General FAQ's

What is my ANIME streaming?

my ANIME streaming is a new anime streaming site that has ad supported anime for free and we provide fast anime update everyday.

How can help the site?

Tell your friends or family about this free website! Just spread the word. Put a link in your signature, myspace, facebook, friendster or whatever other places there are, they are one of the good ways to keep my ANIME streaming growing. We’d also appreciate if you put a link back on your site/blog. You can also donate to help us pay our present server cost.

How can I add videos, photos, and reviews to my ANIME streaming?

We have some very detailed guides in the forum. Be sure to check it out, and if you still got any questions let us know.

How come some videos load slowly?

All of our videos are hosted off site, so it is not our speed problem. It is either your ISP or the video provider is having problems.

Video is broken, what should I do?

Report it to us. Just leave a comment on the episode and tell us what the problem you had encountered. Its located below the videos. We will fix it ASAP.

I hear an annoying beep sound that I keep hearing?

That’s the chat, look to right and you are able to see the chat! it can be muted by hitting the speaker in the bottom left corner.

I can't see any of the videos on your site?

You would have to first enable flash in your browser in order to see the videos on our site. Most computers have it built in but for the slim chance yours doesn't, Download Flash Player. www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer. If that doesn't work try download either firefox or google chrome as they are excellent browsers and may work where internet explorer doesn't.

I'm trying to watch a video on your site and it's giving me an error!("The content for this video is no longer available" or "The video was deleted" or "The video has been removed for copyright infringement" or "access denied)

The videos on the site are user uploaded and from time to time those videos are removed or deleted. You should report the video as broken, and then if possible add a new stream if you can. If you find the video on another anime site, then feel free to share the video links with myANIMEstreaming.

The video says "The video you requested is not available in your region", why won't it work?

Those are country based videos, which due to licensing issues can't be viewed outside of certain countries. Your best bet is to try another mirror, and if there isn't one and you find one elsewhere add the link to myANIMEstreaming to help others that run across the same problem later on.

Why do you guys use megavideo, can't you use something else?

We try our very best to add videos from video sites other then megavideo, but for most users it's easier to upload to megavideo due to lax protection. We personally prefer other sites and will do our best to upload to other sites. But as this is a user contibuted anime site, you could lend a hand and help the users on my ANIME streaming by adding better mirrors.

Where is ? It's not on your site.

If an anime show is missing from the site feel free to suggest it to the staff. If the anime doesn't break any rules we'll add it. (We don't link to any hentai or ecchi on the site, in case that's the type of anime your looking for). Also due to licensing issues there are some show's that can't be added. Your best bet is to ask around.

How can i become a Moderator or an AnimeLinker?

Defends if we have slot for you for that job. Contact me for more info.

 

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Anime FAQ's

What is Anime?

Anime is an English name for the style of art and animation developed by (but no longer exclusively produced by) the Japanese. The word "Anime" is just the Japanese word for animation (of any kind), and it is pronounced "Annie-May" (both like the English names). Other occasionally used words are Japanimation, Japanime, and Manga (which is the Japanese word for comic books and animation in general).

All right, that's what the word means, so what is Anime?

To get a little more in depth, animation in Japan is a different industry than it has been in America. In Japan, although there are also animated TV series and movies made for kids, a lot of animation is created with teens and adults in mind. In recent years (spurred partly by anime) this kind of animation has become drastically more popular in the US--some examples are the Simpsons, Doctor Katz, The Venture Brothers and much of the other material on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, the old Hobbit movies, Titan AE, and the infamous Fritz the Cat.

Japan, however, has been doing it for a lot longer, does a lot more of it, and (at least in the opinion of most anime fans) is generally better at it. Anime encompasses a wide range of animation produced in Japan (as well as other countries) that has a similar, relatively realistic style (you know, with the big eyes? Remember Speed Racer?), but the genres are a varied as those in live action movies. There are sci-fi stories, comedies (both of the silly and more adult type), action flicks of every flavor (much anime, but by no means all of it, fits here), romance stories (from adolescent girl stuff all the way to adult romantic drama), dramas (some of very high quality), and even literary adaptations.

What you won't see much of is Disney-style musicals--a musical number is very rare, at best. You will see a lot of surprisingly deep and thoughtful stories, some very interesting art, and lots of things that are interesting to adults (and a lot of stuff that isn't suitable for younger viewers at all). Frankly, though anime isn't for everybody, there is at least something within the genre that will interest almost everybody. This web site might even help you find something you'll like.

Is this stuff OK for my kids to watch?

