Animax Asia is the Japanese anime TV network Animax's English language feeds in Southeast Asia, as well as its feeds across other regions of mainland Asia, including Hong Kong and Taiwan. It is operated by Sony Pictures Entertainment, the television and film production and distribution unit of Japanese media conglomerate Sony.
Animax is the first ever 24x7 channel in Asia which is fully dedicated to anime. It was first launched in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia from January 2004, and launched in several other countries soon after. It currently airs in 21 countries in Asia and has reached over 29 million households. It is not known why Animax was cut off from Vietnam in July 2004, 2007 and 2012 by Vietnamese cable operators.
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