Best Legal Websites to Watch Anime Online
Anime is a visually appealing and unique style of animation that originated in Japan. It has now become mainstream and gained immense popularity in India due to its captivating and unique art styles, gripping storylines and diverse narratives. For many in India, accessing anime in a legal and reliable manner can be a challenge.
This article seeks to help you find an extensive library of websites to watch anime in India legally, so you can support the creators while enjoying your favourite anime movies and shows. Some of the websites and portals on this list are free, while others require payment to stream your favourite anime shows and movies.
YouTube
YouTube! Yes, you read that right! There are official channels with legal distribution rights to upload full episodes of some anime shows. It’s a great platform to watch some great anime in a free and legal manner. YouTube is also a great platform which allows you to discuss and get in touch with other like-minded anime fans who like the same shows as you. One such channel is:
Muse India
It is offers legal, free and copyrighted anime content on YouTube. It is part of Muse Communications, a company well known for distributing, licensing and promotion of anime across Asia.
The channel has a great library of Anime such as Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Date a Live V, Mob Psycho 100 and many
more. It also offers Hindi dubbed and Hindi subtitles for popular titles like One Punch Man and Spy X Family.
Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll is the go-to site for anime fans for watching anime legally at a low cost. It is an independently operated joint venture formed between Sony Pictures Entertainment and Japan’s Aniplex, which is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Crunchyroll offers great features to improve anime watching experience. It has a vast library of anime with popular titles like One Piece and several hidden gems as well, offering up to 830 titles. Also, more than 70 shows have been dubbed in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. The episodes are available in just a few hours after airing in Japan.
The subscriptions start at as low as Rs 79/month with a 7-day free trial, while the Mega Fan plan costs Rs. 999/year, even offering access to Crunchyroll Game Vault – a platform with exclusive anime games.
It supports Android, IOS, Windows, Mac, Smart TVS and gaming consoles as well. It also has a manga section to read manga of popular titles.
Netflix
Netflix has a good collection of anime, great for discovering starter anime, hidden gems and underrated titles as well popular titles. It also supports multiple devices, allowing you to stream content on your smartphone, tablets, desktop or any device which supports Netflix application.
In India, Netflix has offers multiple subscription plans, ranging from the mobile only plan starting from Rs. 149/month to premium plan worth Rs. 649/month.
Disney+ Hotstar
Disney+ Hotstar has a limited collection of some popular and some underrated anime shows with great animation and gripping storylines. It houses anime like Tokyo Revengers, Bleach: The Thousand-Year Blood War, Summer Time Rendering and Heavenly Delusion to name a few.
Its main feature is availability on all devices, from smartphones and handhelds to television and laptops. The subscription plans start from Mobile Application only plan of Rs. 449/year to a premium plan or Rs. 1499/ year.
Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime offers a great collection of classics and underrated gems, a must-watch collection for anime fans. This is an easily accessible and legal platform to binge-watch your favourite anime. The titles include Dororo, Cowboy Bebop, Dr Stone, One Punch Man, Jujutsu Kaisen to name a few. You should not expect simulcasts or latest seasons airing on Prime immediately, but you can get an ad-free viewing experience.
Amazon Prime is available on multiple devices – from smartphones, TVs to laptops, any device that is able to support Amazon Prime application. Amazon Prime Video subscription starts from Rs. 299/month, with Annual plans of Rs. 1499/ year and Rs. 999/year for Amazon Prime Lite.
Jio Cinema
Jio Cinema offers a limited yet great collection of anime. It is one of the cheapest options by far for getting legal access to great anime. Jio cinema starts at low cost of Rs. 29/month for single device, and a family plan for 4 devices worth Rs.89/month due to a special offer. The subscription normally starts at Rs. 59/month for Premium plan and Rs. 149/month for the family plan.
You get access to fan favourites like Demon Slayer, Spy X Family and Classroom of the Elite, as well as some underrated anime titles.
To Conclude…
What are you waiting for? Prepare some popcorn, select the anime from your watchlist, check out one of these websites and dive into the world of anime!