Animax Portugal was the Portuguese version of
Animax. The channel launched in April 2008 and was closed in May 2011. Originally, the channel broadcast
anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
only, but started airing
live-action shows in 2009.
History
Animax Portugal launched in
Portugal
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as a programming block on
AXN on 20 October 2007. The block ended in September 2008. The channel fully launched on 12 April 2008 in Portugal on Clix and
Meo. The channel later extended its reach to ZON in April 2009.
Animax was closed on 9 May 2011 due to low ratings, when
AXN Black
AXN Black is a television channel, channel operated by Sony Pictures Television International, Sony Pictures Television International Networks Europe. Its programming is basically focused on action and crime television series and movies. The chan ...
launched in its place.
List of programs
* ''
Peach Girl''
* ''
Nana
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People and fictional characters
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Initial D
is a Japanese street racing manga series written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from 1995 to 2013, with the chapters collected into 48 ''ta ...
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* ''
Orphen''
* ''
Orphen: Revenge''
* ''
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit''
* ''
Gungrave''
* ''
Samurai Champloo''
* ''
Gunslinger Girl''
* ''
Super GALS!
is a manga series written and illustrated by Mihona Fujii. It was published by Shueisha and serialized in '' Ribon'' ''shōjo'' manga magazine from 1998 to 2002. The manga was also published in the U.S. by CMX. In 2019, Mihona Fujii an ...
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* ''
Death Note
''Death Note'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2003 to May ...
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* ''
Blood+''
* ''
Trigun''
* ''
Ultimate Muscle
is a Japanese manga series created by the duo Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada, known as Yudetamago. It follows Suguru Kinniku, a superhero who must win a wrestling tournament to retain the title of prince of Planet Kinniku. N ...
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* ''
Ergo Proxy''
* ''
Outlaw Star''
* ''
Excel Saga
is a manga series written and illustrated by Kōshi Rikudō. It was serialized in '' Young King OURs'' from 1996 to 2011, and its individual chapters were collected and published in 27 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Shōnen Gahōsha. The series fol ...
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Love Hina''
* ''
Nodame Cantabile''
* ''
Le Chevalier D'Eon''
* ''
.hack//Sign''
* ''
Yakitate!! Japan''
* ''
Corrector Yui
is a Japanese anime television series created by Kia Asamiya. The anime series was produced by Nippon Animation and broadcast on NHK Educational TV from 1999 to 2000. It was licensed for North American release by Viz Media. This series ha ...
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* ''
Saint Seiya
, also known as ''Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac'' or simply ''Knights of the Zodiac'' (translated from the French title ''Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque''), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It ...
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InuYasha
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from November 1996 to June 2008, with its chapters collected in fifty-six '' ...
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* ''
Detective Conan''
* ''
The Law of Ueki''
* ''
Honey and Clover''
* ''
Saiyuki may refer to:
*''Saiyūki'', the Japanese language title of the Chinese classic ''Journey to the West''
*''Saiyūki'', a 1960 anime film based on Osamu Tezuka's manga adaptation of ''Journey to the West'' titled ''Boku no Son Goku'', released in En ...
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* ''
Black Lagoon''
* ''
Kochikame
, often shortened to , and known in English as ''KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops'', is a Japanese comedy manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Akimoto. It takes place in the present day, in and around a neighborhood police station (kō ...
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* ''
Air Gear''
* ''
Crayon Shin-chan''
* ''
Lupin III''
* ''
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle''
* ''
Naruto''
* ''
Naruto Shippuden''
* ''
Hunter × Hunter''
* ''
Chobits''
* ''
Mazinger Z
is a Japanese super robot manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai. The first manga version was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from October 1972 to August 1973, and it later was reissued in Kodansha ''TV Magazine ...
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* ''
Reaper''
* ''
Afterworld''
* ''
Supernatural
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* ''
Primeval
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* Primeval number, a positive integer satisfying certain conditions
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* ''
10 Things I Hate About You
''10 Things I Hate About You'' is a 1999 American teen romantic comedy film directed by Gil Junger and starring Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Larisa Oleynik. The screenplay, written by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten ...
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* ''
Charmed
''Charmed'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television, with Brad Kern serving as showrunner. The series was originally broadcast ...
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* ''
The Big Bang Theory
''The Big Bang Theory'' is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady, both of whom served as executive producers on the series, along with Steven Molaro, all of whom also served as head writers. It premiered on CBS ...
''
* ''
Chuck''
* ''
Cock'd Gunns
''Cock'd Gunns'' is a Canadian English language mockumentary television series originally produced for IFC and later broadcast on Showcase. The series documents the lives of members of the fictional rock band Cock'd Gunns, as they try to become t ...
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* ''
Fandemonium''
* ''
Forbidden Science''
* ''
The Amazing Race
''The Amazing Race'' is an adventure reality game show franchise in which teams of two people race around the world in competition with other teams. The ''Race'' is split into legs, with teams tasked to deduce clues, navigate themselves in forei ...
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* ''
Make It or Break It''
* ''
Torchwood''
* ''
True Blood''
See also
*
Animax
*
AXN (Portugal)
AXN is a Portugal, Portuguese pay television channel. It is the Portuguese version of the AXN network, owned by Sony. It was a Cabovisão exclusive in its beginnings, but now it is available in all operators and platforms. It's one of the most wa ...
References
External links
Animax Portugal''(archived)''
Facebook pageTwitter page
Animax
Sony Pictures Television
Defunct television channels in Portugal
Portuguese-language television networks
Television networks in Portugal
Television stations in Portugal
Television channels and stations established in 2008
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2011
2008 establishments in Portugal
2011 disestablishments in Portugal
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