Then, in mid-2016, KickAss went down after it was seized by the US Justice Department, while its owner, Artem Vaulin, got arrested for copyright infringement. In fact, KAT was one of the main torrent hubs for any type of content, software, or other things. Until a few years ago, most anime torrents came from Kickass Torrent (KAT). This is why downloading them via torrenting websites has become a very popular trend.
In other words, if you are not located in the US or Japan itself - your odds of being able to watch some of the most popular anime are significantly reduced. However, watching anime is not that easy, as most of them are only available on geo-restricted streaming services, such as Crunchyroll. These days, there are thousands of anime movies and shows, and they have become one of the things that most people first think of when you mention Japan.
