Best Free (Legal) Websites To Watch And Stream Anime

We know how it is not having the funds necessary to watch anime online, but don’t fret, friend! Here are 40+ FREE anime streaming websites that are 100% legal. I have also included what countries they are available, and approximately how many titles they offer. I shall try to keep this list up-to-date and add/subtract sites as needed.

Have a little spending money? Check out our Ultimate List of Legal Anime Streaming Sites and Where They are Located for a full list of sites where you can get a monthly subscription!

Use the links below to quickly navigate to each site’s information.

• Adult Swim
• Anime Lab
• Anime Onegai
• Anime-Planet
• Aniplus Asia
• Asian Crush
• ConTV
• Coolmic (Uncensored Hentai/Smut/BL)
• Crackle
• Crunchyroll
• Funimation
• Genflix
• Gundam.Info
• Japanese Animated Film Classic
• Midnight Pulp
• Netzkino
• NicoNico
• Peacock TV
• PlutoTV
• Pokemon.com
• ProSieben Maxx
• Retro Crush
• RTL+
• Tubi TV
• Wakanim
• VIZ Media
• VVVID
• YouTube
• YouTube Channels That Have Free Anime Episodes

Adult Swim

• Visit the [adult swim] Website
• Cost: FREE
• Regions Available: United States, Australia, and New Zealand

Anime Lab

• Visit the Anime Lab Website
• Cost: FREE / $6.95 AUD/NZD
• Regions Available: Australia and New Zealand

Anime Onegai

• Visit the Anime Onegai Website
• Cost: FREE with commercials/Subscription
• Regions Available: Latin America

Anime-Planet

• Visit the Anime-Planet Website
• Cost: FREE // Bonus: Watching on AP auto-updates your AP Anime Watch List
• Anime Titles Available: Partnership with Crunchyroll, HIDIVE, & Hulu
• Regions Available: Globally (Availability of Shows Depends on Country)

Aniplus Asia

• Visit the Aniplus Asia Website
• Cost: FREE / VOD Subscription
• Regions Available: Singapore

Asian Crush

• Visit the Asian Crush Website
• Cost: FREE  
• Regions Available: United States & Canada

ConTV

• Visit the ConTV Website
• Cost: FREE /$4.99 USD
• Regions Available: United States

Coolmic (Uncensored Hentai/Smut/BL)

• Visit the Coolmic Website (Mobile Only & Contains Mature Content)
• Cost: Varies
• Regions Available: Worldwide

Crackle

• Visit the Crackle Website
• Cost: FREE
• Regions Available: United States

Crunchyroll

• Visit the Crunchyroll Website
• Cost: FREE / $6.95 USD / $11.95 USD
• Regions Available: 180+ Countries (To check to see what’s available in your country go here)

Funimation

• Visit the Funimation Website
• Cost: FREE, $5.99 USD (per month), $7.99 USD(per month), $99.99 USD (a year)
• Regions Available: Merging with Crunchyroll & possibly sunsetting

Gundam.Info

• Visit the Gundam.Info Website
• Cost: FREE 
• Regions Available: Globally (YouTube)

Japanese Animated Film Classic

• Visit the Japanese Animated Film Classic Website
• Cost: FREE
• Regions Available: Worldwide

Midnight Pulp

• Visit the Midnight Pulp Website
• Cost: FREE  
• Regions Available: United States & Canada

Netzkino

• Visit the Netzkino Website
• Cost: FREE / €4.99 per month
• Regions Available: German-speaking countries

NicoNico

• Visit the NicoNico Website
• Cost: FREE
• Regions Available: United States, Japan and Taiwan

Peacock TV

• Visit Peacock TV Website
• Cost: FREE / $4.99 / $9.99 per month
• Regions Available: United States

PlutoTV

• Visit the PlutoTV Website
• Cost: FREE
• Regions Available: United States

Pokemon.com

• Visit Pokemon.com Website
• Cost: FREE
• Regions Available: Varies per Country

ProSieben Maxx

• Visit the ProSieben Maxx Site
• Cost: FREE 
• Regions Available: Germany, Switzerland, and Austria

Retro Crush

• Visit the Retro Crush Website
• Cost: FREE  
• Regions Available: United States & Canada

RTL+

• Visit the RLT+ Website
• Cost: FREE
• Regions Available: Germany

Tubi TV

• Visit the Tubi Tv Website
• Cost: FREE (Commercials)
• Regions Available: United States, Mexico, Canada, and Australia

Wakanim

• Visit the Wakanim
• Cost: FREE / 5€ per month
• Regions Available: Merging with Crunchyroll & possibly sunsetting??

VIZ Media

• Visit the VIZ Media Website
• Cost: FREE 
• Regions Available: United States

VVVVID

• Visit the VVVID Website
• Cost: FREE
• Regions Available: Italy

YouTube

• Visit YouTube Website
• Cost: FREE
• Regions Available: Varies per Country

YouTube Channels That Have Free Anime Episodes:

• • Ani-One
  • Bandai America
  • Beyblade Official
  • Beyblade Burst
  • Cardfight Vanguard
  • Coolmic (Censored Mature/BL/Smut Anime)
  • Crunchyroll
  • Discotek Media
  • Funimation
  • Gundam.Info
  • Midnight Pulp
  • Muse Asia
  • Nabusi TV
  • Nozomi Entertainment
  • Subaru-Gainax Anime Project
  • TMS Entertainment
  • Toei Animation
  • Voltron
  • Chibi Maruko-Chan (Japanese)
  • Chibi Maruko-Chan (International)
  • Coji Coji (Japanese)
  • Coji Coji (International)
  • Yamato Animation (Italian)