Warning signs detected
Anime streaming site with 498K visits but eight complaints, no business registration, and mixed flags on related domains. Several risk indicators suggest caution. This site might be legitimate — but treat it as unverified until you can independently confirm.
Is animetsu.bz legit or a scam?
Anime streaming site with 498K visits but eight complaints, no business registration, and mixed flags on related domains.
These checks passed — but they don't clear the site. A clean antivirus result, valid SSL, and a calm server only mean it isn't hosting malware; they say nothing about whether the business is real. This verdict is based on the site's conduct and content, not a malware detection.
Analysis Summary
MT Intelligence
The page functions as an anime discovery and streaming destination rather than a phishing or malware host. Browser blocklists returned clean and the hosting IP shows zero abuse reports. Eight complaints were recorded while two scanner reports described the site as generally safe or probably legitimate. No business registration records exist and global traffic rankings do not list the domain. Reddit discussions treat it as a working Crunchyroll alternative with some subtitle complaints. These mixed signals keep the assessment at suspicious rather than outright malicious.
Website Preview
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Visual Screenshot Analysis
We capture a fresh screenshot of the live page and ask a vision model to look for scam visual patterns — fake trust badges, countdown timers, overlay pop-ups, and visual clones of legitimate brands.
Visual red flags detected in the screenshot
We could not capture a fully-rendered screenshot of this page; visual analysis is inconclusive.
What our vision model saw
1 signalScreenshot incomplete — site may be slow to render
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for animetsu.bz, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- animetsu.bz is an active anime streaming/discovery website with ~498K visits in April 2026 (Semrush)
- Related domains include animetsu.cc, animetsu.live, animetsu.net frequently discussed on Reddit as alternatives or prior versions
- Gridinsoft trust score 66/100; domain age approximately 11 months per scanner
- Reddit users discuss site features, downtime, subtitles quality, and recommend as Crunchyroll alternative
- Scamadviser on related .cc domain notes IPQS phishing/suspicious flags but concludes 'probably not a scam but legit'
- No major malware/phishing blacklist detections reported for .bz in recent scans
- High traffic from India, US, Australia; direct traffic dominant (60%+)
- Gridinsoftopen
"Based on current analysis, animetsu.bz appears to be generally safe overall, although some caution points still remain. No major malware or phishing threats were detected"
- Scamadviser (animetsu.cc)open
"In summary, animetsu.cc is probably not a scam but legit. This website was reported by IPQS for phishing. This website has been classified as suspicious by IPQS"
- Reddit (r/animeapp)open
"Animetsu is damn near top tier ... Elite ball knowledge type website, but their subtitles is straight buns. What yall think?"
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://animetsu.bz/
- 2403https://animetsu.bz/
Server Reputation
Proceed with caution
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Treat animetsu.bz as unverified
Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.
- Verify the business through independent channels
Check the company's social profiles, registry records, and search for recent news or reviews that are not hosted on the site itself.
- Never use irreversible payment methods
Crypto, gift cards, wire transfers, and cash apps offer zero buyer protection. Use a credit card or PayPal if you must pay.
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Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
Safety FAQ
Common questions about this site, answered from the scan data on this page. These are auto-generated — not hand-written — so they always match the underlying report.
- Our automated security review marked animetsu.bz as suspicious. Several warning signs were detected; it may still turn out legitimate, but you should verify it through independent channels before trusting it with money or credentials.
- animetsu.bz currently scores 55/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
- Yes. animetsu.bz presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 85 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- No. animetsu.bz is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- animetsu.bz resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
- We cache results for 24 hours. Signed-in MalwareTips members can trigger a manual rescan at any time using the "Rescan" button on the report page, which re-runs every check from scratch and refreshes this page.
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