If you've been following our Twitter account (theanimeland1), you probably know about two streaming sites that launched this week, Daisuki and Anime Sols. If you don't: Daisuki is an anime site directly from the Japanese companies dedicated to streaming anime worldwide all in one place, while Anime Sols also contains streaming, but their main focus is to sort of a Kickstarter for anime. This blog post will contain a shiny grade system for both series and Keroro's first impressions! Getting right to it!
NOTE: This will be a LONG blog post, so the rest of this is under the "read more" link below!
NOTE: This will be a LONG blog post, so the rest of this is under the "read more" link below!
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HOW THIS GRADE WILL WORK:
The score starts at 0%. It will go to +11 for every pro, and -3 for every con. It is using the same scale the school grading systems use as well.
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PROS:
This is coming straight from the Japanese companies!
The subtitles look nice and are fortunately not yellow.
Video player only has ONE ad per video, which is better then Hulu, Crunchyroll, Crackle, FUNimation, and even some of those "unofficial" anime sites do!
Includes English dubbed and subtitled anime!
The ad before each video is for an anime-related product; better then Hulu, Crackle, FUNimation, even Crunchyroll, and yes, those "unofficial" anime sites can say most of the time.
They have Madoka Magica. That alone is worth +5.
Has Gundam series for mecha lovers like Tamama.
Includes episodes never streamed legally before for various series!
The "Recommended Anime" category is very helpful for a bit easier navigation.
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CONS:
The "Anime Search" and the individual studio pages are a little hard to navigate.
Keeps showing the same Naruto video game ad before every video.
Doesn't have all the episodes of series that are already finished in Japan and are available at various other streaming sites.
Doesn't work on mobile devices.
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Overall, Keroro gives Daisuki an 87%, or B. Recommended.
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Anime Sols is up next! Getting right to it!
PROS:
Ad-free streaming!
The interface looks really nice.
You can help anime series get released on DVD!
Black Jack 21 is a really cool show.
Has a comment section so you can comment on various anime!
Did I mention streaming is completely free, without even the slightest hint of there being an annoying membership option in the future?
Shows you what series are the most popular, and what series "need some love".
New anime episodes released every day of the week!
VERY popular; Black Jack 21 has almost $2,000 raised!
These guys seriously put a lot of work into streaming and raising money for all these anime with the Japanese companies; they even found some rare collector's items that come with certain pledges, so they deserve a lot of praise for that.
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Cons:
Again, no streaming on mobile devices.
Requires you sign up to view videos. (It's not that hard though.)
Worldwide audiences can stream all anime, but only users in the U.S. and Canada can pledge for anime box sets. (Sorry to all of our readers outside of these countries!)
Creamy Mami...*vomits*
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Um, I think we've got a tie here. Anime Sols also gets an 87%, or B! Sorry, guys, I just cannot simply pick the better streaming service and I recommend all of them!
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That's all for today. Until next time, Keroro out!
Ad-free streaming!
The interface looks really nice.
You can help anime series get released on DVD!
Black Jack 21 is a really cool show.
Has a comment section so you can comment on various anime!
Did I mention streaming is completely free, without even the slightest hint of there being an annoying membership option in the future?
Shows you what series are the most popular, and what series "need some love".
New anime episodes released every day of the week!
VERY popular; Black Jack 21 has almost $2,000 raised!
These guys seriously put a lot of work into streaming and raising money for all these anime with the Japanese companies; they even found some rare collector's items that come with certain pledges, so they deserve a lot of praise for that.
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Cons:
Again, no streaming on mobile devices.
Requires you sign up to view videos. (It's not that hard though.)
Worldwide audiences can stream all anime, but only users in the U.S. and Canada can pledge for anime box sets. (Sorry to all of our readers outside of these countries!)
Creamy Mami...*vomits*
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Um, I think we've got a tie here. Anime Sols also gets an 87%, or B! Sorry, guys, I just cannot simply pick the better streaming service and I recommend all of them!
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That's all for today. Until next time, Keroro out!