It depends. Some movies, yes (for example Kiki's Delivery Service), others, definitely not. Check out the content notes of the reviews here to get detailed information about what to expect, and the box will usually have a mention of the content in the small print on the back somewhere, as well as an age recommendation. In any case, always keep an eye on what your kids watch, especially when it comes to anime.

Is this series/show/movie OK for somebody who doesn't like strong language/violence/nudity/etc.?

A: Again, if the movie or series you're wondering about has a review on this site, check the content notes; those should cover pretty well what kind of objectionable material is in the series (please let us know if you don't think it does!). If it's not reviewed here, or you need more details, you can always ask AAW directly, or ask in the forums.

What's with the huge eyes?

No, it's not some kind of Asian inferiority complex, and actually, not quite all Anime has the big eye style. But, most of it does, and the fact of the matter is that no one is 100% sure why. However, the first person to use that style is usually credited as Tezuka Osamu, the creator of the old Astro Boy TV series among various other very popular TV shows that became the foundation for Japan's entire animation and comic industry. As to where Tezuka got the idea, Fred Ladd, who worked with him, has said (as in this Akadot interview) that he said he was emulating Betty Boop, who was popular in Japan at the time. Other early US-produced animated characters that predate the anime style also have very large eyes (if you look, Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse have huge eyes).

The eyes also no doubt relate to the simple fact that humans find big eyes cute (small children have proportionally bigger eyes, compared to adults). In any case, the animated TV series created by Tezuka were very popular, and the style stuck. It has been altered and adapted over the ages, but the eyes have remained roughly the same. I've also heard another reason for the size of the eyes summed up by the old expression "eyes are windows to the soul." The Japanese (and by extrapolation Japanese Animation) are very interested in emotion, and what better way to express emotion than through... well, really huge eyes.

Who created anime, and when?

The art form we now call "anime" doesn't have a specific birthdate, and it wasn't exactly created by anyone. But, partly as a result of being either the first or among the first to use the big-eyed style, Tezuka Osamu is generally considered the "father" of anime. He started creating comics in 1947, which were extremely popular, and at the beginning of 1963 Tetsuwan Atomu (known outside Japan as Astroboy) began airing. That is generally considered the first anime-style animated production. Animation had been produced in Japan as early as 1917, but the style was generally different from what is now considered anime.

How, exactly, do you pronounce "anime"?

A: The easiest way to figure it out is to say two English names together: "Annie" and "May", but if you really want to pronounce it well, you can either read through lesson one in our Japanese lessons, or try this: Each of the three syllables has an equal length, and is pronounced with a relatively clipped vowel at the end. "A-ni-me" has an "a" which is pronounced like the a in "father" (sort of "ahh"; not as nasal as a normal American English "a" but also not like "on"), "ni" which is like "knee" (but with a shorter "ee" on the end), and "me" which sounds like the beginning of "met" (with no "t" of course). Stick all three syllables together without pauses, and you have anime. Writing it with an French-style accent on the "e" is also occasionally done, and although this makes the correct pronunciation of the final "e" more clear, it isn't really correct since the word is technically Romanized Japanese, which has no accent marks.

What do -Chan, -San, and all those words stuck onto Japanese names mean?

Where in English we have a basic set of prefixes (Mr., Mrs., Ms.), Japanese titles are suffixes (they come after the name), there are more of them, and they are more strictly based on the speaker's rank in society relative to the person they're talking to. They are also not usually gender specific. Ones you will hear most commonly in anime are:

• -san: The basic "Mr."/"Ms." suffix; not gender specific. Used by adults (or sometimes younger people) to refer to roughly social equals, or as an all-purpose polite suffix.
• -chan: The standard "cute" suffix. Generally used with the names of small children or younger girls; also occasionally used affectionately by boyfriends/girlfriends to refer to each other.
• -sama: Very honorific suffix. Used when being extremely polite, or more commonly toward people far socially superior (kings, lords, gods). Not common in modern use, but frequently heard in anime.
• -kun: Generally used to refer to social equals or slight inferiors, particularly younger males.
• -dono: Rarely used, old fashioned honorific; similar to -sama.
• -sempai/Sempai: Can be used as a suffix or as a stand alone "title" (not attached to a name, that is). Usually used to refer to people in the same group as you, but somewhat higher (for example, students in a higher grade).
• -kouhai/Kouhai: The opposite of "sempai"--used to refer to social inferiors.
• -sensei/Sensei: Roughly "Teacher", also used as both a suffix and term of reference. Can also be used for respected people in educated positions, such as doctors. This is the once case where there is a rough English equivalent; one can say, for example, "Professor Smith", or merely call him/her "Professor" (the word "sensei," however, includes other English titles, like "Doctor" or "Teacher" as well).