Updated Link List: "direct download" archives for anime/manga/tv

[timepiececlock]

Television Streaming Sites

1. http://www.Hulu.com - If you've never heard of Hulu, you a) didn't watch Doctor Horrible online last year, or b) haven't seen the laughable Alien Alec Baldwin commercial from the superbowl. Hulu is great, though you may be asked to watch the same car commercial six times in one episode. Unfortunately, it's difficult to predict what episodes or seasons will be available, and what won't. Note: only available in the U.S.

2. http://www.surfthechannel.com/ - SurfTheChannel doesn't host episodes; it lists shows and, by individual episode, links you to an array of different streaming websites. I watched the entire first three seasons of How I Met Your Mother on this website, linked to funky Japanese and Korean servers that sometimes had Chinese subs, but I was a happy cat.

Websites with Direct Download Resources/Archives

Anime

1. http://www.cyber12.com/ - [Anime Download Resource Archive] - TONS! mostly linked via MegaUpload and similar file sending websites, and you don't need to register for it. Mostly recent stuff and some old stuff.

2. http://www.narutoengdub.co.nr/ - [JustDubs] - download complete dubbed series!

3. http://www.anime-eden.com/ - [Anime Eden] - huge archive of many series, usually complete, download from servers two at a time, also music, free registration necessary. They have a lot of older series as well as new ones, and anime movies.

4. http://www.boontan.net/ - [Boontan] - several series, download from servers, free registration necessary, lots of recent obscure series.

6. http://mesmerisz.livejournal.com/3570.html - a livejournal masterpost list with a few hundred series linked through megaupload, well organized. Only recent stuff from the last two years.

[from hakeber]
7. http://www.anikat.com - Large archive, linked via MegaUpload and similar sites, no registration necessary.

8. http://www.lolipower.org/


Manga

1. http://www.onemanga.com/directory/ - [OneManga] - This is where I get my Naruto updates; there's a huge database, no sign-up necessary. I view online.

2. http://stoptazmo.com/ - [StopTazmo] - Another large database, direct downloading of zip files. This site was created as a hate-letter to another download site [NarutFan], apparently.


Here's the updated list. If it weren't for these websites, I'd probably have more friends. They will corrupt your fannish soul...

Comments

[danielleleigh.livejournal.com]

#5 on the anime list was full of malware. I would advise that NO ONE go there, because if your protection isn't completely up to date you'd get really screwed.

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

I've never had any problems with it, but I deleted it from the list just in case. There's enough sites out there that we can skip that one without a loss.

[hakeber.livejournal.com]

Always glad to help with corruption.

[hang-nga-79.livejournal.com]

Hulu only works if you live in the US.

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

Noted! In that case, I suggest surfthechannel as an alternative. It's not as pretty, but it's bigger.

[lilyayl.livejournal.com]

Have you checked out MangaFox? They aren't as pretty as OneManga, but their search feature is pretty cool (click the boxes of what you want and stuff will come up). Plus, I think they have more.

This site is good for jmusic: http://worldnihon.wordpress.com/

Then these three sites are good for Asian dramas:

http://fansub.d-addicts.com/Jdrama_Fansub_Map (tells you who is subbing what)
http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Main_Page (wiki with descriptions of shows)
http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/ (place you can d/l)