Here it is, the next installment of Direct Download Sites for anime fansubs. Hopefully, these sites will stay alive for long.

1) http://www.mezura.computed.net/
- Speed: Fast - Very Fast
- Update Frequency: Very Good
- Content: Very recent episodes of certain series, such as Beet The Vandel Buster, Shuffle and Black Cat
- Comment: However, the site owner takes down episodes that have been hosted for longer than three (3) days, which is more than good enough really.

More Alice Gakuen coming up:

Now, for those that can handle Megaupload and the other slow free file hosts, there are quite a few sources for links to anime episodes. Of course, since these file hosts are slow, u’ll have to be pretty desperate to look for anime on Megaupload (unless you have Megaupload Premium, which I’ve been told isn’t too good). Clearly, this is unlike the faster free hosts like Filefront.

http://www.shareparadise.net
- has quite a lot of anime and has lots of other stuff too, j and k-dramas/movies.
- could be down at the moment.

http://www.slopeanime.com (public forum)
- has quite a large list of anime

http://www.animeotaku.info/showthread.php?t=19275
- a large compilation of anime on such hosts

Now for more Prince of Tennis episodes.

The primary source of anime fansubs is probably Bittorrent (BT). If your PC and internet connection supports the use of BT (i.e. not firewalled), BT is probably your best bet.

And where do you find anime through BT?

1) www.animesuki.com
- THE top site for all your BT unlicensed fansub needs

2) www.tokyotosho.com
- An excellent site for BT anime, manga and anything Japanese in general

3) www.boxtorrents.com
- An archive BT site which has mostly torrents for completed series. Great for anime series that have been completed.
- Registration is required though, and registration is down at the moment due to max. users.

There are probably more, but I doubt you’ll need anymore if you already use these three.

Here’s another ongoing fansub up for grabs. Try it out before an [Info] comes out:

Title: Prince of Tennis (or Tennis no Ojisama)
Year: 2001-2005
Total Episodes: 178
Categories: Sports, Comedy
Fansubbed Version Watched: Anime-Otakus, Anime-Revolution, Shinsen-Subs (in order)
Episodes I Watched So Far: 178
Episodes Available ATM: 178

The main character, Echizen Ryoma (a.k.a. The Prince of Tennis) is a tennis prodigy that has just returned from the US. His father, once a tennis great that retired upon the birth of Ryoma (and just before winning the very last of all the major tennis championships in the world too), decides to send him to Seigaku High School.

It is in this school where Ryoma’s talents will be developed as he battles for a place in the starting line up against top players, like the super-cool Seigaku Captain, Kunimitsu Tezuka and senior prodigy Shusuke Fuji.

But the story really begins when he starts challenging the best tennis players around the district, region and perhaps the world.

Personal Comments:
Prince of Tennis may be branded as the typical Sports Anime. And that’s not the only detractor from the series: The Dragonball-style unrealistic tennis moves probably come next.

But, some of the tennis moves are cool nonetheless. You’ll really have to watch the series to understand the coolness of Shusuke Fuji’s Triple Counters. It is ironic though that Ryoma’s personal techniques aren’t really that cool compared to some of the players (like Fuji, Tezuka, etc.)

However, while the first arc of the series can be said to be interesting, IMHO, it goes downhill from there. The ending of the series defintely felt rushed too. I’d really like to see what happens from there since I haven’t read the manga (Question: Does it go further than the anime?).

I’m looking forward to a subbed version (or the DVD) of the Prince of Tennis movie, which will probably take quite some time.

So, I recommend giving Prince of Tennis a try. If you’re the type that likes the action + super moves concept (which many do, e.g. Bleach, Naruto, DBZ fans), you’ll probably warm up to it. I did, lol.

Here are a couple more to satisfy the anime thirst:

1) http://yurikamome.info/
- Speed: Average
- Update Frequency: Good
- Content: Large Database of Anime (The site says 600+ GB)

2) http://www.getitfido.com
- Speed: Good
- Update Frequency: Average
- Content: Large Database of Anime
- Special Note: Turn your pop-up blocker on or die…