October was the last month in which Latin American streaming platform Anime Onegai was in operation. The OTT’s catalog included only Japanese content, especially anime. The service debuted in 2020 and, after a prolonged open beta phase, its final version was launched in 2022. Its headquarters were located in Mexico City.

In addition to operating its own platform, the company distributed content of the same type to other TV channels and platforms. It also offered dubbing services, as it had its own studio. It focused on Spanish-speaking Latin America, though it had recently begun to do Portuguese dubbing and had entered the Brazilian market with the distribution of content. The platform did not offer the main titles of the anime universe because the licenses to air these titles were acquired by anime OTT Crunchyroll on a regional level and by the top global streaming services. However, Anime Onegai could achieve an outstanding reputation among anime fans, who valued Onegai dubbing because the content was dubbed directly from Japanese and there was no censorship whatsoever. Besides, the catalog included many titles that could hardly be found in the region.

The causes of the shutdown are unknown. The notice sent by the company to users ascribed the move to “force majeure events beyond its control” and added: “The decision has been carefully considered and it is irreversible: there are no plans to reactivate the business.” TAVI Latam contacted company executives, but it got no reply (*).

Before the platform ceased operations, the company had removed all the content that was available on its YouTube account. It had also deactivated its linear channel, which was available on its platform and through third parties’ FAST services. The dubbing studio had been dismantled a few months before.

Anime Onegai was run by four important Japanese companies: manga publishing house Shueisha, digital content distributor My Theater D.D., anime studio Toei Animation and TV Tokyo, one of the main Japanese television channels. Since late 2022, it had been managed by Remow, a subsidiary of Shueisha that also distributed Japanese digital content.

(*) November 6, 2025 Update: José Yamashita, who used to serve as CEO at Remow Latam and will remain at Remow, answered TAVI Latam’s questions on November 6. He explained: “Remow Group closed down its branch in Mexico, as a consequence of which our anime streaming service for Latin America, Anime Onegai, ceased its operations at the end of October. However, the distribution of anime content will continue. Anime series owned by Remow will remain available on outstanding platforms such as Mercado Play and Amazon Prime Video. In addition, our plan it to offer series in other similar platforms in the near future.”