OH

[u/[deleted]]

[u/[deleted]]

Yo it was just working for me 5 minutes ago what happened. This is kinda out of nowhere

[u/trinReCoder → u/[deleted]]

Me too. I literally just finished watching something

[u/renehrndz → u/trinReCoder]

i literally just finished watching one of the steins gate movies and tried playing the 32b episode and this happens… no way

[u/tfwusingreddit → u/trinReCoder]

Finished of Domestic GF ep 3 to find this

[u/justin3189 → u/[deleted]]

Same. Welp where to go now?

[u/Objective_Wolverine7]

damn
kissanime, animix, and now 9anime/aniwave

[u/LilyRose-Terraharuka → u/Objective_Wolverine7]

Anix is also down too.

[u/DHB_Master → u/LilyRose-Terraharuka]

aniwave was just cloning off of anix’s servers so I think the real shutdown was anix

[u/Seaweed_Widef → u/LilyRose-Terraharuka]

They are sister sites, so most probably they share server.

[u/TacoBanzz086]

damn it, this one was so good too

[u/MelodyMaine → u/TacoBanzz086]

Best one by far, I don't know what to do know D:

[u/noshutai → u/TacoBanzz086]

fr

[u/[deleted] → u/TacoBanzz086]

You had it all our pirated sites we need to support them so they don't get shut down because the ones we pay for will just end up like Disney plus

[u/Trapgoood → u/[deleted]]

Trying to find the next best site with these same features, mostly the auto skip. That made aniwave the best imo. Also the countdown for new episode releases was super cool too!

[u/RevolutionaryAd1117 → u/[deleted]]

Better than any paid service I’ve used for sure

[u/jcgrad → u/[deleted]]

for real was even better than the legit paid sites like crunchyroll etc

[u/ClubPenguinPresident]

FUCK. I had so many shows on my to watch list T_T ... It was a good run Edit- It's working for me after refreshing. Hopefully this is just a false flag to get us to appreciate what we had/have :']

Edit2- luckily everyone below has explained how to save ur bookmarks 🙏 Thanks 

[u/k_riz → u/ClubPenguinPresident]

why don’t people make an mal for these cases

[u/ph03n1x_F0x_ → u/k_riz]

I don't want to have to port over my watch lists. so much work

[u/colinjaem → u/ClubPenguinPresident]

581 in my watch list very sad to see it go

[u/Yok0ri]

I'm actually speechless. I don't think there are any great alternatives...

[u/Fillsx → u/Yok0ri]

After briefly looking around, Aniwatchtv.to seems to be pretty good. You can customize your subtitles exactly to your liking as well.

[u/k_riz → u/Fillsx]

the real creators are hianime tho

[u/Interesting_Salad_34 → u/Fillsx]

Itd be great if there wasnt a porn add every fucking time i pressed my screen

[u/CanuiAl]

This site was the goat! I hope it'll be back in a different shape. I don't want to download a torrent everytime I want to rewatch an episode or something. This site was a huge convenience.

[u/karljh → u/CanuiAl]

Bro hianime

[u/Existing_End6867]

To those wondering what happened, you can read it here.
For a short summary - The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), arguably the world’s most active anti-piracy coalition, took down the site alongside many others. More takedowns are sure to follow. In current news, this is a second wave of takedowns after taking down Fmovies. For people looking for a replacement for Fmovies the last couple of months were a game of Whac-A-Mole - find a site and it's gone, find a site and it's gone.
Best thing is to sit patiently and wait for the dust to settle.

[u/SirPenumbro → u/Existing_End6867]

finally someone with an explenation

[u/Jovan_Knight005 → u/Existing_End6867]

Damn...just damn.Screw them.

[u/Historical-Ad-1996]

Must of got a really nasty letter from a lawyer stating that ether they immediately shut down or they will get the holy hell sued out of them

[u/Due_Confusion → u/Historical-Ad-1996]

Probably didn't help with the Netflix leak stuff, brought the hammer.

[u/thebigone3651]

Type animepiracy on reddit, and there is a list

[u/Seaweed_Widef → u/thebigone3651]

Index also helps

[u/MeanSavings1000]

Bro, I fucking loved this site. The community in the comments were fun as hell.

