The major cartoon and anime piracy website KimCartoon has permanently shut down after facing numerous copyright infringement claims, leaving behind a legacy of over 100 million annual page visits. According to Torrent Freak, KimCartoon announced its sudden closure with a brief message: ‘The site is closed for good due to DMCA. Thank you for all your support over the time!’ Data from Similarweb indicates the site received more than 10.3 million visits monthly, totaling an estimated 120 million visits in the last year.
KimCartoon had previously survived several copyright infringement actions, including two subpoenas for the operators’ identities. In 2020, Disney obtained a significant blocking order in Indian courts, preventing access to the site. Despite this, KimCartoon continued by redirecting blocked domains to new ones, with its final version operating under ‘kimcartoon.li.’ A similar blocking order was applied to ‘aniwatch.to,’ once the largest anime piracy site, which also forced a domain change.
Recent weeks have seen significant victories in the fight against piracy. KimCartoon focused mainly on cartoons, though it featured some anime, like Attack on Titan . It’s not the only site to face shutdowns recently; an international operation involving Brazil, South Korea, and Japan led to the closure of 16 anime piracy sites, collectively garnering over 100 million monthly visits. This followed the overnight shutdown of 10 more piracy sites, including four anime-focused platforms, accounting for a massive 262.9 million monthly visits.
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