Security Review

Is anitaku.to legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Suspicious· 44/100

Redirect notice from a 939-day-old anime piracy domain moving users to anineko.to after legal subpoenas and rebrand discussions.

anitaku.toScanned 9d ago
0
Trust score
SUSPICIOUS
Heuristics 77·MT 25
Category tags
piracystreaming85% MT confidence
Technical red flags (1)

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.

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
Data unavailable
Domain Age
3 years old
Registered Nov 9, 2023
MT Intelligence
Suspicious
Moderate likelihood · 85% confidence
SUSPICIOUS

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.

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anitaku.to

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MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Moderate scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust25/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
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Confidence
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.
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Page Content

The page displays a clear move announcement with a 5-second redirect timer and promotes features such as bookmarks, downloads, and SUB/DUB episodes. No contact details, addresses, or business information are present.

Infrastructure

Domain age is 939 days with valid SSL from Google Trust Services. Hosting IP shows zero abuse reports. The page loads external resources from anineko.to and Cloudflare.

Domain History

anitaku.to has been repeatedly identified as part of the Gogoanime network, a major unauthorized streaming operation. Reddit threads document recent downtime and rebranding activity since late 2024.

Web Reputation

No consumer scam reports or positive reviews were located. Searches primarily return piracy-related discussions and legal notices rather than trust signals.

Risk Factors
4
  • Page uses a countdown timer to push an automatic redirect.
  • Domain is tied to repeated Gogoanime rebrands facing copyright enforcement.
  • No business registration or contact information is provided.
  • Site promotes downloads and streaming of copyrighted anime content.
Positive Signals
3
  • Domain registered 939 days ago with privacy protection disabled.
  • Hosting IP carries zero abuse reports.
  • No malware or phishing detections from browser blocklists.
AI Recommendation
Avoid visiting or following the redirect if you are concerned about copyright issues or potential security risks on unauthorized streaming sites.
Next-gen fraud intelligence
Evidence-backedCross-checked

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.

Domain age
2.6 yrs
Registered Nov 2023
Business registration
No public record found
Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.
Clone check
Not a clone
No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.
Web mentions
No scam reports found
No complaints, no negative coverage turned up in our sweep.
Key findings
6 headline facts from open-web research
  • 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
Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

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

Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists

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.

What We Found
No clear contact details on the page
Emails on site's domainNone
Phone numbersNone
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • 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

Domain History
Age3 years old
RegistrarNAMECHEAP
RegisteredNov 9, 2023
ExpiresNov 9, 2026
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1
ExpiresJul 11, 2026 (35d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingCloudflare, Inc.
Server locationUS
Web servercloudflare

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://anitaku.to/
  • 2200https://anitaku.to/

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPCloudflare, Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

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.

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

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.

Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·anitaku.to
SUSPICIOUS

This is a redirect page for a long-running anime streaming site that has rebranded multiple times. The domain is 939 days old with clean technical scans, yet the page uses a countdown timer and points users toward another domain tied to the same piracy operation. Do not enter any login details or download files from the linked site.

Avoid visiting or following the redirect if you are concerned about copyright issues or potential security risks on unauthorized streaming sites.

AV engines
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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