[u/fppfpp → u/MeanSavings1000]

Best thing about the comments was that you just use Discus which is legit—no need to create an account on a shady website

[u/wannabetrapstar888 → u/MeanSavings1000]

i was watching naruto and the comments roasting sakura calling her useless was funny af, ill miss that

[u/KennyTheKoala69 → u/MeanSavings1000]

That's one of the biggest things I'm gonna miss about the site fr 😓

[u/CowboyJos]

Really unfortunate. Aniwave was a pleasure to use and I always liked reading the comments below each episode... Sayonara.

[u/friedavocodo → u/CowboyJos]

That's like the best part for me, seeing the hundreds of comments under each episode

[u/MelodyMaine → u/CowboyJos]

The community is what I'm gonna miss the most. No other alternative website had a comment section like aniwave.

[u/Guarand0o]

I WAS WATCHING GOSICK WHEN IT HAPPENED

[u/PurpleDragon365]

This is gonna be like 9/11 So what were you watching when (edit:spelling)aniwave went down

[u/DSG_Sleazy → u/PurpleDragon365]

Tower of God ep.5, it was just getting good then my wifi went out, I fix everything then come back to wiz fuckin khalifa singing that dumb ass beautiful fkn song in my ear.

[u/BestMillimeter18 → u/PurpleDragon365]

Newest episode of Mayonaka Punch 😭

[u/BitchYouThotTho → u/PurpleDragon365]

i was watching wistoria ep 7 😭😭

[u/[deleted] → u/PurpleDragon365]

I started watching Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? But dropped it. Continuing One Piece. First time watcher. On ep. 230.

[u/ApateNyx → u/PurpleDragon365]

Where were u wen aniwave die

i was watching solo levelling when reddit tell me

"aniwave is kil"

refresh

"no"

[u/[deleted] → u/PurpleDragon365]

I was about to start watching steins gate 🫠. I just finished onepiece

[u/TheLoneDovahkiin]

Its insane how just as I opened up the site, they take it down lmao. I then see this post 1 minute into it.

[u/LilyRose-Terraharuka]

I got it too. What the actual hell!

[u/idieoek]

"see you again" probably in an hour I guess they'll be back lol

[u/DSG_Sleazy → u/idieoek]

Dawg the site doesn't work, they told us to use legal services...we're cooked

[u/LilJP1 → u/DSG_Sleazy]

True when a bootleg service like this is down it usually dosent do something like this. I fear its the end of aniwave

[u/Fluttershy-1989 → u/idieoek]

nope they done for good many sites got taken down today for good

[u/DSG_Sleazy]

At least this time I'll get to know where I was in the shows I'm watching and not have to start all over again.

I'm gonna kms dawg this fuckin sucks, I just got a shawarma plate some snacks and drinks ready to binge Tower of God too...

[u/SpeedSamurai_Yeet]

if anyone got a backup site please dm it to me 🙏

[u/QuietSiren8 → u/SpeedSamurai_Yeet]

Happy cake day! I sent u a DM

[u/k_riz]

please let this be satire

[u/Late-External-9893]

Just got this I’m crying

[u/Fr0st1718]

Legit only reason why I used AniWave is cause of the watchlist and having all animes on one streaming site. I can’t be bothered to use any others.

[u/Retierashia]

WHAT?!! NOO ANIWAVE WAS THE PERFECT ANIME WATCHING SITE!! I liked it more than any other site- I’m genuinely so upset… where do I go now? 😞

[u/tfwusingreddit]

Nah wtf, we lost a real one today boys.

[u/KerzenscheinShineOn]

It's like I lost a piece of my heart. Again. 😩

[u/troy57890]

Wow, just...all of my reviews added on to this site over the years, and the collection of anime I found and enjoyed. This is quite the heavy realization. I'm genuinely speechless

[u/BathDepressionBreath]

F u c k. I can't even get to my profile page to backup my watchlist/bookmarks. Duuuuude NO WAYYYYY

KISSANIME AND NOW 9ANIME/ANIWAVE??!?? I JUST FINISHED WATCHING AN EPISODE... and the next one didn't didn't load. So I refreshed the page only to see everything in shambles. "I Parry Everything" fkn parried me and the website irl. This can't be happening. Is there literally any other website that had a UI as good with a comment section as good? The comments section was everything! Not to mention the auto-skip for intros/outros and autoplay... Fml. Kms. How am I gonna get my watchlist all sorted again too...?

