Anime Direct Downloads

Introduction

There are a billion and one places to direct download anime for free, especially unlicensed fansubs. Here's where you find out where (and how!). Of course, I'll be referring a lot to Anime Field - a blog of mine which primarily focuses on helping you find anime direct download sites.

Quick Start Guide

Your first time direct downloading anime? Here's where you start.

fourzerofour: Fast site with the latest anime, but download accelerators are not supported. Read the full review...
National-Anime: Another fast site, but not as frequently updated as Anikei.com. Also requires free registration. Read the full review...

Thirsty for more sites? Try the brand new ones below.

Latest Anime Direct Download Sites

anime2leech.com – DDL Site
Definitely one of the more self-explanatory URLs around. This anime direct download site has been fast for me. Found it thanks to a comment made on an earlier post. While it doesn’t automatically update based on the latest episodes released on BT, there’s still a lot of variety and relatively frequent updates to keep you busy. 1. [...] - 2 years ago
AkiraBlaid – Anime DDL Site – 2007 Update
An admin from AkiraBlaid recently emailed me on some of the changes the site has gone through since last year. After checking the site out, I had to agree that there were some important changes since my last review, including: Episodes are no longer compressed into .zip files Download speeds seem markedly higher than before A few more [...] - 2 years ago
Distro.anime.nu – XDCC Bot Pack Lists
Thought I’d go for something different today and post about fast XDCC bots instead. I’ve always gotten good speeds from the bots listed at Distro.anime.nu, so if you happen to be an IRC fan, take a look at the pack lists on their site: P.S.: Even if you’re the pure DDL+BT kind of anime downloader, give [...] - 2 years ago