is a Japanese

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owned by AT-X, Inc. was founded on June 26, 2000 as a subsidiary of TV Tokyo Medianet, which is (in turn) owned by

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. Its headquarters are in

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. AT-X network has been broadcasting anime via satellite, cable, and IPTV since December 24, 1997. AT-X broadcasts many ''

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'' anime adaptations. '' Ikki Tousen'', '' Ah My Buddha'' and '' Juden Chan'' were shown on this channel first, before they were rebroadcast on

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. As a premium channel, AT-X is also known for showing uncensored versions of several anime like ''Juden Chan'', ''Ah My Buddha'', '' Girls Bravo'', '' Elfen Lied'', '' Mahoromatic'', '' High School DxD'' and '' Redo of Healer'', which would normally get censored on free-to-air television because of the large amounts of mature content.

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* December 24, 1997 - AT-X begins broadcasting on DirecTV Channel 270. * November 30, 1998 - Bandai Chara Net TV (owned by

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, which AT-X aired through) closes due to SkyPort, its satellite provider (a subsidiary of Mitsubishi owned Space Communications Corporation, also jointly held by

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), shutting down. AT-X moves to the "SuperBird C" satellite. * 1999 - Starts airing "Diamond Time", their first self-produced show. * June 26, 2000 - AT-X Inc. is founded. * September 30, 2000 - DirecTV ceases Japanese operations, focusing on its core American market instead (its former parent, Hughes Electronics (a General Motors subsidiary), launched their own subscription satellite service of the same name in the United States in 1994). * October 1, 2000 - AT-X is picked up by

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on Channel 729. * May, 2001 - Figure 17, the first AT-X funded anime, begins airing. * July 1, 2002 - Sky! PerfecTV 2 begins broadcasting AT-X on Channel 333. * January 26, 2004 - Launch of "AT-X Shop", their online store. * July 12, 2005 - Mobile edition of the shop launches. * April 1, 2009 - Subscription price raises to 1890 yen. 24-hour broadcast schedule starts. * June, 2009 - TV Tokyo's

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is appointed president of the company. * October 1, 2009 - SKY PerfectTV! HD begins broadcasting AT-X HD on Channel 667. * November 1, 2009 - Hikari TV begins broadcasting AT-X HD on Channel 380. * January 27, 2010 - Sky PerfecTV! e2 switches from 4:3 to 16:9 aspect ratio while retaining Standard Definition. * October 1, 2011 - J:COM begins broadcasting AT-X HD on Channel 605. * October 1, 2012 - The AT-X broadcast configuration is dramatically reorganized. * December, 2012 - AT-X joins the

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(ACCS), in an effort to keep their videos off the Internet. * February 28, 2013 - Ceased all SD broadcasts, for a full transition to HD broadcasting. * April 18, 2013 - AT-X airs its first foreign cartoon/non-anime series in Japanese language; ''

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'' * November 29, 2013 - Closure of the "AT-X Shop" online store. * April 17, 2015 - Closure of the "AT-X Shop" * December 24, 2017 - AT-X celebrates 20th anniversary with the new anime programming lineup for 2018.

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