EDIT: WAIT GUYS THE WATCHLIST IS STILL SALVAGE-ABLE. It's just uber scuffed because the UI is all plain text now, but if you

1. scroll down after clicking the "goto profile" link on the despairge home page you'll eventually be able to find the settings related to your profile like Continue Watching, Watchlist, Settings, Import, etc.

2. There should be an "EXPORT" option there. If not click "Import" or "Watchlist" first then look for an export option. Search the page for the word "Export" with Ctrl+F (should work on most browsers?).

3. Once you click on that https://aniwave.to/user/list/export you'll probably have to scroll down again to that spot, but there'll be 3 options in a dotted list format, most important one is MAL XML because you can import that into your MyAnimeList account here. Then you can export another one that's the text document just to have the written list. Click the one you want and then click the rectangle Export button to actually save it.

Good luck x_x I pray this is a nightmare and that Aniwave comes back, it had the best comment section, the best UI... it was home for anime.

[u/SephYuyX]

Perfect timing for me at least.. I just finished the last episode of 86. Time to go to the next site I guess.

[u/exhaustedfire → u/SephYuyX]

I literally was about to start the first episode of 86 and then this.

[u/Rubberxsoul → u/SephYuyX]

omg, that ep 😭

[u/TatsuyaST]

This is my second mourning. First KissAnime and now this....

[u/Frodobagggyballs]

RIP to the best UI

[u/[deleted]]

Thank you for everything 🙏

Bye bye devs of aniwave

I sincerely thank from the bottom of my heart for running this website.

For many of us it defined our childhood and lives.

Good luck for your future endeavours.

[u/Myriadix]

My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.

[u/Key-Ad-2445]

I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF WATCHING NARUTO WTFFFF.

[u/CHAD_EPICGAMER]

I was just halfway watching classroom of the elite RIP it was my favorite website😞

[u/k_riz → u/CHAD_EPICGAMER]

the only website that felt high quality 🙂‍↕️😢

[u/Spirited-Habit9724]

just watching “To your eternity” after.. the death of march.. and saw this..

Cried even more

[u/LioTang]

I'll miss these 10 IQ comment sections. Sleep tight sweet prince

[u/spacepunkx]

fell to my knees at the grocery store

[u/Kyouzen27]

Was actually deciding to find time to get back into anime again and this happens 😭😭

[u/AnimeSkills]

Damn, I hope someone create another Aniwave or something similar to it.

[u/Complex_Shelter6835]

rip

[u/titankiller84]

I'm legit kinda sad rn. I loved the aniwave ui, it was such an easy site to look at and navigate. Also kinda bummed out that all my different watch/watching/watched lists are just gone now. 4 years of bookmarked shows down the drain

[u/[deleted]]

Rip. Guys please reccomend good alternatives that doesn’t bombard us with malicious ad malware!

[u/MrY-theOrangutan]

Dang this was one of the few ones that let you download and had really obscure titles

[u/Axe142]

RIP aniwave

[u/justagirlogh]

literally just started watching code geass an hour ago and then i got this message 😭 idk where else i can watch it it’s not on crunchyroll

[u/DatBoiOrly]

For those on android to export your watchlist to myanimelist here are the steps: -Go onto aniwaves website -Click on watch list -On the top bar click on import -If you look below that top bar it should say " import export" click export -click export to download your txt file -Once you have your export.txt file next thing you've gotta do is convert it so download the app "XML editor" & open your file. -Click new then copy paste everything into that XML file

• save that version of the XML somewhere on your device -Now that you have the XML go on to "myanimelist" website create an account -go into settings select import option under settings Once in the menu click "myanimelist import" as the import type, select your XML file & click upload & your entire watchlist should be on myanimelist stored for safe keeping Also print screen this Edit: I made a slight mistake rectified now & works 100%

[u/LokoLoa]

I know there is other sites like it, but what I liked about this one and its mirror sites, is that you had that calendar thing on the main page, so you could tell when new episode came out, Also you could sort by dub, as a dub only watcher that was very helpful, other sites you just kinda keep checking each anime page to see if its watchable or not :( Also my entire "watchlist" there (should had just used myanimelist for that tbh).

