Animax (Latin America)

Former cable channel

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Television channel

Animax

Country| Brazil (Independent Feed)[1]
Venezuela
Broadcast area| Latin America
Network| Animax
Programming
Language(s)| Spanish, Portuguese
Picture format| 4:3 480i/576i SDTV
Ownership
Owner| Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sister channels| Sony Entertainment Television
AXN
History
Launched| July 31, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-07-31)
Replaced| Locomotion
Closed| May 1, 2011; 14 years ago (2011-05-01)
Replaced by| Sony Spin
Links
Website| animaxtv.com

Animax was a Latin American cable television channel, serving as the regional variant of the Japanese network of the same name. It was launched on 31 July 2005, replacing Locomotion,[2] which was acquired by Sony on 18 January of the same year. Animax was divided into four feeds: three in Spanish (each centred on Venezuela, Mexico and Argentina) and one in Portuguese (Brazil).

The channel was replaced by Sony Spin on May 1, 2011,[3] which continued airing anime until March 5, 2012.

## History

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* Logo Animax Latin America used from 2005 to 2010

* Logo Animax Latin America used from 2010 to 2011

Being Sony's first attempt to offer a 24-hour anime channel in Latin America, it planned to broadcast series in two formats. The majority of the series containing 25 episodes or more, would be aired on weekdays, whereas series with fewer than 25 episodes would be shown on certain days of the week, much like it's done in Japan. It is usual to find in one day a premiere episode of a series as well as a minimal of two encores. Also, at the end of every series, the channel airs a section called Animedia, which shows video clips of Japanese artists' songs, extra information about anime and other themes, summaries of events dedicated to anime and presentations about future series for the channel. In January 2007, it began to air a segment called Animax Nius (Nius = News), a teaser featuring news related to anime and other topics.

In 2011, anime was moved to late nights, as Western programming took over most of Animax's airtime. On May 1, 2011, the channel was renamed Sony Spin, and changed almost the entirety of its programming.

## Original

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### Anime TV series

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* .hack//Legend of the Twilight
* .hack//Sign
* 009-1
* Babel II: Beyond Infinity
* Baby Baa Chan
* Barom One
* Basilisk
* Beast Fighter
* Black Cat
* Black Jack
* Blood+
* Bokurano
* Burst Angel
* Ran, The Samurai Girl
* Cosmo Warrior Zero
* Crayon Shin-chan
* DNA²
* Dear Boys
* Death Note
* Demon Lord Dante
* Di Gi Charat Nyo!
* Earth Maiden Arjuna
* Excel Saga
* Fate/stay night
* Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu
* Galaxy Angel
* Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo
* Gantz
* Genma Taisen
* GetBackers
* Gun Frontier
* Heat Guy J
* Hell Girl
* Hellsing
* Humanoid Monster Bem
* Hungry Heart: Wild Striker
* Hunter × Hunter
* I'm Gonna Be An Angel!
* Initial D
* Last Exile
* Legend of Blue
* Mars, The Terminator
* Martian Successor Nadesico
* Mushishi
* Musumet
* Neon Genesis Evangelion
* Noir
* Panda-Z: The Robonimation
* Pita-Ten
* R.O.D the TV
* Rurouni Kenshin
* s-CRY-ed
* Saber Marionette J to X
* Saber Marionette J
* Saikano
* Samurai 7
* Serial Experiments Lain
* SoltyRei
* Speed Grapher
* Steel Angel Kurumi
* Stratos 4
* Submarine Super 99
* The Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok
* The Prince of Tennis
* The Super Milk Chan Show
* The Twelve Kingdoms
* Trinity Blood
* Tsukihime
* Twin Spica
* Uninhabited Planet Survive!
* Vandread
* Wild 7: Another
* Wolf's Rain
* xxxHOLIC

### TV series

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* 10 Things I Hate About You
* 18 to Life
* 90210 (moving from SET to Sony Spin in May 2011)
* American Dreams
* Atomix TV
* The Best Years
* Beverly Hills 90210
* Blood Ties
* The Boondocks
* Clueless
* Distraction
* Gamers TV
* FusionA2 (replaced by Estúdio Coca-Cola on MTV in Brazil)
* In the Qube
* Is She Really Going Out With Him?
* Jake & Blake
* Kaya
* Lil' Bush
* Living Lahaina
* Lost
* Make It or Break It
* Maui Fever
* The Middleman
* Rock Road
* Ruby and the Rockits
* SesioneS con Alejandro Franco [es]
* Spaceballs: The Animated Series
* That '70s Show

## Translation and dubbing teams

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Several dubbing studios have participated in the translation of the aforementioned series for their premiere on Animax, and are located in key countries like Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Venezuela. After Animax's arrival in 2005, numerous series were translated and dubbed into Spanish and Portuguese languages, including Blood+, The Twelve Kingdoms, Steel Angel Kurumi, Noir, Wolf's Rain, Martian Successor Nadesico, Galaxy Angel and others.

## References

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1. ^ ANMTV - Animax: Sony anuncia regionalização de seus canais no Brasil.
2. ^ "terra | entretenimiento". 2015-07-08. Archived from the original on 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2017-05-20.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
3. ^ "Animax Latinoamérica cambia de nombre - Anime, Manga y TV". www.anmtvla.com. Retrieved 2017-05-20.

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Animax

Networks|

* Asia (owned by KC Global Media)
* Japan (owned by Nojima)
* South Korea (owned by JJMediaWorks)

Former networks|

* Africa
* Eastern Europe
* Germany, Austria and Switzerland (on demand)
* India
* Latin America
* Portugal
* Spain
* UK (on demand)

Brands and awards|

* Animax Taishō
* Animax Anison Grand Prix

Original productions|

* Aishiteruze Baby
* Area 88 (Soundtracks)
* Astro Boy: Tetsuwan Atom
* Dancouga Nova – Super God Beast Armor
* Dotto! Koni-chan
* Ginga Densetsu Weed
* Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
* Hell Girl
* Hi-sCoool! SeHa Girls
* Humanoid Monster Bem
* Hungry Heart: Wild Striker
* Initial D
* Kaiketsu Zorori
* Kappa no Kaikata
* Kamisama Kazoku
* Keroro
* Kurozuka
* LaMB
* Marvel Anime
* Meine Liebe
* Ring ni Kakero 1
* Robot Girls NEO
* Shin Atashin'chi
* Tama & Friends: Sagase! Mahō no Punipuni Stone
* Tokyo Majin
* Ultra Maniac
* Ultraviolet: Code 044
* Viper's Creed
* Whistle!
* Zipang
* Other broadcast programs

People and companies|

* Sony
* Masao Takiyama
* Yoshirō Kataoka
* Bandai Namco Filmworks
* Toei Animation
* TMS Entertainment
* Nihon Ad Systems
* Nippon Animation
* Yukari Tamura
* Kōsuke Okano
* Sayuri Yahagi
* Natsuki Katō

Website: animax.co.jp
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