How to Download Anime

Disclaimer: you should probably buy your anime legally but hey what the heck everyone really wants to just download it. There are several ways to download anime, you can either use the ever-popular bit torrent which can be kind of a pain sometimes finding torrents that are the right ones and fast. Or you can sign up with a direct-download site, possibly by paying a monthly fee, and get your anime more reliably. Personally I actually do both, since I care about getting anime fast and cheap. (Not that I don't buy anime dvds when it is a really great series and I really want to support the artists.)

Bit Torrent There are many different bit torrent clients, but some of the most popular are uTorrent, Azureus, and Bit Tornado. You can just google bit torrent and download any of these bit torrent clients. Then you need to find the .torrent files to start downloading the file! My favorite sites for finding torrents are torrentz.com, which lists other torrent sites' torrents, and mininova.com. Look for torrents that have large numbers of seeds and good health or ratings. Also pay attention to whether the torrent is subbed, dubbed, and in the right language! I've accidentally downloaded Italian or French anime dubs and even though they're subbed in English it can be weird/annoying to listen to. If you are looking for Bleach/Naruto then dattebayo.com is the biggest most reliable source for those torrents. Plus they're funny.

Direct Download There are some free sites where you usually sign up to be a member and then can download slowly, but easier and possibly faster than torrents. This is usually a fan site for a popular show like Bleach or Naruto. Also you can sign up for a pay site because it has a much wider selection of shows, and better quality. For example narutofan.com used to just provide free naruto, but now they have a $5/month anime plan where you can download lots of different anime shows, especially the new spring season shows.

Streaming Of course there's also streaming. But youtube is not very reliable and the quality is terrible. Another option is crunchyroll and 2chan.

Hope this helps you find the anime you're looking for!by Susie Q