.anime

3 claimants

3 applicants have publicly claimed this string, across 4 records:

More than one applicant has claimed .anime in public. That does not make it a contention set. Contention sets are determined by ICANN after Reveal Day, and a claim made on social media is not an application.

Sources

Oinkadot 2026-08-17 Reported by a publication Stated primary

Claimed: .anime, .bit, .bug, .cancel, .dine, .dragon, .ghost, .glitch, .hack, .heart, .king, .loop, .manga, .moon, .panda, .puff, .queen, .sign, .spice, .stack, .stay, .super, .weed, .wire, .zzz

Elsewhere, the CEOs of registrars Porkbun and Dynadot, Ray King and Todd Han, have reportedly formed a new entity called Oinkadot to apply for 25 strings: .anime, .bit, .bug, .cancel, .dine, .dragon, .ghost, .glitch, .hack, .heart, .king, .loop, .manga, .moon, .panda, .puff, .queen, .sign, .spice, .stack, .stay, .super, .weed, .wire and .zzz.

Source: New gTLDs: what we do and don't know about the 2026 round · Domain Incite

D3 2026-08-15 Reported by a publication

Claimed: .anime

While the applications haven't been confirmed, D3 previously announced a partnership with Animecoin Foundation to apply for .anime

Source: Exclusive: Oinkadot applies for 25 top level domains · Domain Name Wire

Oinkadot 2026-08-15 Reported by a publication Stated primary

Claimed: .anime, .bit, .bug, .cancel, .dine, .dragon, .ghost, .glitch, .hack, .heart, .king, .loop, .manga, .moon, .panda, .puff, .queen, .sign, .spice, .stack, .stay, .super, .weed, .wire, .zzz

The partnership has already paid $5.675 million in application fees and said it is prepared for contention set auctions if necessary.

Source: Exclusive: Oinkadot applies for 25 top level domains · Domain Name Wire

Unstoppable Domains 2026-08-15 Reported by a publication

Claimed: .anime, .manga

Unstoppable Domains announced a partnership with Kitnsugi to apply for .anime and .manga

Source: Exclusive: Oinkadot applies for 25 top level domains · Domain Name Wire