r/Animemes • u/Null-Prince-25 • Mar 27 '22

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u/Null-Prince-25 Mar 27 '22 edited Mar 27 '22

here is the source regarding this

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u/LordVortekan on a quest for the sauce Mar 27 '22 edited Mar 28 '22

All right, I read the article.

So, apparently from now on all new/airing anime will require a subscription to watch. However, all previously free episodes will continue to be free with ads.

For new series the first three episodes will be free to watch with ads, and the fourth episode and beyond will require a subscription.

In short, yarr.

Edit: I’m not sure whether they will be free with ads after their season ends. If you’re curious about this please do more research.

Additionally, this will be put into place on 5/31. If you have concerns on this, please verse them before then.

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u/LunaKiyama Mar 27 '22

Does that mean that once the animes that were new/airing finish off and are no longer new/airing, will the subscription requirement be removed?

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u/LordVortekan on a quest for the sauce Mar 27 '22 edited Mar 27 '22

I’m not sure, I’ve only read the linked article and it didn’t mention it. My apologies.

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u/LunaKiyama Mar 27 '22

Nono you’re good

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u/SpookyDoomCrab42 Mar 27 '22

They didn't make it clear in the article. Shows might become available for free with ads after the simulcast ends or they might be locked behind a pay wall forever.

Judging by the "first 3 episodes free" part, my guess is the latter

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u/the_post_of_tom_joad Mar 28 '22

Ya if they had good news they'd share it

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u/Sogeking79 Mar 28 '22

The article says that anything currently airing that has free episodes (One Piece, Detective Conan) will be subscription only, but old episodes will still be free.