I wasn't asking for registrations to be open, I meant that the message text could be updated to reflect the reality. For example, instead of "temporarily unavailable", make it "closed for the foreseeable future" and ideally provide an explanation. I can't imagine that'd take longer than a few minutes to do.
I don't know what proxies are blocked
A few years ago, they started trying to block proxy sites (like https://nyaa.land/ today) and put a message out that they were stopping malware. I can't find any archive of the message, but I made a rant on it back then if you want to search around that date. There's still a bunch of working Nyaa proxies out there, so they either lost interest in their self-proclaimed virtuous activity fairly quickly, or they're just not doing a particularly good job of it. Or, as I pointed out back then, "malware" is just a convenient excuse and they don't care about being transparent.
I think nyaa owners appreciate the value and need for the site
That's one interpretation. Another could be that they enjoy the revenue they get from ads on the sukebei site. Actually if you care about site longevity, the latter is probably preferrable - money is a powerful motivator whilst appreciation is often less reliable and dries up over time.
It's similar reasons let's say you're now leaving instead of passing down the torch to someone you trusted.
I don't see the two as the same at all, but even if you did, there's nothing "opsec" about it. The problem with running this site isn't about trust, it's complexity. In fact, I've "put out the torch" (released code, data and setup instructions) so that anyone can take it, so arguably I'm trusting anyone interested enough.
I could understand your point more if it was about the Nyaa owners handing over the site to someone else, but we're only talking about mods here.
letting in new people means trusting them
Even though I don't have this perspective, I can understand it. However I'd argue that learning to trust others is the duty of an owner of such a site. Failing this, the site is doomed to decline over time. But as you say, it's just easier to be apathetic, hence my concern of the owners not caring.
I don't know why he did what he did, but it was strange
We can only speculate on why, but I don't think it's that important. What's matters more, in my opinion, is the how, which in this case, was a sudden disappearance. Or perhaps, knowing why the owner chose to leave the way they did (not "why the shutdown").
Your theory about being pressured is interesting, but doesn't explain the lack of any warning or explanation.
In my opinion, there's a much more obvious possibility - the owner simply didn't care. If you don't care about the users, then you wouldn't care to give anyone a warning or explanation.
if an alternative goes down, you still lose content
You're correct - I conflated two things, although not entirely incorrectly. Imagine if we had a Nyaa.si alternative, with similar levels of user traffic. Releasers could upload to both sites, or if they couldn't be bothered, someone would just repost uploads on one to the other index. If one of the sites disappeared, the other would mostly have the same content (although not identical).
Alternatives do however provide options. If one site does something unpopular, people can flock to the other. Without an alternative, everyone is stuck with the whims of the "monopoly" owner.
I'm actually not that worried about losing content due to a site disappearing. You can largely solve it simplying by scraping the site periodically, which is relatively easy to do. An individual can automate this without too much effort (I did it after all), so if that's your concern, you yourself can deal with it (or convince just one other person to do it). On the other hand, solving the closed registrations issue, which discourages newcomers, is much harder. I don't see it as something that can be solved by a motivated individual alone.
regular db dumps for this reason, but don't think they have in any recent years.
Not just recent years, I don't recall them ever providing them. To be fair, it's rare for a site to provide DB dumps, so it's not like Nyaa is out of place here.
the bus factor is real
I feel you. Would you feel better if there wasn't so much placed on your shoulders?
archiving of the original NT was very prudent
I wouldn't call it prudent given the intent wasn't to archive (and I didn't save stuff like user info). It was just luck that I happened to be experimenting with processing all NyaaTorrents categories.
(Make sure you select the Ouo shortner though, as the others suck.)
Comment in Feedback 10/05/2026 03:15 — Anonymous: "Anownimousce"
@admin It would be great if the site is made available in the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine; perhaps Archiveteam (wiki.archiveteam.org) could help.
I'm looking at the torrent tracker listing. DHT is enabled.
8 active trackers are enabled. It looks like 1 seeder, which I'm assuming is the actually server. Looks like 32 peers.
As for Archive.org, I haven't uploaded anything to archive.org but if I were to do so, I would probably try to upload the data as is. Otherwise I see significant renaming required.
Can someone post the torrent to the usual places (nyaa and wherever else), so that the mirror lasts longer than "just a few days"? 1.1TB sometimes hard to find on short notice, but I suppose if you skip screenshot's it's not as bad.
admin chan can i get the user id pass db for a credit card 😺 might be helpful for making a future successor of AT, btw love you sm mwah and everyone on this site who replied me
Comment in Feedback 09/05/2026 19:36 — Anonymous: "Blackbeard"
Thanks admin. You are awesome. I greatly appreciate the decade and a half of amazing content. I used p2p in the 90s and torrents in the early 2000s until file hosting sites were created and while some sites, warez, media etc. had some anime here and there uploaded to file hosters you were the first to implement an anime file site fully dedicated to file hosters (free and premium) which opened the door to the world of anime to a lot more people.
Whether your decision to close shop was due to copyright or you've decided that the site doesnt fit your life anymore I thank you for all the time, effort, money, and communication you've invested making this site great. I wish you well and good fortune with your future endeavors. LIVE LONG AND PROSPER!
It would be nice if you thought up a tag/handle for us to remember for your contributions as opposed to the fully forgettable common tag used on millions of sites 'the admin', but if you want to leave the scene like a ghost thats ok too.
It looks like the "guy" behind it call it quits, they ask you to visit https://amenzb.moe/ instead However, this is just speculation on my part, I could be wrong tho.
AT New is up with ddls. Though far from AT Beta in present form, it represents a new age that I hope will be successful and have the ability to grow. I am also able to use several of the alternate sites shared here to enjoy anime in only a slightly delayed way. Thanks to Admin and all the AT fans for your contributions toward helping me enjoy anime in the best traditions of AT Beta.
Just tried this site & left very disappointed because it's very outdated. Dont have many titles, let alone OVAs that is usually released as bluray extras.
Once again, I am thanking you for the ride! It is of course (very) sad that this is over, but I don't think you could handle the end of the website better than the way you have done so (announcements months in advance, archives and source code released, promoting alternatives, transparency) The world would be a much better place with more people like you.
is the animetosho feed dead and won't be serving even old content?
Comment in Feedback 09/05/2026 13:25 — Anonymous: "AnimeToshoWeeper"
Sad to see yall go.Thank you for the years you have served us and hopefully yall succeed in all your next ventures.Running this platform could not have been easy and for that i'm ever grateful.😔😔
10/05/2026 17:11 — Anonymous: "youknowme"