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 Anime Power!
January 2004 - Animax Asia, the first-ever channel
dedicated to highly popular Japanese animation (anime) programming 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, launches in Asia.
Backed by the power of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Animax Asia will bring
viewers across the region the latest and most popular anime programming
from Japan's top anime producers and studios.
With dedicated services each for Taiwan, Hong Kong, and South East Asia,
Animax Asia is set to become the destination channel the region.
Anime for
Everyone
Animax Asia has been conceptualized to be a channel of broad appeal for
anime fans of all ages, and general entertainment in nature. As the first
and only non-stop anime channel in Asia, Animax's programming will feature
top anime shows from Japan's leading studios and producers, including
programs never before seen outside of Japan and exclusive to Animax Asia,
as well as all-time classics and favourites.
Programmed for viewers of different ages and to best meet their viewing
preferences, the Animax Asia program schedule will feature 4 key time
blocks. Time blocks more suited to younger audience will feature dubbed
programs, and anime that appeals to youth and more mature audiences will
be subtitled.
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 Kids
hour
Mon-Fri * 4pm - 7pm
Targeting school-going kids aged between 7 to 14 years old, Kids
Hour programs like Cyborg Kurochan, Fancy Lala and Little Women
will feature anime that's fun, educational, creative and
entertaining.
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 Youth
Hour
Mon-Fri * 7pm - 9pm
Teenagers aged 15 years and above will escape to a whole new world
of anime entertainment with storylines and productions of anime like
Ultra Maniac and Saber Marionette J, which are steeped in fantasy,
science-fiction and even spots.
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 Mega
Zone
Mon-Fri * 9pm - 11pm
With first run and exclusive programming featuring anime seen for
the first time outside Japan, Mega Zone series like Astro Boy, Ghost
in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and .hack//Legend of the Twilight
will bring some of the highest-rated and most popular Japanese anime
to the heart of Asia.
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 Super
Maniax
Mon-Fri * 4pm - 7pm
Die-hard anime fans won't miss this time belt featuring Dr.
Dokkiri, Lamu the Invader Girl and other popular anime that have
garnered a massive following in Japan and around the world.
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