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I was wondering - from where do anime sites find the anime they are streaming?
I'd like to know how they get the content and from where.


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From where do anime streaming sites take their videos from?


Some from torrent sites or are ripping them from the disks or original
streaming services.


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_Legal_ streaming sites like Crunchyroll, Viz, [and
others](https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/a/923/2516) get their source
directly from the original distributor/publisher after [they get the
license/rights to stream the
series](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2012-06-11).

Outside of those sites (which are considered "gray area"), they use any
possible sources, from ripping the video from the original streaming services
and DVD/BD to downloading from existing sources, which is basically piracy
since it's a copyright infringement to distribute works without permission,
regardless if [they are already licensed or not yet
licensed](https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/19024/2516).


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