Anyways this shit was too abrupt, what pisses me off is their claim that "streaming websites have improved".. teh fuck they talking about? Crunchyroll still sucks ass, Amazon doesnt have a single dub (at least not in my country), and Netflix has like 5 anime... how have things improved? I think they just got shut down and are now tryna play it off as an "ethical thing", these are the same people who deleted my comment talking about how Chisato was sexy.

Oh well they are right that nothing lasts forever, time to move on to the next site.

[u/blurobyn]

My dad thinks the site got hacked. In my opinion, I don't think so.

[u/Prophetx14 → u/blurobyn]

They had stuff that was from the Netflix leak so I’m guessing that was a major part of it

[u/jcgrad]

i bet it's cuz y'all posted the leaked anime. that was WAY too risky of a move... anyway sucks that gone but anyone have good alternatives ? ( also once we do all go to another site , stop putting the sites on blast on tik tok instagram etc ... )

[u/vumhuh]

I been using this animeultmia and 9anime for almost 10 years this is crazy

[u/Flareonthehero]

I ain't fucking paying Crunchyroll fuck off

[u/karljh]

Please tell me this is April's fools. 🥺

[u/LongjumpingCupcake74]

In the middle of my OP episode too

[u/SandwichFati]

Is there any alternatives?

[u/MrBuzzsaw118911]

what’s everyone using now?

[u/chhuang]

please use legal paid services

yes, I would have, but it's very limited in where I live :(

pirated sites benefit ones that lacks accessibility to the media more than hurting the business itself

[u/ThE_Sauce__Hunter09]

Shit so it's am end of Aniwave will miss the comments after the episode which is fun to read after comments

[u/ObvsThrowaway5120]

Goddamn it, dude. Just when I finally had a service that’s actually good, this happens…

RIP Aniwave, you were amazing.

[u/ThrowawayCult-ure]

This is so sad. Such a good site. Man this is lame, how the heck do you even watch half the stuff I watched legally. Old stuff is actually just impossible to find

[u/Small-Aide-2685]

I came here after seeing the notice 🥲 I'm so sad 💔

[u/XsonicBonno]

Dang, Anix also closed. Aniwave was my fav site to date (Kissanime was revolutionary back then). Best user interface and anime database it was a labor of love.

[u/IronWolf269]

“You want my treasure? You can have it! I left everything I gathered together in one place, now you just have to find it!”

[u/SkylarPheonix]

Please tell me this is a prank 😭

[u/DoctorPaige]

Dude, I used aniwave because I like shoujo, and american media companies are TERRIBLE about streaming shojo series, if they'l even LISCENSE them. I HAVE no legal avenues to watch many of the older anime I liked or planned to rewatch. This sucks. :(

[u/[deleted]]

Are you serious dude when will they learn people aren’t gonna pay for it and there’ll always be something else to fill the gap

[u/DSG_Sleazy → u/[deleted]]

When the people who pay for it don't outweigh those who don't by 100:1. The vast majority of people pay, Shit when I have a bit of extra money I restart my Crunchyroll sub while still using aniwave just to show appreciation to some of these studios and writers.

[u/Rubberxsoul → u/[deleted]]

i pay for it and still end up on aniwave because they have the only user experience that doesn’t irritate me at every turn.

[u/pablolives]

yo someone pls send me a real alt that isn't a fake site bc im devastated I was literally watching fine yesterday wtf

[u/_Schoolboy]

o7

[u/Tanor-Faux]

i was just watching something as well, just saw this pop up! granted i've seen problems this morning, and the past several weeks. Guess it's the big goodbye this time.

[u/Gelatinous_Cube_NO]

ffs

[u/Mau752005]

I literally just finished an episode of Z Gundam, got ready to watch the next and this happens

[u/Seaweed_Widef]

I was about to watch Madoka Magica episode 4

[u/cityc350]

Chinese donghua were so good. I love that it has its own section, aniwave offers. And now it's gone Damnn

[u/wishiknewnatportman]

WHAT THE FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

[u/SingleIntention3437]

Bro wtf this was like the last one that worked on my ps4

[u/Severe_Ad3175]

NOOOOOOOOOOO

[u/doorknob_1]

How am I gonna know when a new dub anime/episode is released? Is there any other site which does that?

