The world’s biggest anime streaming website has end. Numerous fans are upset over ban of kissanime and kissmanga, for people who watch anime it is like end of an era. The eight years of free and pirated videos that was streamed on kissanime and kissmanga are no longer in service. What happened? All this is because of strict piracy and copyright infringement policy of Japan. Kissanime has been around for eight years. They have been streaming online shows and movies of anime industry.

 There is no doubt that the popularity and fandom of the industry is because of kissanime. Who likes to pay for videos, when they can watch for free? This was the case with kissanime. Viewers did not have to pay for subscription to watch the videos. The site has been shut down permanently. A lot of anime fans are not aware why this happened. Well, this is because the website uses to stream videos illegally. The credit for the videos streamed was not given to anime industry and the creators of the show. Of course, this is a very wrong thing done by kissanime. The money goes directly in the pockets of the website owner.

They were making money by showing content that did not belong to them. If a website wants to stream videos or shows of another creator, then they will have to sign a contract and pay the creators of the show money that they deserve. Many people think that the ban of kissanime is for the best. The website was taken down from web on 14^th august 2020. There are various other websites also, where viewers can watch the shows. The website was taken down without any prior notice to the viewers. It was a bit of unlikeable event for the fans of the website and fans of the industry. The news regarding permanent shut down of the website was made official later the same night by the team of kissanime and kissmanga.

The issue related to piracy and copyright claims have been around for quite some time. The fact that the website survived for so long despite the copyright infringement was quite a surprise for people in the industry and the competitors. It was in 2020, when Japanese law finally made a move by taking down the website forever. Fans were sad as well as disappointed. There is no going back now; the website may never come back again. The eight years were enough for kissanime and kissmanga to broaden anime’s fandom as well as website’s fandom. Fans took it to twitter to express their grief. Fans posted anime photos and videos as a tribute to the website and their eight years of dedication. There have been many similar occurrences in the past as well, but taking down the biggest anime streaming website was huge and iconic. There are few competitors in the market, where viewers can watch anime but they are nothing like kissanime and kissmanga.