Anti-Piracy Association CODA Confirms Its Role In The Recent Shutdown Of 16 Major Anime Piracy Websites

Anti-Piracy Association CODA Confirms Its Role In The Recent Shutdown Of 16 Major Anime Piracy Websites

Japanese anti-piracy association CODA touted the success of its latest "Operation Animes" phase, which resulted in the closure of 16 massive anime piracy websites.

By MattIsForReal - Aug 29, 2024 07:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Manga
Source: CODA

Earlier this week, dozens of the world's most popular anime piracy websites were shutdown. AniWave (AnimeWave), AnimeSuga, and 123Anime were just a few of the dozen top-visited piracy websites that closed seemingly overnight, with little to no explanation.

This week, we finally learned who was responsible for the worldwide operation. The Japanese anti-piracy association CODA (Content Overseas Distribution Association) is leading an international collaboration with Brazilian law enforcement called "Operation Animes."

A new report from CODA details the ongoing battle with anime piracy. The first phase of "Operation Animes" actually began in early 2023 and resulted in the closure of 36 anime pirating sites. 

The second phase has been underway since September 2023 and has resulted in the closure of another 16 sites, including AniWave (AnimeWave), AnimeSuga, and 123Anime, and more. Toei Animation, Toho, and Bandai Namco Filmworks actually filed criminal charges through CODA against several piracy websites in Brazil that infringe on Japanese anime. Three of the site takedowns were reportedly a result of these criminal charges.

The report details the 16 sites that have been shut down as part of the second phase of "Operation Animes." Direct negotiations were conducted with site operators from March 2024, "resulting in the closure of a total of 13 sites, including animeshouse.net, animesbr.cc, and meuanime.io, as well as 10 related sites, bringing the total number of sites closed as a result of CODA's involvement this time to 16."

All of this coincides with "Operation 404," a Brazilian antipiracy initiative that launched in 2019 with the goal of ceasing the operations of piracy sites, apps, and social media accounts. While it's likely an impossible task to fully end anime piracy, this second phase was a huge win for the industry. The report claims that the average number of visitors to these 16 sites over the past three months (November 2023 to January 2024) was approximately 21 million, "making them among the top 20 anime infringement sites in Brazil during the same period."

"We would like fans of Japanese content to be aware that watching pirated sites and illegally uploaded videos harms the interests of creators and rights holders who create works, and destroys the content creation cycle," CODA wrote in its report. "We would like fans to recognize that manga and anime will continue to evolve if they enjoy content properly, and for that reason, we will continue to actively promote our business with the aim of creating a healthy market where legitimate content can be delivered to fans overseas."

As of right now, eleven of the sites that were voluntarily surrendered by their operators now redirect to a CODA page announcing their closure. While a big win for the anti-piracy organization and the industry as a whole, one has to wonder how truly effective it will be in the long run. Everyone knows that piracy websites are a dime a dozen and when one is shut down, seemingly dozens more pop up.

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SlyTuna
SlyTuna - 8/30/2024, 6:03 PM
The more you tighten your grip, CODA, the more pirates will slip through your fingers
Sleyer44
Sleyer44 - 9/4/2024, 1:53 AM
@SlyTuna - You're right, anime piracy is impossible to eradicate, and that's a good thing
BuTeLiE
BuTeLiE - 9/4/2024, 4:49 AM
Those foolish people think they've done a good thing, but they've only stopped the beginning of millions of new anime fans. Every anime fan started on a site like that. They've ruined the whole monopoly.
Eliza
Eliza - 9/4/2024, 6:36 AM
@BuTeLiE - Yes and then we who only know our language what to do you tell me and now it doesn't seem right to me that I can't watch my favorite animes because I can't find them anywhere!
Eliza
Eliza - 9/4/2024, 6:39 AM
I think it's very stupid what you did, you should have simply said that if I give the copyright and write that it's not theirs and just translate it was better than closing them Many others like me can't watch anime anymore because we don't know only our language and these sites were translating our anime! He could simply put you for the car rights Write them in the description! Either way, you are morons!
Eliza
Eliza - 9/4/2024, 6:42 AM
I was currently watching anime kage which was an extremely popular site in Romania, now I don't have any site to watch anime on, I searched, there is no other site I would watch on!I can't find the anime on any other sites that are probably eligible like boku no hero academia season 7 I can't find it anywhere anyway shame on you
Lukazuki
Lukazuki - 9/4/2024, 12:48 PM
Hello the movement that has been launched against anime fans will be extremely catastrophic since the movement that Anti-Piracy Association CODA made will bring lots of hate especially on these website that request money in order to watch animes,Crunchyroll dont have the foundation to help every country with translates on all their specific languages even tho everyone heard about Crunchyroll for example like everyone heard about netflix just prepare for the wave of hate and hacking and floods it will take as a revenge from anime lovers comunity so i'm just messaging that if this website along with others that are pay2 watch are responsible of this probably the fans that watched anime got this heartbreak it will lead to some suicides for sure and all that blood is on everyone in charge hands.Also will be lovely to hear some kind of excuse and actions from websites like crunchyroll and crunchyroll itself because everyone knows 100% these companies along with others made this pathetic action.
metalmagic
metalmagic - 9/5/2024, 3:19 AM
It's really a big piece of shit that they did exactly the same thing that gamforge did in trying to close the private servers of metin2 :)) Netflix and Disney+ have a whole collection of laughs and Crunchyroll, which is available in Romania and has a pretty good selection HE DOESN'T SPEAK ROMANIAN LANGUAGE, you have to watch it in English!!
MrKellby
MrKellby - 9/5/2024, 10:11 AM
I've been an anime translator for 6 years now for many websites in my country, the takedown of AnimeKage will only make people angry, and the community will pay it back.THE CULTURE SHOULD BE FREE FOR EVERYONE.They want people to watch anime on a legal way, paying for content? Yeah, sure, they'll do it if the anime would have subtitles in their language and of they library would have more than just 100 anime series. Crunchyroll? It have subtitles for English, Portuguese, Dutch, Spanish and that's it. Disney+ doesn't even have an Romania version of the descent of the anime at least, also Netflix doesn't have a good library of anime in the region of Romania, why don't we just make 13 subscriptions and use an VPN too just to watch our favorite anime. Closing websites and deleting peoples work from many years ago isn't the answer, YOU SHOULD HIRE THEM NOT CANCEL OR TAKE THEY DOWN!!!!

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