The Anime We Can't Watch Anymore

Summary by Krater

The video discusses the scarcity and legal inaccessibility of many classic anime series on modern streaming platforms, highlighting how streaming service licenses expire and physical media is often out of print or prohibitively expensive.

From the video

Answers: Why can't you watch many classic anime series on streaming services?

• Anime streaming availability
• Anime licensing and copyright
• Physical media vs streaming
• Out of print anime

What it concludes

• Anime streaming licenses are temporary, meaning shows eventually leave platforms when licenses expire and companies choose not to renew them.
• Many popular and critically acclaimed anime series from past decades are completely unavailable on legal streaming services due to licensing lapses and out-of-print physical media.
• Physical media for older anime is often out of print, leading to extremely high reseller prices or total unavailability.