Animax

Animax (アニマックス, Animakkusu), stylized as ANIMAX is a Japanese anime satellite television network, dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. The channel also dubbed cartoons in Japanese language. A subsidiary of Japanese media conglomerate Sony, it is headquartered in New Pier Takeshiba North Tower (ニューピア竹芝ノースタワー, Nyū Pia Takeshiba Nōsu Tawā) in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, with its co-founders and shareholders including Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan and the noted anime studios Sunrise,Toei Animation,TMS Entertainment and production company NAS.

Animax is the first and largest 24-hour network in the world dedicated to anime and cartoons, with a viewer reach of over 89 million households, 62 countries and more than 17 languages. Its title is a portmanteau of the words anime (アニメ) and max (マックス, makkusu).

Animax operates across Japan, Taiwan, South Asia, South Korea, Southeast Asia and Hong Kong. It was launched in Europe (launching across Germany, Romania, Hungary, Czech Republic in 2007 (replacing Anime+ in Romania, Hungary, and Czech Republic), Slovakia (replacing Anime+), Spain and Portugal (both initially on sister channel AXN) in 2008. It also has English language networks in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and the United Kingdom (as a VOD service accompanied by a weekly block via Sony Movie Channel).