Animax (Rikkedian television channel)

Animax is a former Rikkedian television network owned by Sony Pictures Television Rikkedia. The channel broadcasts anime programmings for youth audiences.
== History ==
On September 4, 2004, Animax was launched in Rikkedia.
On November 15, 2006, Animax was rebranded.
On September 4, 2016, Animax was rebranded to celebrate it's 12th anniversary.
On July 25, 2018, AMC Networks International Rikkedia announced that Minimax will go 24/7 in Rikkedia in October 5 of that year. As a result, Sony Pictures Television Rikkedia auditionned Animax for digital terrestrial television.
However, on February 1, 2019, the project was renamed to Pop and the project was modified, airing cartoons as well. This was due to due to it's free-to-air position.
On October 5, 2018, Animax was shut down in Rikkedia.
== Programmings ==
=== Last programmings ===
==== Anime ====
*A Destructive God Sits Next To Me 
*Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor 
*Assault Lily Bouquet 
*Chain Chronicle - The Light Of Haecceitas 
*Chaos;Child 
*Code: Realize - Guardian Of Rebirth 
*Dragon Ball Super 
*Elegant Yokai Apartment Life 
*Gyrozetter 
*Hunter X Hunter (2011) 
*K: Seven Stories 
*Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club 
*Music Girls 
*One-Punch Man 
*Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World 
*Teasing Master Takagi-san 
==== Live-action series ====
*Grey's Anatomy 
==== Entertainment ====
*The Amazing Race 
*Survivor 
=== Former programmings ===
==== Anime ====
*Afro Samurai 
*Anonymous Noise 
*Arc the Lad 
*Ayakashi Ayashi 
*Azumanga Daioh: The Animation 
*Baka and Test 
*Beyond The Boundary 
*Blade 
*Bleach 
*Blend S 
*Blood+ 
*Blue Dragon 
*Blue Dragon: Trials of the Seven Shadows 
*Blue Gender 
*Brothers Conflict 
*Cardfight!! Vanguard (2011) 
*Cells at Work! 
*Chihayafuru 
*Chrono Crusade 
*Cowboy Bebop 
*Detective Conan 
*D.Gray-man 
*Death Note 
*Deltora Quest 
*D.I.C.E. 
*Digimon Frontier 
*Dinosaur King 
*Dragon Ball 
*Dragon Ball GT 
*Dragon Ball Z 
*Eureka Seven 
*Fairy Tail 
*Fate/stay night 
*The File of Young Kindaichi 
*Fullmetal Alchemist 
*Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood 
*Gallery Fake 
*Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo 
*Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 
*Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG 
*Ghost Stories 
*Golden Time 
*Hello!! Kinmoza! 
*Hello Kitty 
*Hello Kitty's Animation Theater 
*Hellsing 
*Honey and Clover 
*Humanoid Kikaider 
*Hyouka 
*Inazuma Eleven Ares 
*Inukami! 
*Inuyasha 
*Iron Man 
*JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 
*JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable 
*JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind 
*JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders 
*Kakuriyo 
*Kaleido Star 
*Kamisama Kiss 
*Kiddy Grade 
*Kill Me Baby 
*Kyoro-chan 
*Little Battlers eXperience WARS 
*Little Busters! 
*Lovely Complex 
*Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation 
*Nana 
*Naruto 
*Naruto Shippuden 
*Nerima Daikon Brothers 
*No Game No Life 
*Nodame Cantabile 
*Paradise Kiss 
*PaRappa the Rapper 
*Phantom in the Twilight 
*Ranma ½ 
*R.O.D. the TV 
*Romeo X Juliet 
*Sadamitsu the Destroyer 
*Sergeant Keroro 
*The Seven Deadly Sins 
*Shakugan no Shana 
*Slayers 
*Slayers Evolution-R 
*Slayers Next 
*Slayers Revolution 
*Slayers Try 
*Soul Eater 
*Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning 
*The Squid Girl 
*Steins;Gate 
*Trigun 
*Trinity Blood 
*Vampire Knight 
*Vampire Knight Guilty 
*Wild Arms: Twilight Venom 
*Wolverine 
*X-Men 
*Yu-Gi-Oh! GX 
*YuruYuri 
*Yu Yu Hakusho 
==== Animation series ====
*The Boondocks 
*Cubix 
==== Live-action series ====
*10 Things I Hate About You 
*90210 
*Animax Musix 2013 
*Animax Musix Osaka 2015 
*Animax Musix Osaka 2016 
*Animax Musix Osaka 2017 
*Animax Musix Osaka 2018 
*Animax Musix Taiwan 2012 
*Animax Musix Taiwan 2014 
*Animax Musix Yokohama 2014 
*Animax Musix Yokohama 2015 
*Animax Musix Yokohama 2016 
*Animax Musix Yokohama 2017 
*Being Human 
*Beyond the Break 
*Bikini Destinations 
*Doctor Who (reboot) 
*Farscape 
*FlashForward 
*Food Jammers 
*GT Academy 2013 
*Heavy Metal 
*High Life 
*The Intership 
*Keenan Cahill's Story 
*Max’s Midnight Movies 
*The Mystery of Calenda 
*Real People 
*Reaper 
*The River 
*Sanctuary 
*Saved by the Bell 
*Stargate SG-1: True Science 
*Teen Wolf 
*Torchwood 
*Trinity 
*True Blood 
*Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2013 
*The Witches of Oz 
==== Entertainment ====
*The Amazing Race Asia 
*American Idol 
*The Games Room 
*I Survived A Japanese Gameshow 
*King Of Nerds 
*Qube 
*Ridiculousness 
*So You Think You Can Dance 
*Unbeatable Banzuke 
*Who Wants to Be a Superhero? 
==Broadcast hours==
Date start 	Date end 	Shared channel with	Air start	Air end
September 4, 2004	September 3, 2008	Minimax 	20:00 	02:00
September 4, 2008	September 3, 2012	Minimax 	20:00 	04:00
September 4, 2012	September 3, 2014	Minimax 	20:00 	06:00
September 4, 2014	March 14, 2016 	Minimax 	20:00 	05:00
March 15, 2016 	October 4, 2018 	Minimax 	21:00 	05:00
== Logos ==
Animax (1998-2006).png|First logo (2004 to 2006)
Animax (2006-2016).png|Second logo (2006 to 2016)
Animax HD (2015-2016).png|HD logo (2012 to 2016)
Animax (2016-.n.v.).png|Current logo (2016 to 2018)
Animax HD (2016-.n.v.).png|HD logo (2016 to 2018)
Animax +1 (2017-.n.v.).png|Timeshift logo (2017 to 2018)
Category:Sony Pictures Television Rikkedia
Category:Children's channels
Category:High-definition children's channels
Category:Television channels, broadcasts in 16:9 image format
Category:Television channels, broadcasts in HD version
Category:English-language television channels
Category:Launched in 2004
Category:Television channels in Rikkedia
Category:Rikkedia
Category:Defunct television channels