AniSeed

AniSeed is an upcoming American anime network, replacing OrbitAnime. The channel will focus on classic anime and new anime, with genres from horror, action, mystery, shojo, magical girl, and others.

Pre launch
The previous owners of Tofucat left the network to be on network decay, with it being on rerun for 3 years. AMC Network's brand new anime division, AniDigital Entertainment talked to the higher ups about buying out the channel. Since the channel was run by a skeleton crew of 10 people, who were there so the broadcast rights wouldn't go away. The skeleton crew wanted just $1 million for AniSeed to buy them out. A part of the deal was the transfer of broadcast rights of current Tofucat series. It was later said that OrbitAnime will also be bought, and that OrbitAnime will rebrand into AniSeed with Tofucat becoming AniSeed Classics, the channel version of the Saturday night block.

Launch
The deal ended on October 7, 2018, and for the next two weeks, AniDigital would go out and try to find new anime to air that hasn't been airing on competing platforms. The channel has exclusive broadcast rights to AnimEgo, NIS America (6-8 month timed exclusivity), Anime Midstream and Mill Creek Entertainment's catalogue. As well as exclusive rights to Aniplex of America's and Sony Picture's catalogue.

On air
For it's on air branding, AniDigital made bumpers in house and made the channel so that it would "feel like one big Toonami block from the 2000s". For the premier block on Saturday nights from 6p-9p, promos for new shows would air. Richard Epcar voices the on air host, A.n.I.

Upcoming

 * Mecha Heroes (2019, TV-PG-DV, 24 episodes) {ORIGINAL}
 * A collaboration project between Aniplex, Venga Kyoto, and Studio Trigger.
 * Licensed by Funimation. Dub produced at Okatron 5000.
 * Duel Robots (2019, TV-Y7-V, 52 episodes) {ORIGINAL}
 * Previously was for OrbitAnime, children's action show produced by Studio Acesky, Studio Gallop, Venga Shanghai, Venga Seattle, Studio Wit, and ToonIn.
 * Licensed by Sundown Licensing. Dub produced at Ocean Studios in Canada.
 * Fantasy Warriors VS Horrors (2019, TV-14 LVS, 22 episodes)
 * A collaboration between Aniplex, Studio Acesky, ToonIn, Venga Shanghai, and Studio Gallop.
 * Licensed by Funimation. Dub produced at Okatron 5000.
 * bandits in space. (2019, TV-14 LV to TV-14 DLSV, 25 episodes)
 * A collaboration between Aniplex, Crunchyroll, Studio Acesky, Venga Kyoto, Studio Gallop, Studio 4*C, and Studio Wit.
 * Licensed by Viz Media. Dub produced at Bang Zoom Entertainment.

Current

 * Tokyo Ghoul (TV-MA)
 * WataMote (TV-14)
 * Gurren Lagann (TV-14)
 * Silver Spoon (TV-PG)
 * Sword Art Online (TV-14)
 * Zombie-Loan (TV-14)
 * Tokyo Majin (TV-14)
 * Samurai Champloo (TV-MA)
 * Baccano! (TV-14)

Programming blocks

 * AniSeed Primetime - Weeknights from 8p-10p
 * AniSeed EDGE - Weeknights from 10p-5a
 * AniSeed Premier - Saturday late afternoon/night from 6p-9p, featuring new episodes.
 * Repeats on Sunday night from 8p-11p.
 * AniSeed Horror Drive In - Saturday nights from 9p to 2am
 * AniSeed Movies - Saturday nights (technically Sunday mornings) from 2a to 5a.
 * AniSeed Classics - Shows from the 60s, 70s, 80s, and early 90s with some 00s shows in the mix. Airs from 11p to 5am on Sunday night.
 * Also shares branding of the channel with the same name.

Competitors

 * SurgeAnime Network