Featured Site: Anime News Service

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Anime News Service, launched in 1998 by Jonah Morgan, is one of the earliest Web sites dedicated to reporting news on Japanese animation and comics that is still operational today.

From what the latest anime creators have been up to, to the latest trends in western distribution, to exclusive interviews with industry professionals, ANS has been serving industry news both from home and abroad.

So what went on behind the scenes at ANS? What is it like being one of the oldest anime news sites on the internet? Read on as we dive into the interesting history of Anime News Service.

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What is Backstage? Think of Backstage as a history book, a book that records anime and manga related websites from around the internet.

Time goes by fast, and websites come and go... our mission is to create tributes to those websites that once flourished, or are still flourishing. We keep records of their rise and (hopefully not) fall, so they won't be forgotten by the "future generations" of internet otakus.

It doesn't matter if you are a new fan who just found your way to this scary placed called the internet, or a long-time "pioneer" of the community. We'll try our best to present you with a thorough introduction to each featured website's history, their importance and contribution to the community, as well as behind-the-scene talks with the staff.

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