Neon Alley

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Neon Alley
Online stream of anime programming
Genre Anime
Founded October 2, 2012; 3 years ago (2012-10-02)
Headquarters San Francisco, California
Area served
 United States
Parent Viz Media
Website http://www.neonalley.com/

Neon Alley is an American digital anime service run by Viz Media. The service began as a 24-hour web channel dedicated to showing English dubbed anime series in uncut and uncensored formats. It later evolved into a Hulu-based streaming site, showcasing both dubbed and subtitled releases.

Neon Alley's programming is streamed through Hulu, which is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, Mac, and other platforms.

History[edit]

Neon Alley was first announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2012 on July 13, 2012, where it was announced for PlayStation 3 via the PlayStation Network in North America for a monthly subscription fee.[1] The service launched on October 2, 2012.[2] Along with various series such as Naruto and Death Note, the channel premiered newly dubbed series, as well as live-action and anime movies.[3] The service was later made available for Xbox 360 via Xbox Live from February 12, 2013.[4] At Anime Expo 2013, they announced the service will be available on PC and Mac, along with a new feature where subscribers can catch-up on past episodes.[5]

It was announced on February 11, 2014 that Neon Alley will discontinue its web channel format and transition to become a free on-demand service for those living in the United States. Series will be streamed through their website or through Internet connected devices on Hulu-a joint venture between NBCUniversal Television Group, Disney-ABC Television Group and Fox Broadcasting Company.[6][7] The change took effect on April 1, 2014. Following the relaunch, as a direct result of migrating to Hulu, viewers living in Canada lost access to the website.[8] As of December 2015, a plan for the service to re-enter has yet to be announced.[9]

Shows[edit]

English dub premieres[edit]

Other series[edit]

Movies[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2012/san-diego-comic-con/4
  2. ^ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2012-10-02/viz-debuts-neon-alley
  3. ^ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-07-14/viz-neon-alley-to-run-on-playstation-3-console
  4. ^ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2013-02-13/viz-media-launches-neon-alley-on-xbox-360
  5. ^ "Viz Media Adds Gargantia, Blood Lad TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 6 July 2013. 
  6. ^ http://neonalley.com/faq_transition
  7. ^ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2014-02-11/neon-alley-evolves-april-1st
  8. ^ And as a result of the loss of access to Neon Alley by Canadian viewers, Neon Alley's migration to Hulu and decision to stop serving in the Canada area leaves Anime Network as the only anime streaming service serving in the Canada area apart from the United States area. Not wanting to be like Neon Alley, Anime Network continues to offer American and Canadian viewers anime & Japanese film content on both VOD and SVOD, despite the 24/7 linear service having ceased operations 8 years ago on January 1, 2008 (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-01-05/anime-network's-24/7-linear-service-discontinued), and is still available on DirecTV and other cable providers. But still, it's not. Fellow streaming services Aniplex Channel and Crunchyroll have also been streaming to Canada apart from the United States, and so the 3 continue to operate in Canada despite Neon Alley's withdrawal from the Canadian market
  9. ^ "Answerman Life Is Just A Game". February 20, 2015. 

External links[edit]

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