International Streaming Service DAISUKI Ends Service in October

by arsonal
Aug 1, 2017 9:21 AM | 48 Comments

Streaming content distributor DAISUKI announced on Tuesday that it will terminate its international anime streaming service by October 31, 2017. DAISUKI, which began its service in 2013, is owned and operated by Anime Consortium Japan and was acquired by Bandai Namco Holdings in a 2.1 billion yen buyout in March.

The site was opened following the 2012 establishment of a joint venture among Asatsu DK, Toei Animation, Aniplex, Sunrise, TMS Entertainment, and Dentsu. In 2014, ownership of DAISUKI was transferred to Anime Consortium Japan, with Bandai Namco Holdings and the Cool Japan Fund state investment board joining the company's shareholders. In the following year, they were joined by publishers Kodansha, Shueisha, Shogakukan, and Kadokawa, card game creator Bushiroad, and merchandise firm Good Smile Company.

MyAnimeList's parent company DeNA previously established a partnership with Anime Consortium Japan to embed DAISUKI's streaming content, such as The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls and God Eater, on the website. At Anime Expo 2016, Anime Consortium Japan announced it was adding a premium subscription service to DAISUKI which provides access to a larger selection of simulcast titles and older titles. Registration for new premium subscribers closed on July 1.

Variety reports that Bandai Namco had planned to make Anime Consortium Japan a more nimble operator as DAISUKI was facing stiffening competition from other streaming services.

Source: DAISUKI

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This is a big loss to all people who can't watch shows legally because they are part of "Worldwide Excluding Asia", as Crunchyroll puts it. One Punch Man, God Eater, Tales of Zestiria, EroManga Sensei. They had good shows. They are worldwide.

But as to why it never occured to the consortium that owns Daisuki to actually try getting new shows on their platform baffles me. But I guess it's because companies like Funi, Crunchyroll, etc are paying top $$ to get these shows. For the Production Committee, it probably does not matter if they also own Daisuki. What matters is the revenue they will get from the anime they produced. Will they earn more if they put it on Daisuki? An almost free streaming site with Ads? Or will they earn more if Crunchyroll pays for the anime (with a promise of revenue share)? The answer is obvious.

They never tried to make Daisuki competitive. They thought just their names (the companies behind Daisuki) are enough to drive people. They forgot what drives people to use their streaming product is their content, and nothing else.

Aug 9, 2017 7:34 PM by wonderwall

Can't really call it a big loss. Still waiting for someone to make a legal alternative for us in Northern Europe/scandinavia. As of yet, I'll have no other choice but to keep on being an international wanted pirate.

Aug 4, 2017 3:34 AM by Prebz

IIRC, I used Daisuki a few times when they first hit the scene, but that was it. Rest in peace, though.

Aug 2, 2017 1:46 PM by Mormegil

Naxrrhid said:

jc9622 said:
You expect to pay $7 a month and download TV series and movies?

Wait...., people in 2015+2 pay to watch TV series and movies? I'm gonna go out on a limb and assume money is traded for music as well? Wait, do people not know how to use the internet?

Wasshio said:

Answer: Yes there are people that pay to watch anime in 2017.

Like, this is serious right? Not trolling or anything? People legitimately spend money to watch the same HD 1080p 7.1 SRS anime that other people watch for free? Damn.......

Yes, and its not something new either to be completely honest. For a seasonal anime watcher then yeah its even a bigger or a very apparent reason to do so. I mean... I dunno, they just do it. It's not a joke nor anything, its actually legit.

Aug 2, 2017 9:28 AM by removed-user

Even if the content wasn't good as other anime streaming distributor it's a bad new T_T

Aug 2, 2017 2:35 AM by plg

Half of series available in France was without French subtitles and most part of them did not even work at other websites. It was a good initiative but they did not put enough resources. There was some most popular show that could be used to start the services.

Aug 2, 2017 2:09 AM by Karobwe

To tell the truth nothing valuable was lost.

Aug 2, 2017 12:30 AM by Swagernator

Well, there goes all Gundam streams... Sucks to see a legal anime streaming platform die but Daisuke was just never big enough. Especially with Crunchyroll on the market whom Funimation eventually caved to support rather than compete against. Now what will happen to their titles? Will they be lost forever or will CR pick them up?

