A new way to fight piracy, born from the partnership of many Japanese animation studios, producers and publishers. Animelog (or Anilog) is the name of the new YouTube channel that is now available in Japan and is to be distributed By 2022, over 3,000 anime series are free and completely legal.

As reported by diversityThe YouTube channel represents an attempt to contain the massive damage caused by anime piracy, similar to what happened with MangaPlus for paper works. At the moment the channel is only available to Japanese users, but should the project prove to be a success The desire to make it available in the West has already been confirmed (initially only with English subtitles).

Among the animes currently available, some historical series stand out, such as Black jack is Conan, the boy of the futureand of course newer products. Overall, companies of the caliber Nippon Animation, Tezuka Productions, Toei Animation, Shogakukan and Shueisha Productions, Shinei Animation and Kodansha have already confirmed their participation.

Of course the project is at an embryonic stage, but the numbers seem promising. In a few years there will be an opportunity to see clips from Dragon ball, ONE PIECE and many other souls legally and without copyright problems.

What do you think about it? Is it a winning project? Let us know with a comment!

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