Talk:KissAnime

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Yes, KissAnime got banned few years ago which upsets a lot of anime lovers and enthusiasts. After all, it is hard to look for streaming that senders you the best anime variety and HD quality. The biggest reason behind this was the transformation made in Japan’s copyright ( comes from Japan). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 223.123.86.209 (talk) 02:50, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

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KissAnime likely wasn't taken down because of the Japanese copyright laws. If you read some of the cited articles, they flat out say that the law hasn't gone into effect yet. It was most likely taken down because of a DMCA complaint. Also, many of the "clones" and "copy sites" are actually phishing sites. — Preceding unsigned comment added by YangWenli1 (talk • contribs) 04:14, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Possible. But Wikipedia is not a place for hearsay or one's opinions. Which published source contains this information? --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 06:51, 3 November 2020 (UTC)
 * The |Mothership article cited as Source 2 on the page says "Japan will be enacting stricter copyright laws from January 2021 onwards." Obviously, the site was taken down before this. The same article also says that many of the "clones" are likely phishing sites. People should probably read the articles they cite before posting hearsay and personal opinions. YangWenli1 (talk) 07:45, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Well, this was reported by a number of other sites, and they all discuss the soon-to-be-enacted laws. I don't really see a problem with the wording here, but if you'd like to suggest a rewrite, go ahead. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 05:24, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Personally, I think that part should either be cut or it should at least be noted that it is unknown whether that law had an effect on the shutdown. KissAnime never made a statement about who took down the videos, only that they were "removed by copyright owners." It is highly misleading to definitively state that the site was taken down because of a law that hasn't even gone into effect yet. The TorrentFreak article seems to be the most accurate source, as many of the others are riddled with speculation. YangWenli1 (talk) 02:30, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I see. That's a fair point, and I have reworded the sentence to make it more clear. If you would like to reword it differently, please post the full sentence, rewritten by yourself, here, and I'll see how it differs from what I did. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 02:41, 1 December 2020 (UTC)

"lost" media
Media is generally considered 'lost' when no prints are known to exist. The cited article says that titles with no digital distribution and difficult to find home media are 'lost'. Both of the titles listed in the article as 'lost' (Battle Angel (1993), and Starship Troopers (1988)) had home video releases, are not listed as lost films (in fact no lost films are listed as lost for any date after 1974). I checked online and found both titles available on file sharing services Fullmetalalch (talk) 23:41, 28 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I agree. That part needs to be removed. The series it lists are actually extremely easy to find online. In fact, I doubt anything was actually lost when the site went down, especially since other sites were scraping from it (given the fact that mirrors exist). The source in the cited article is literally a random commenter who probably knows nothing about how anime piracy actually works. A better source is needed to make that claim. YangWenli1 (talk) 01:26, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Fair enough, as in, it's a strong claim from a barely reliable source. That said, the overall claim seems plausible, it is just that we need reliable sources, preferably academic, to make the connection between mostly lost media and online file sharing. Certainly, there are fansubs that still don't have an official release in a given language, and some obscure titles that are not officially distributed anywhere, as well as truly lost anime works that are not preserved anywhere (ex. see Talk:Maze_(novel)). Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 09:48, 30 January 2022 (UTC)