Also, the people who are claiming its foolish to pay for the anime you consume, you're a parasyte.

Aug 1, 2017 11:08 PM by MoonStar9

jc9622 said:
You expect to pay $7 a month and download TV series and movies?

Wait...., people in 2015+2 pay to watch TV series and movies? I'm gonna go out on a limb and assume money is traded for music as well? Wait, do people not know how to use the internet?

Wasshio said:

Naxrrhid said:
wait....

........there are people who pay to watch anime in 2017?

Answer: Yes there are people that pay to watch anime in 2017.

Like, this is serious right? Not trolling or anything? People legitimately spend money to watch the same HD 1080p 7.1 SRS anime that other people watch for free? Damn.......

Aug 1, 2017 10:43 PM by Naxrrhid

jc9622 said:
3) This is the ridiculous part. You expect to pay $7 a month and download TV series and movies?

Don't put words in my mouth.

I expect to pay a reasonable fee per anime that I choose to buy. I don't care if someone has 500 anime if I only want 2 of them. If I want to pay $15 once for a digital download that is 2 months worth of subscription money from someone who would never subscribe.

Since optical media went obsolete in 2008 there needs to be a valid option to replace the hardcopy. A digital copy is the only feasible way.

Aug 1, 2017 10:14 PM by Red_Tuesday

Red_Tuesday said:
One more tombstone on the cemetery of streamers who want to rent out a famine-stricken selection of video to a heavily discriminitating portion of the market.

1. Get rights for all of the anime.
2. Provide it for ALL OF EARTH
3. Download in HD with zero DRM
4. Get my money

Lol chihaya when did u became smart

Aug 1, 2017 9:54 PM by Takamura-sama

As long as Crunchyroll, Horriblesubs, and Kissanime are still around it's not that big of a loss...

Aug 1, 2017 9:51 PM by BriBri812

I only heard about it before because it's was streaming One Punch Man faster than other sites...

Aug 1, 2017 9:49 PM by BriBri812

What you're asking for is ridiculous and completely dillusional. Even Netflix can't do this shit because it's IMPOSSIBLE.

1) and 2) is simply impossible because there's competition involved and it all depends on the producers if they want to give the rights to a certain company

3) This is the ridiculous part. You expect to pay $7 a month and download TV series and movies? LMAO.....Boi, not only don't you have any idea how business in the entertainment industry works but you also have no idea how expensive it is to produce such content. $7 is a reasonable price to stream a series but to own a series at that price?! That's like saying I should be able to play a Triple A game for $10.

Aug 1, 2017 9:29 PM by jc9622

In the end, Japan only care about their own Japanese market. No matter how much anime fans outside Japan criticize anime, if fans in Japan are satisfied, then our opinion weigh no value. Prove that gaijin critic/opinion/review/discussion are totally irrelevant to the Japanese. In the end, anime is mainly for Japanese alone.

Either that or international support for legitimate streaming is very little in that case, we can see more Chinese company taking over Japanese anime industry in future. Chinese cartoon, literally.

Aug 1, 2017 9:10 PM by Zapredon

I more feel bad for people losing their jobs and the industry shrinking that much more than the quality themselves, they killed it for gundam shows but everything else was a mixed bag. But hey they almost consistently got IBO out in time for me to watch before work prior to 7 am so I appreciate that at least.

Aug 1, 2017 8:21 PM by JizzyHitler

Daisuke was never really that big to begin with, I'm honestly more surprised it took this long to announce it was closing

In any event I'm still waiting to how the other "big 3" streamers are going to go against each other, all of them still have shotty business models when it comes to the international community

Aug 1, 2017 7:52 PM by Cloudius

Not a big deal, Crunchyroll or FUnimation will probably pick up most of the shows they were bound to license.

Aug 1, 2017 6:51 PM by Shuhan

Whoa...didn't see that one coming...
I only watch Daisuki is because of *ahem* iDOLM@STER

Aug 1, 2017 6:51 PM by Toukimon

Naxrrhid said:
wait....

........there are people who pay to watch anime in 2017?

Answer: Yes there are people that pay to watch anime in 2017.

Aug 1, 2017 6:19 PM by removed-user

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