Animax Eastern Europe

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Animax Eastern Europe (previously known as A+)
Animax Eastern Europe
Launched	11 April 2007
Network	Animax
Owned by	Sony Corporation
Picture format	Analog, PAL
Slogan	Animax. A másik éned. (Animax. Your other self.)
Country	Japan
Broadcast area	Hungary Romania Czech Republic Slovakia Poland Serbia
Replaced	A+
Website	Official website (Hungarian) Official website (Romanian)
Availability
Cable
UPC Romania	Channel 501 (digital with DVR) Channel 121 (digital)

Animax Eastern Europe is Japanese anime television network Animax's networks in Eastern Europe, including Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and soon in Poland. It replaced the A+ network in these countries except Poland on April 11, 2007. This was Animax's first major expansion to Europe.^[1][2][3] Its current programs are available either dubbed in the local languages of each country, or in Japanese audio with local subtitles.

[edit] History

A+ (also known as Anime+, /+ or Anime Plusz) was originally launched in December 4, 2004, and was broadcast in Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic and Slovakia either via cable or satellite TV systems. It was acquired by Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) in October 2006. All programs prior to this acquisition were dubbed in the local languages.

In 2008 Animax Eastern Europe is reported to launched the channel in Poland and will distributed in the country by HBO Poland (Co-owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment) and run by Animax Eastern Europe but due to delay in deal with the local cable providers and DTH providers, the launch of the channel is delayed to 2nd half of 2009.^[4]

Animax CE is the first 24-hour anime television network launched in the region. It was announced on April on the Official Japanese Website of 2009 Fullmetal Alchemist about the show's expansion in 23 European countries were Animax Eastern Europe will broadcast the New Fullmetal Alchemist 2009 series under the international title, "Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood" in Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland starting this June/July, however local schedules are yet to released.^[5] Animax CE has announced that it will first premiere the local language subbed version on its websites and later dubbed versions on the channel.

Animax is the only^{[citation needed]} channel in Central Europe to broadcast all top rated Anime series including Naruto, Bleach, YuYu Hakusho, Fullmetal Alchemist, etc along with several others such as Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Detective Conan, Digimon series, Dinosaur King, etc also soon premiering Dragonball GT , Soul Eater, Romeo x Juliet, D.Gray-man and several others.

[edit] Broadcast by Animax Eastern Europe

• Afro Samurai ^{March 06}
• Ayakashi Ayashi
• The Amazing Race 8-13
• The Amazing Race: Asia ²⁰¹⁰
• Bleach
• Bleach: Memories of Nobody
• Blood+
• Chrono Crusade
• Death Note
• Death Note: Live Movie 1
• Death Note: The Last Name
• Death Note: Rewrite - Visions of a God
• Detective Conan
• D.Gray-man
• Digimon 02
• Digimon Tamers
• Digimon Frontier
• Dinosaur King
• Dragon Ball GT ²⁰¹⁰
• Fullmetal Alchemist
• Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror of Shamballa
• Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood ²⁰¹⁰
• Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
• Ghost in the Shell SAC: 2nd Gig
• Hellsing
• Honey & Clover
• Honey & Clover 2
• InuYasha: The Final Act ²⁰¹⁰
• Kyoro-chan
• Nana
• Naruto
• Nodame Cantabile
• Romeo X Juliet
• Slayers: Revolution ²⁰¹⁰
• Slayers: Evolution-R ²⁰¹⁰
• So You Think You Can Dance 3
• Soul Eater
• Trinity Blood ^{March 09.}
• Who Wants to Be a Superhero?

[edit] Currently Broadcasting

• Captain Tsubasa (2002) ^re-airing

• Chrono Crusade ^re-airing

• Detective Conan ^{re-airing season 1}

• D.Gray-man ^airing

• Full Metal Alchemist ^re-airing

• Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu ^re-airing

• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex ^re-airing

• Nana ^re-airing

• Naruto ^{new episodes (season 2)}

• Nodame Cantabile ^re-airing

• Soul Eater ^airing

• So You Think You Can Dance 3 ^{airing & re-airing}

• Yu Yu Hakusho ^re-airing

[edit] Future Programming

• Afro Samurai^{2010 march 06}

• Dragon Ball GT²⁰¹⁰

• Lovely Complex²⁰¹⁰

• Slayers: Revolution²⁰¹⁰

• Trinity Blood ^{2010 march 09}

[edit] Average schedule

• Note: This television program is actual from February, 2010.^[6][7][8]

Animax Eastern Europe	20:00 (8:00 PM)	20:25 (8:25 PM)	20:50 (8:50 PM)	21:15 (9:15 PM)	21:40 (9:40 PM)	22:05 (10:05 PM)	22:30 (10:30 PM)	23:00 (11:00 PM)
Monday	Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002 / Dice	Fullmetal Alchemist	Yu Yu Hakusho	Soul Eater		Chrno Crusade / Nana	Gits SAC	So You Think You Can Dance / Reaper
Tuesday				Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu
Wednesday				Naruto
Thursday				Detective Conan / D.Gray-man
Friday				Romeo X Juliet / Nodame Cantabile
Saturday		InuYasha	Detective Conan / Naruto on one weekend	Gankutsuou / So You Think You Can Dance / Video Game Awards / Hellboy		So You Think You Can Dance / Qube once		Soul Eater
Sunday

Possible Schedule for March 2010:

Animax Eastern Europe	20:00 (8:00 PM)	20:25 (8:25 PM)	20:50 (8:50 PM)	21:15 (9:15 PM)	21:40 (9:40 PM)	22:05 (10:05 PM)	22:30 (10:30 PM)	23:00 (11:00 PM)
Monday	Dice	Fullmetal Alchemist / ?	Yu Yu Hakusho	Soul Eater		Nana	Gits SAC	Reaper
Tuesday				Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu / Trinity Blood
Wednesday				Naruto
Thursday				D.Gray-man
Friday				Nodame Cantabile
Saturday		InuYasha	Detective Conan	Afro Samurai & Qube		Being Human		Soul Eater
Sunday

Legend
Anime	Western Live Action Series
	Encore Broadcast

[edit] Animax monthly Premieres

[edit] Episode Counter

Dropped Series:

[edit] Broadcast by A+

Note that Sony Corporation acquired A+ in September 2006, and while not being officially Animax yet, the channel aired further programs with only Japanese dubs and local subtitles, with the exception of a few.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Animax Hungary (Hungarian)
• Animax Romania (Romanian)
• Animax Czech Republic (Czech)
• Animax Slovakia (Slovak)
• Animax Poland (Polish)