Thought I’d go for something different today and post about fast XDCC bots instead. I’ve always gotten good speeds from the bots listed at Distro.anime.nu, so if you happen to be an IRC fan, take a look at the pack lists on their site:

P.S.: Even if you’re the pure DDL+BT kind of anime downloader, give IRC a try. You certainly won’t be disappointed, especially for those rarer/older anime. Even for ongoing series, you might get episodes faster from XDCC bots…

1) Distro.anime.nu XDCC Pack Lists

• IRC Nicknames: Keiki, Naoki, Akemi, Epylon, [Yoroshiku]Onizuka, [mendoi]archive, [order]archive
• Usual Locations (IRC Server and Channels): #distro.anime.nu, #serin, #yesy, #kazenokoefansubs, #ryoumi, #black-order @ irc.rizon.net (differs a bit between bots)
• Content: For Keiki, Naoki, Akemi and Epylon: Latest episodes of several ongoing anime series (e.g. Dgray-man, Mushi-Uta, Claymore, etc.); For the rest: Completed series fansubbed by the group the bot is named after (e.g. [mendoi]archive has Mendoi-fansubbed series like Amaenaideyo and Inukami).
• No. of Download Slots: 50 for Keiki, Naoki and Akemi; 75 for Epylon, 30 for [Yoroshiku]Onizuka; 30 for [mendoi]archive; 6 for [order]archive.
• Update Frequency: Varies, but generally Quite Frequent
• Video Format: High Quality (HQ) formats, e.g. .avi, .mkv, etc.

These are the anime direct download sites/forums and XDCC bots featured here in the past couple of weeks (in chronological order). Yep, I forgot to do this last week.

1. AnimeDump.org – Anime Direct Downloads Site
2. Codain Anime – Anime Direct Downloads Forum
3. Os2 Anime – Anime on YouTube
4. Nanashi-Fansubs XDCC Bots – Eureka seveN Haven
5. Misha.Distrocity – Anime Direct Download Site
6. ID-TV – Anime Hosted on Megaupload
7. AnimeDownloadz – DDL Site
8. Anime-Sensei – .rm Anime Hosted on Megaupload
9. Pink Sugar – Anime on Free File Hosts

For more anime DDL sites, you can check out the previous wrap-up or jump straight the whole list of anime DDL sites we’ve reviewed.

For some reason or another, I suddenly got interested in watching Eureka seveN again yesterday – after an extremely long pause (I’ve only seen up to episode 4). So, I dug into my piles of CDs/DVDs only to find that the remaining eps. were missing.

I didn’t want to download them through humungous batch torrents, so I turned to anime direct download sites… only to find no fast DDL site with Eureka 7. And, turning to IRC, I found that Toybox – a popular XDCC bot serving Eureka 7 – had disappeared.

Luckily, Nanashi-Fansubs still had a trio of fast XDCC bots serving the series – all of which I’m currently using to download the tens of episodes I need to watch to catch up with the series.

Here are their pack lists:

1) Nanashi-Fansubs XDCC Pack Lists

• Usual IRC Nicknames: Nanashi|Anemone, Nanashi|Honey, Nanashi|LFO
• Usual Locations (IRC Server and Channels): #nanashi @ irc.rizon.net
• Content: For Anemone, all episodes of Eureka seveN. For Honey, only recent episodes of Eureka 7. For LFO, all episodes of Eureka 7, Ichigo Mashimaro, as well as some episodes of Jinki Extend, Full Metal Alchemist, School Rumble and Noein.
• No. of Download Slots: 12 for Anemone, 50 for Honey, 30 for LFO
• Update Frequency: Varies
• Video Format: .avi (HQ)

These are the anime direct download sites/forums and XDCC bots featured here in the past few weeks (in chronological order). So, it’s much larger than the usual weekly wrap-up.

