It used to be that if you wanted to watch anime, you did it through less than legal fansubbers. Then gave rise to the offical companies that brought ti west and put it up to stream. However, this only gave the anime fan that could pay for their anime a small handful of options.
But now, anime is the cool kid on the block.
The reason it has gained such popularity is because it now has a wider range of availability. If you are looking to get your dose of anime in a budget range you can afford, even if that means watching a few ads, we’ve collected as many legal anime streaming sites as I could find for many regions around the world.
Best Places to Stream Anime
Netflix
Cost: $7.99
Region: Worldwide
Hulu
Cost: $7.99 (Ads) or $11.99
Region: US, Japan
Amazon Video
Cost: $99 per year (Amazon Prime)
Region: US, Canada, Italy, Spain, The Netherlands, Japan, India, Germany, Belgium, Austria, UK
Crunchyroll
Cost: Free (Ads) or $6.95
Region: 180+ countries
Funimation
Cost: Free (Ads) or $7.99
Region: US, UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Brazil
HiDive
Cost: $4.99 USD
Region: US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, South Africa, Latin America, Spain, Portugal, The Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Finland
VRV
Cost: Free (Ads) or $9.99
Region: US
Uses the Crunchyroll and HiDive catalog
Adult Swim
Cost: Free (Ads)
Region: US, Australia, New Zealand
Viz Media
Cost: Free (Ads)
Region: US
All4
Cost: Free (Ads) or £3.99
Region: UK and Ireland
Anime Digital Network (ADN)
Cost: €6.99
Region: France, Luxembourg, Belgium
Aniplus Asia
Cost: Free (Ads)
Region: Singapore
Iflix
Cost: RM10
Region: Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakisatan, Sri Lanka
Mangas
Cost: €3
Region: France, Belgium
NicoNico
Cost: Free (Ads)
Region: Japan, Taiwan
Pluto TV
Cost: Free (Ads)
Region: US, Canada, UK, Germany, Austria, Switzerland
VVVVID
Cost: Free (Ads)
Region: Italy
Tubi TV
Cost: Free (Ads)
Region: United States, Mexico, Canada, Australia
Screen Anime
Cost: £3.99
Region: UK and Ireland
ProSieben Maxx
Cost: Free (Ads)
Region: Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Netzkino
Cost: Free (Ads) or €4.99
Region: Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Joyn
Cost: €6.99
Region: Germany and Austria
MyAnimeList
Cost: Free (Ads)
Region: ?
MyAnimeList anime is served through, I believe, Crunchyroll. So they have the wide array of regions available for their videos.
Anime Lab
Cost: Free (Ads) or $6.95 AUD/NZD
Region: Australia and New Zealand
Toku!
Cost: $3.99
Region: US and Canada
Anime Bahamut Crazy
Cost: ??? (Free, but they have paid plans. I’m region-locked out of finding out what they cost though.)
Region: Taiwan
IQiYi
Cost: $99.99 per year, Free options with ads
Region: China, primarily. Appears to be widely global, though.
Bilibili
Cost: Free (ads), $4.99 per month
Region: China, primarily with a global version.
Youtube
When in doubt, Youtube it out. Here are a bunch of Youtube channels where you can find free anime, officially.
Do you have another legal anime streaming site in your region? Let us know in the comments and we will add it on here to help other interested fans.
Thank you for posting. Nice helpful list!
you should put 4anime.to here its all free and has dub and sub but has some pop up ads but thats it all you need is a vpn witch is less money than all these apps
is it legal in the Netherlands?