A major Anime Piracy site has suddenly stopped adding new content

Pirate websites focusing on Asian content, and especially anime, have recently taken a big hit, with one major site stopping adding new content. Many fans watch anime like One piece on illegal websites, sometimes they do not know that they are viewing pirated content (especially the younger audience). Japanese companies, including publishers and studios, have been battling digital piracy for years. Many of them have worked with the Japanese government to shut down pirate websites.

The establishment of CODA (Content Overseas Distribution Association), a Japanese anti-piracy organization that includes major companies such as Shueisha, Aniplex, Avex, Kadokawa, Cygames, Shogakukan, Toei, Ghibli, TV Tokyo and many others, is among these efforts. CODA's efforts include working with many countries to shut down the site. CODA later formed a coalition called the International Anti-Piracy Organization, which included major international players such as Disney, Paramount and Neflix. The Korean government has also cooperated in anti-piracy efforts.

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A few days ago, GoGo Anime, known as Anitaku, has stopped adding new content. So far the website owner/operator has not commented on this issue. Something similar happened with FMovies (which includes 9anime/AniWave on its website) earlier this year. They stopped adding content and, a few weeks later, shut down the site. The same may happen with GoGo Anime/Anitaku.

GoGo Anime and Anitaku not only have over hundreds of millions of visits per month, but their content is mirrored by many other anime piracy sites, so this stop is highly exposed to anime piracy ( and possible shutdowns), as it will affect other sites. .

Another digital piracy website has been hit recently

Both have been linked to Dramacool, an Asian entertainment pirate chain that is undergoing copyright crackdowns and shutting down many sites. And not only then. AnimeFenix, a popular anime piracy site for Spanish-speaking audiences, was also shut down this week. In this case, the operators left a note announcing the closure, in which they accused Sony of having a video monopoly and also that the state-owned company has “more greed than heart”.

The company, in turn, hopes that these app activities will lead fans to legal streaming platforms. Rightsholders say that piracy costs billions of dollars a year.

Judging by what happened in the past, legal options may increase their access, but other pirate sites may also gain momentum, because this problem is not easy to solve. The anime industry isn't the only one struggling with piracy, and it's an old problem that may even involve geopolitical issues.

What could have happened

So far, it is not clear what is going on in GoGo Anime and Anitaku. Not only have the operators not said anything, but no coalition/anti-piracy organization has said they are involved in the investigation. Considering that the operator did not even contact the Discord moderators, it is likely that they were arrested, but no reports of recent anti-piracy operations resulting in arrests have reached the international press.

Source: TorrentFreak