Is anitaku.to legit or a scam?
Redirect notice from a 939-day-old anime piracy domain moving users to anineko.to after legal subpoenas and rebrand discussions.
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
Warning signs detected
Redirect notice from a 939-day-old anime piracy domain moving users to anineko.to after legal subpoenas and rebrand discussions. Several risk indicators suggest caution. This site might be legitimate — but treat it as unverified until you can independently confirm.
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.
MT Intelligence
The page explicitly announces a move from anitaku.to to anineko.to and lists features typical of unauthorized anime streaming platforms. Evidence links the domain to Gogoanime rebrands that have faced ACE legal action in late 2024 and early 2025. A countdown timer is present, which matches the urgency pattern noted in the scan. No consumer scam reports or complaints appear in searches, and the domain itself shows solid age plus clean IP reputation. The combination of piracy history and the forced redirect makes the site unsuitable for normal use.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for anitaku.to, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- anitaku.to homepage displays 'We Have Moved to AniNeko.to' with redirect to anineko.to and features list including bookmark, watchlist, downloads, SUB/DUB
- anitaku.to / Anitaku is repeatedly identified in sources as Gogoanime or its rebrand, a major anime piracy streaming site with 100M+ monthly visits
- ACE (Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment) filed subpoena targeting Anitaku among other piracy sites in late 2024/early 2025
- Multiple Reddit threads (r/AroundAnimeTV, r/animepiracy) discuss Anitaku/Gogoanime downtime, lack of updates, and possible shutdown or rebrand since late 2024
- Domain anitaku.to has 939 days age per query; related .to domains common for piracy sites per TorrentFreak/ACE reports
- No consumer scam complaints or positive user reviews located; searches primarily surface piracy/legal discussions and rebrand notices
Evidence shows anitaku.to is repeatedly identified as a Gogoanime rebrand involved in unauthorized anime streaming. ACE filed subpoenas targeting the site in late 2024/early 2025. Reddit discussions note downtime and possible rebrands since late 2024. No consumer scam complaints were found.
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Contact Verification
We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.
- No contact email found anywhere on the page.
- No phone number listed on the page.
- No postal address visible on the page.
- Countdown timer or 'limited time' urgency pressure detected.
- Scam family match: Countdown / Urgency.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://anitaku.to/
- 2200https://anitaku.to/
Server Reputation
Proceed with caution
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Treat anitaku.to 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.
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
Safety FAQ
Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.
- Our automated security review marked anitaku.to 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.
- anitaku.to currently scores 44/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
- Yes. anitaku.to presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 35 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- anitaku.to is 2.6 years old, registered on 11/9/2023 through NAMECHEAP. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- No. anitaku.to is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- anitaku.to 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.
- This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 5, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around anitaku.to have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.
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