An article on HiAnime's death and anime piracy in general, from a former industry insider

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• e0qdk@reddthat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  whenever the top pirate site goes down, a decent chunk of its users switch to legal services.

  [X] Doubt

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  • Unboxious@ani.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    He used to work for Crunchyroll. I’ve no doubt he’s seen it happen firsthand.

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    • Susaga@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      He probably has, back in the days when Crunchyroll was worth its price. It’s 2026, though. There are many reasons we stopped using it.

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• Susaga@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  And this is how I found out.

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