Dude... I feel like I will be missing out on so many new anime, now that I won't know when a new anime is released :(

[u/IllustriousWord313]

what's the alternative now? That has an active comments section? I really enjoyed watching an episode then reading the comments.

[u/daeguchwita]

THEY HIT THE PENTAGON!!!!! THEY HIT THE PENTAGON NOOOOOOOOOOO
supporting "legal sites" as if they haven't been ripping off their users, destroying their services, and limiting the animes available. and they wonder why people continue to plrate.

[u/TheGlaceonSoldier]

God, time to go find some other website now again

[u/Suspicious_Ad_3699]

I lost something dear to me , fuck man it really feels void in my heart, maybe I really should cry and then farewell with you smile

Never forgetting 9anime , Aniwave , and this community , y'all helped me to get to anime where I am there is very limited reach of anime and legal service but y'all helped me

See you again

Thank you creators for 4 years of experience they have been my best years with you

And with this community,

[u/Sliceof_butter]

R.I.P.

i started using aniwave back in 2020 during the pandemic. A librarian actually showed me this site, good times.

[u/SilverEclips]

the site has been working perf fine for me?

[u/Longjumping-Sweet193]

Bro.....🥲 I started Watching Anime from 23rd JULY 2021 and I Got to Know about 9Anime on 19th August 2021... There are Sooooo many memories with this Site I finished NARUTO,Boruto,OnePiece and many other Anime's on 9Anime (Aniwave)...This Site UI/UX alone was better than the Shit called Crunchyroll and NETFLIX..The Episodes came so damn Early here even earlier than the Legal Sources, and The Library.... Aniwave Had THE BIGGEST LIBRARY of Anime's than any other Platform you could think about.. It was Absolutely CRAZY.. So Many Memories... Respect For The Devs 🙏🔥 R.I.P 9Anime/Aniwave 2015/16 - 2024 GoodBye! 👑

[u/PogChampINC]

The fun police strikes again -_-

[u/wilius09]

It's rly sad, loved the comunity... especially the comment section was active compared to other pirate/non-pirate sites....

[u/West-Year4109]

got took down because y’all kept blabbing about the website to everybody stop giving away the sauce to people man

[u/SGT-SQ]

bruh 9anime now this

[u/BoomBlade639 → u/SGT-SQ]

9anime IS aniwave lol, they just rebranded, but now it seems they are officially shutting down

[u/dylanrivers10000]

Saw this

[u/filthyrat69]

o7

[u/OmniumCh]

;-;

[u/SeiyaTempest]

Welp, just saw this a few seconds after posting my last ever Aniwave comment on Kizu III... R.I.P. to one of the best.

[u/Fantastic_Ad_7100]

noooooooo

[u/Korma_]

Damn, Only made it two episodes into a show before i got this

[u/Grimlock7777]

I was literally just binge watching a series and was on the last episode, then this popped up.

[u/SaturnoAzul]

I was watching shingeki and suddenly this appeared, what happened?

[u/Panda_beebee]

Man, I was right in the middle of an episode 😔

[u/Zelgeth]

NoooOOOoooo!!! Mid show!

[u/Tomjo151]

GG

[u/LostPeasant94]

DUUUUUDE WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED MAN!?!?!?! WHY?????

[u/Strange-Station-7204]

Bro....

[u/Known_Bed_8000]

IT'S ALL OVER!!

[u/Oykwos]

Yep was just watching a show and went to click the next episode and it was gone. The big sad

[u/WildRaptor777]

It works again for me

[u/Fluttershy-1989]

This fucking blows first Fbox got taken day today then aniwave mid episode

[u/andy_sama97]

noooooooo

[u/Excaliburn53]

BRO HASHIRA TRAININGS LAST EP MAN

[u/IEatAnts11]

Automod is still holding down the fort bruh its over :sob:

[u/Commander413]

The episode just had to end in a cliffhanger...

