Animax Asia
| Animax Asia | |
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Animax logo
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| Launched | 19 January 2004 (with a unique feed) 4 May 2004 – 2012 (split into four feeds) 25 July 2016-present (new format version 6.0) |
| Network | Animax |
| Owned by | Sony Pictures Entertainment |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 4:3 aspect ratio 720p (HDTV) 16:9 aspect ratio |
| Slogan | It starts with a stroke of imagination. Re-create your World. |
| Country | Singapore, India |
| Broadcast area | Southeast Asia: Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Papua New Guinea Philippines Singapore South Asia: Bangladesh India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka Other regions: Hong Kong Taiwan |
| Headquarters | Singapore, Mumbai |
| Sister channel(s) |
AXN Asia Sony Channel ONE (Korean) GEM SET Asia (Hindi) Sony MAX (Hindi) |
| Website | www |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Astro (Malaysia) | Channel 715 |
| TVB Network Vision (Hong Kong) | Channel 33 |
| Indovision (Indonesia) | Channel 157 |
| (Indonesia) | Channel 243 |
| Tranvision (Indonesia) | Channel 360 |
| Cignal (Philippines) | Channel 73 |
| Dream Satellite TV (Philippines) | Channel 72 |
| G Sat (Philippines) | Channel 36 |
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Sky Net (Myanmar) |
Channel 106 (SD) |
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4TV (Myanmar) |
Channel 71 (HD) |
| Tata Sky (India) | Channel 686 |
| Cable | |
| First Media (Indonesia) | Channel 52 |
| StarHub TV (Singapore) | Channel 532 |
| SkyCable / Destiny Cable (Philippines) | Channel 46 (Digital) |
| Cable TV Hong Kong (Hong Kong) | Channel 25 Channel 225 |
| Cablelink (Philippines) | Channel 152 |
| MediaNet (Maldives) | Channel 204 |
| Hathway (India) | Channel 409 |
| Fastway (India) | Channel 381 |
| Digicable (India) | Channel 278 |
| DEN Networks (India) | Channel 435 |
| Siti Cable (India) | Channel 448 |
| Mountainview Satellite Corp. (Baguio, Philippines) | Channel 38 |
| (Macau) | Channel 725 |
| Dialog TV (Sri Lanka) | Channel 156 |
| IPTV | |
| now TV (Hong Kong) | Channel 150 |
| Singtel TV (Singapore) | Channel 342 (HD) |
| PTCL Smart TV (Pakistan) | Channel 57 |
| (Hong Kong) | Channel 504 |
Animax Asia is a Japanese anime television network that broadcasts Animax's English-language feeds in Southeast Asia and South Asia, as well as in other regions of mainland Asia, including Hong Kong and Taiwan. It is operated by Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia (SPENA), a television operator unit of Japanese media conglomerate, Sony.
Animax is the first channel in Asia fully dedicated to broadcasting anime 24 hours a day. It was initially launched in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia in January 2004, and was launched in several other countries soon after. The company has reached over 66 million viewers spanning 15 markets throughout Asia. Since 2013, the network is unavailable in Vietnam due to government content restrictions.
Logo Animax Asia used from January 19, 2004 – May 31, 2006.
Logo Animax Asia used from June 1, 2006 – May 2, 2010, February 1, 2013 – July 24, 2016.
Logo Animax Asia used from May 3, 2010 – January 31, 2013.
Logo Animax Asia New Format 4.0 starts From July 25, 2016.
Animax Asia first launched in Taiwan on 1 January 2004, and then in Hong Kong 11 days later. It broadcasts a variety of anime programming, from old to modern television series. Animax also airs anime series that premiered in Taiwan and Hong Kong prior to their release in Southeast Asian networks, some of them are Death Note, Blood+, Trinity Blood and Mushishi. After the TV premiere of Gurren Lagann, Animax's TV ratings recorded a huge increase and moved 80% more TRP than its closest competitor, Cartoon Network Hong Kong.
A week after its launch in Taiwan and Hong Kong, Animax launched in Southeast Asia on 19 January 2004, initially featuring its anime programming exclusively in the original Japanese audio with English subtitling, becoming the company's first English language network. It also later incorporated an English audio dub feed. On 31 August 2006, Animax launched in Malaysia, in the Southeast Asian English language feed and also in Japanese audio feed with subtitles in the local languages. Prior to this, selected Animax shows were shown on astro@15 (formerly channel 15, now channel 715), an interactive channel, starting 15 December 2004, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., later shortened to 2 hours (until 9 a.m.). Anime such as Chobits, Cardcaptor Sakura, Great Teacher Onizuka, Ultra Maniac, Haibane Renmei, Doctor Dokkiri, Vision of Escaflowne, Midori no Hibi, Captain Tsubasa, Wolf's Rain, Mobile Suit Gundam, Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. were some of the network' early airing in Southeast Asia. It has also aired several series, including Fate/stay night, Blood+, Honey and Clover, Maria-sama ga Miteru, Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo, Otogizōshi, Jigoku Shōjo, Galaxy Angel, Witch Hunter Robin, Samurai 7, Gunslinger Girl, Urusei Yatsura, Ranma 1/2, and Detective Conan.
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