighters Hiwou's War
- Future Boy Conan
- La Corda D'Oro ~primo passo~
- Cosmic Baton Girl Comet-san
- Cowboy Bebop
- Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
- Cyborg 009 The Cyborg Soldier
- Cyborg Kuro-chan
- D.N.Angel
- Daa! Daa! Daa!
- The Daichis - Earth Defence Family
- Daigunder
- Darker than BLACK
- Digimon Adventure
- Digimon Adventure 02
- DNA²
- Dokkiri Doctor
- Dragon Ball
- DT Eightron
- Eight Clouds Rising
- Emma: A Victorian Romance
- Emma: A Victorian Romance Second Act
- Escaflowne: The Movie
- EX-Driver
- EX-Driver the Movie
- Fairy Tail
- Fancy Lala
- Fantastic Children
- Fate/stay night
- Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
- Flame of Recca
- Full Metal Panic!
- Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu
- Fullmetal Alchemist
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
- Fushigi Yûgi - The Mysterious Play
- Fushigi Yugi Eikoden
- Fushigi Yuugi
- Gakuen Alice
- Galaxy Angel
- Galaxy Angel A
- Galaxy Angel Z
- The Galaxy Railways
- Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo
- Geneshaft
- Getbackers
- 07-Ghost
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG
- Ghost Slayers Ayashi
- Ghost Stories
- Ginban Kaleidoscope
- Shonen Onmyouji
- Silent Möbius
- Slam Dunk
- Solty Rei
- Space Pirate Captain Harlock
- Space Pirate Captain Herlock The Endless Odyssey
- Spirit of Wonder Scientific Boys Club
- Spooky Kitaro
- Steamboy
- Stratos 4
- The Story of Saiunkoku
- The Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk
- The Tower of Druaga: The Sword of Uruk
- Tantei Gakuen Q
- Tears to Tiara
- Texhnolyze
- Tokyo Godfathers
- Toward the Terra
- Trinity Blood
- Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE
- Tsukihime
- Tweeny Witches
- Twin Spica
- Ultra Maniac
- Urusei Yatsura
- Virgin Fleet
- The Vision of Escaflowne
- Windy Tales
- Witch Hunter Robin
- Wolf's Rain
- XXXHOLiC
- Yakitate!! Japan
- Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files
- Yukikaze
- Zettai Shonen
Gallery
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Animax India's First Logo, used between July 5, 2004 and 15 August 2006
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Animax India's Blue-Japan logo, used between 15 August 2006 and May 3, 2010
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Animax India's Red-Asia logo, used on the day Shakugan no Shana premiered
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An image showing the difference between the old(top) and the new(bottom) versions of Animax
Notes and references
- ^ "Animax plans to go Hindi soon". thehindubusinessline. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2004/11/27/stories/2004112702210400.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
- ^ "Animax goes all English from 15 August". indiantelevision. http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k6/aug/aug153.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
- ^ "Animax India's official website for Supernatural". Animax India. http://www.animaxindia.com/shows/supernatural. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ^ "Animax India's official website for Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles". Animax India. http://www.animaxindia.com/shows/terminator-sarah-connor-chronicles. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ^ "Animax India's official website for Scare Tactics". Animax India. http://www.animaxindia.com/shows/scare-tactics. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- ^ "Animax India's official website for Video Game Awards". Animax India. http://www.animaxindia.com/shows/vga. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ^ "Animax India's official website for Ghost Adventures". Animax India. http://www.animaxindia.com/shows/ghost-adventures. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ^ "Animax India's official website for Nurarihyon No Mago". Animax India. http://www.animaxindia.com/shows/nurarihyon-no-mago. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- ^ "Animax India's official website for The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 2". Animax India. http://www.animaxindia.com/shows/haruhi2. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ "AXN India's Official page for Ghost Adventures". AXN India. http://www.axn-india.com/shows/ghost-adventures-0. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
- ^ "AXN India's official page for Fear Itself". AXN India. http://www.axn-india.com/shows/fear-itself. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
- ^ "AXN India's Official Page for Chuck 3". AXN India. http://www.axn-india.com/shows/chuck/season/3. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
- ^ "Animax Asia's official Facebook page". Animax Asia, Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/animaxasiatv. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
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