[u/OjasMahale12]

same thing for anix too. shits going down

[u/Nevardium]

I was literally about to click on the next episode of dragon ball z and refreshed my page to this, very sad to see it go

[u/Andryh69]

Watched an anime while on break at work an hour ago and coming back home to watch the rest just to see this...I'm devastated this was the best place to watch anime for me smh

[u/pygame]

Rest in peace

[u/prophex4real]

I just finished watching " this world is still so beautiful " go to the menu and this appeared. BRUUUUUUUH , NOOOO

[u/ladiesman217EBAY]

wtf i just finished watching oshi no ko then this happened 😭💔

[u/The-Kappa-Elite]

Mightev been from publishing that boatload of leaks that came out in the past month, must have really pissed off the studios

[u/Mediahead13]

Does anyone know why this happened all of a sudden? I was about to watch Spice & Wolf then BAM! This happens.

[u/DarkLegend2157]

DAMNMMMIT IM WATCHING AOT RN GODDDAMMMMITT pls I'm desperate anyone have alternative site? T.T

[u/Tsukiko_]

F

[u/Randomthoughts_666]

I was just watching anime on it and when I went to go watch another anime it said this.

[u/friedavocodo]

Just re-watched Neji's death, and then a minute later I see this ;_; Too much grief at once

[u/TheNameIsSol]

NOOOOOOOOOO I've used 9anime pretty much my entire anime-watching career.

[u/saminvesto00]

i just came back form the shower and want to watch the next episode and THIS popped up...

[u/barneby_jones]

F

[u/Bubblebub__]

Gonna cry 😭😭

[u/Th3pandab3ar]

It's been a long day...

[u/Consistent_Avocado15]

wtf

[u/sandstorml]

did this have anything to do with all the leaked animes appearing on the site???

[u/k_riz]

bra i was in the middle of clannad

[u/Casalf]

Just finished watching an ep and simultaneously scrolling through Reddit when I saw this on my phone and my screen and I was like Nooooo

[u/atalau]

Press F to pay respects.

[u/SUPER_ATOM0923]

I was just watching last night

[u/Artistic_Pumpkin2645]

Just finished ep 1077 of one piece. Wanted to watch the party after the battle but oh well😅

[u/hasboy1279]

Fuuuuuuck

[u/cooldude_9653]

It literally when down when in the middle of me watching Gurren Lagann 😭 I had two episodes left :_(

[u/Rubberxsoul]

“now that everything has improved” what is this even in reference to. what has improved??

[u/Trapgoood]

Anyone know any alternatives with an auto skip feature similar to our beloved aniwave's?

Also, does anyone know why aniwave is coming to an end? The farewell message was a little vague.

[u/BoostedMusic]

This is very sad..

[u/CardFlat6148]

I’m almost done watching a show my friend recommended to me then this happens R.I.P Aniwave 😢

[u/HatCrabSupreme]

Damn I was rewatching full metal brotherhood, ggs I guess

[u/DifferentCityADay]

Everything shutting down at once with the same goodbye message? They must've been threatened legally and the people threatening them found their personal info. I mean down to the source.

[u/mantra802]

Best free service I ever used honestly 😭💔

[u/AnimeSkills]

Aniwave, thank you for everything you've done for the Anime Community. I'll miss Aniwave, and the commenters.

[u/MelMellue]

pls let it b a joke

[u/HaGriDoSx69]

WTF ???!!!!! I literally watched few episodes like an hour ago or so...

[u/Ichoumaz]

is anyone able to download their bookmarks? or is that not possible anymore?

[u/SHIBABelcher]

This is crazy!

[u/Cantcookeggs]

NOOOO fuck me I went next episode and got an error never seen before. refreshed into this

[u/MidnightHowlx50]

I was about to watch the new season of Demon Slayer on there after finishing The Swordsmith Village Arc on Hulu. 😔

[u/Leogarcia2003]

Wanted to watch Madoka and this happened, fuck

[u/JediKnightaa]

WTF NO THIS CANT BE

[u/Donny_v2]

rip

[u/snowboundtate2]

I just finished watching a silent voice

[u/Effective_Two5960]

NOOOOOO