Kissanime
KissAnime.ru is the king of anime websites, with millions of users worldwide can enjoy free anime streaming. It offers a large selection of anime series
Its main site, KissAnime.ru, was shut down on August 14, 2020. One commentator noted that “fans are furious” as “in many countries they really have nowhere to go” for the kind of content that was hosted on the site.
Over the weekend KissAnime announced on Discord that it would be closing down once again; this time for good. But this isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
Over the weekend KissAnime announced via a post from the moderators on the unofficial discord that both KissAnime and it’s sister site KissManga would be closing down once again; this time for good.
Anime fans are by and large split about the loss of KissAnime and KissManga. Many are sad to see their favorite source for free new anime join Geocities in website heaven, while others care just enough to release a few memes to twitter and move on with their lives.
Not to mention the viruses. There are few more infuriating ways to fill your computer with viruses than KissAnime.
In the end, it’s a little bittersweet to see the service finally close its electronic doors for good. I’d be lying if I said I’d never watched a single show on KissAnime. But part of growing up is letting go of the worst parts of ourselves, and in a world where it’s so easy and reasonable to support the studios, KissAnime was definitely that worst part.
Interestingly, the kissanime.nz and kiss-anime.ws are still up, running, and available. While I didn’t risk the well being of my work computer to see if the files were still available to download, it seems that there are at least temporary workarounds. If this will continue to be the case in October or January is anybody’s guess.
Are you sad to see KissAnime and KissManga go? Do you still use them regularly? How will you get your anime fix now?
Kissanime is an American site that streams free anime shows and videos. Anime fans love it the most. This site is accessible both from your PC as well as your mobile phone.
Kissanime has two types of accounts for its users: premium and free version. In the premium quality, you get ad-free sessions; also, the registration is optional.