1. HSB Site – Temporary Anime Direct Downloads
2. AnimeSkn – #AnimeSkn Public XDCC Bot
3. Flying-Panda.net – Anime Direct Downloads Site
4. OtakuTalk – An Update
5. Inuyasha’s Forest – Anime Direct Downloads Forum
6. Anime Seal Network – Anime Direct Download Site
7. TriniTaku – .rmvb Anime Direct Download Forum
8. Anime Eden – Anime Direct Download Site
9. Oz-Anime.com – Anime Direct Download Site
10. Sushi Bar Network – An Update
11. AnimeA – Anime Direct Download Site/Forum

For more anime DDL sites, you can check out the previous wrap-up.

Edit: Accidentally typed June 2 rather than July 2. Thanks to Jon for pointing out my uh… slight blurness.

Although the TeamSkn anime direct downloads site has changed into a post-for-download anime forum, TeamSkn still provides those less inclined towards forum posting a hassle-free avenue: AnimeSkn – a huge public XDCC bot at #AnimeSkn @ irc.rizon.net (tip courtesy of Pie-sama).

Those of you who have fast connections will also appreciate Pie-sama’s comments that 1MB/s is a clear possibility with AnimeSkn.

1) AnimeSkn Pack List

• Usual IRC Nickname: AnimeSkn
• Usual Locations (IRC Server and Channels): #animeskn @ irc.rizon.net
• Content: 600+ episodes from a variety of completed (e.g. Monster, DN Angel, etc.) and ongoing anime series (e.g. Disgaea, Suzumiya Haruhi, etc.)
• No. of Download Slots: 20
• No. of Queues per Person: 10
• Update Frequency: Very Frequent
• Video Format: .avi (HQ), .mp4 (HQ) and .mkv (HQ)

Darn, a day late on the wrap-up here, but that’s what a poor memory gets you I guess. Anyway, these are the anime direct download sites and XDCC bots featured this week, or rather last week (in chronological order):

1. Animenoobs – Anime Direct Downloads Forum
2. saiyan-REBIRTH – .rmvb Anime Direct Download Site
3. Animorc.net – Anime Direct Download Site for Latest Fansubs
4. black halo inc – Anime Direct Download Site
5. Koolaid – Some Anime XDCC Bots

For more anime DDL sites, you can check out last week’s wrap-up.

Just a quick one today. Here’s a whole set of anime-filled XDCC bots for your perusal, courtesy of Rainy.

1) Koolaid XDCC Bot Pack Lists

• Usual IRC Nicknames: [H3R0T3K], [Lunar]Suzukah3r0, [R-a]Kanami, A-K|Pacifica, AonE|Dark, KoolAidAsami, KoolAidBlast, KoolAidBurst, KoolAidPsP, KoolAidTsunami, KoolAidTV, and KoolAidXXX
• Usual Locations (IRC Server and Channels): #anirupt @ irc.rizon.net
• Content: Recent episodes from almost all ongoing anime series (e.g. Glass no Kantai, Yakitate Japan, KIBA, xxxHolic, etc.)
• No. of Download Slots: Varies
• Update Frequency: Very Frequent
• Video Format: .avi (HQ), .mp4 (HQ) and .mkv (HQ)
• Note: KoolAidTsunami provides great speeds for Asians, or those with Asian-routed hookups.

These are the anime direct download sites and XDCC bots featured this week (in chronological order):

1. Anime DESU – Anime DDLs via Gigagone
2. AnimeYuki XDCC Bot Listing – Just Another XDCC Bot Pack List Site
3. AnimeArk – Anime Direct Downloads Forum
4. AnimeCorner.nl – .rmvb Anime Direct Downloads Site
5. Anime-Addict.com – .rmvb Anime Direct Downloads Site
6. Anime-Centric.NET – Anime Direct Downloads Site
7. Lavendermedia.tk – Anime Direct Downloads (on Free File Hosts) Forum

If you missed last week’s wrap-up, you can still get it here.