Groups who digitized, translated, and pushed files across IRC, XDCC, and early BitTorrent — the people who made these shows reachable before legal streams existed.

• [ANBU] ANBU Fansub · Early-to-mid 2000s, effectively ceased November 2015 Strictly Honored
• [Anime Daisuki] Anime Daisuki Fansub · VHS era Unconfirmed
• [AnimeFarms] Anime Farms Fansub · VHS era Unconfirmed
• [AJ] Anime Junkies Fansub · Late 1990s–early 2000s Gray Area
• [AnimeLabs] Anime Labs Fansub · VHS era, confirmed active by February 2001 Unconfirmed
• [AnimeWest] Anime West Fansub · VHS era Unconfirmed
• [anime_fin] anime_fin Fansub · Complete by August 2002 Unconfirmed
• [a4e] anime-4ever Fansub · Complete by March 2004 Strictly Honored
• [A-A] Anime-Archive Fansub · Complete by October 2013 Strictly Honored
• [A-H] Anime-Heaven Fansub · Early-to-mid 2000s Unconfirmed
• [AHQ] Anime-HQ Fansub · 2001–2008 Unconfirmed
• [A-K] Anime-Keep Fansub · 2000–2005 Unconfirmed
• [Keep-ANBU] Anime-Keep & ANBU Fansub · 2004, dropped at 31/51 episodes Strictly Honored
• [A-Kraze] Anime-Kraze Fansub · Mid-to-late 2000s (confirmed active for Last Exile, 2005; Chrno Crusade; Vampire Knight, 2008) Unconfirmed
• [A-L] Anime-Legion Fansub · Complete by January 2004 Unconfirmed
• [APX] Anime-PiXel Fansub · Complete by September 2006 Strictly Honored
• [A-P] Anime-Planet Fansub · 1999–2005 Unconfirmed
• [A-S] Anime-Supreme Ripper · 2012 (DBZ release), still active Ignored License
• [anime-takeover] anime-takeover Fansub · Complete by October 2005 Strictly Honored
• [aX] Anime-Xtreme Fansub · Complete by July 2005 Unconfirmed
• [ACX] AnimeCorpX Fansub · Complete by July 2007 Strictly Honored
• [AnimEigo] AnimEigo Hybrid · Founded 1988 (sometimes cited as 1989), still active Strictly Honored
• [AonE] AnimeOne Fansub · Early-to-mid 2000s, effectively ceased June 2014 Strictly Honored
• [AXP] AnimeXPlosion Fansub · Complete by September 2010 Unconfirmed
• [Arctic] Arctic Animation Fansub · Late 1980s – mid/late 1990s Strictly Honored
• [B-A] Baka-Anime Fansub · Complete by July 2004 Strictly Honored
• [Bakafish] Bakafish Fansub · Mid-2004, dropped at episode 86 Gray Area
• [BakaSan] BakaSan Fansub · Mid-2004, dropped at episode 84 Gray Area
• [Basaka] Basaka Fansub · Complete by April 2007 Unconfirmed
• [Binktopia] Binktopia Scanlation · [UNCONFIRMED] founding date, active through at least 2009 Unconfirmed
• [C-A] Cathedral-Anime Fansub · VHS era Unconfirmed
• [CA] Central Anime Fansub · 1999–2009 Strictly Honored
• [Darbura] Darbura's Fansubs Fansub · VHS era, confirmed active September 2000 Unconfirmed
• [DB] Dattebayo Fansub · 2004–Christmas 2011 Ignored (Speed/Raw Leak)
• [Doki] Doki Fansubs Fansub · Long-running, one of the oldest groups still active in the scene Unconfirmed
• [DBNL] Dragon Ball Next Level Fansub · Complete by December 2016 Strictly Honored
• [DSoFS] DSoFS Fansub · Complete by March 2004 Unconfirmed
• [E.Monsoon] E. Monsoon Studios Fansub · VHS era Unconfirmed
• [Eclipse] Eclipse Fansub · 2003-2010 Strictly Honored
• [Elite-Fansubs] Elite-Fansubs Fansub · VHS era, confirmed via archived tape Unconfirmed
• [EG] Evil-Genius Scanlation · Early-to-mid 2000s Gray Area
• [Final8] Final8 Fansub · Complete by September 2012 Unconfirmed
• [Freelance-Manga] Freelance-Manga Scanlation · Active 2007 Strictly Honored
• [FuguTabetai] FuguTabetai (MangaTranslation) Scanlation · Active early 2000s, ended upon Tokyopop's request Strictly Honored
• [GFS] German Fansubs Fansub · Complete by January 2013 Unconfirmed
• [gg] gg Fansub · 2006-2015 Strictly Honored
• [GHOST] GHOST - BC Ripper · Complete by February 2025 Defied (Anti-Censorship)
• [G_P] Gray Phantom Ripper · Complete by February 2012
• [GFO] Great Fansubs Organisation Fansub · Complete by March 2003 Strictly Honored
• [Greg] Greg Fansub · Complete by August 2002 Unconfirmed
• [GroundZero] Ground Zero Fansub · VHS era Unconfirmed
• [Hawks] Hawks (Band of the Hawk) Scanlation · Formed 2001, scanlated Berserk as a deliberate exception after its 2003 US license Ignored (Speed/Raw Leak)
• [HxH-1999-Remastered] HxH (1999) Remastered Fansub · Modern collaborative project Unconfirmed
• [Illuminati-Manga] Illuminati-Manga Scanlation · Active at least 2011–2013 (Sigma vols. 11–18) Unconfirmed
• [Inane] Inane Scanlation · Mid-2000s, branched from Null Unconfirmed
• [KAA] KickAssAnime Ripper · Founded mid-2003, active for years after Ignored (Speed/Raw Leak)
• [KFP] Kuu-Fuku Productions Fansub · 1993–1998 Unconfirmed
• [Kyo-Riten] Kyo-Riten Fansub · VHS era Unconfirmed
• [L-E] Live-evIL Fansub · Founded June 13, 2001 Strictly Honored
• [Lunar] Lunar Anime Fansub · 1999–2009 Strictly Honored
• [maigo-chan] maigo-chan Scanlation · Site now defunct Unconfirmed
• [Manga-Underground] Manga-Underground Scanlation · Early 2000s Unconfirmed
• [MS] Mangascans Scanlation · April 2000-2001 Strictly Honored
• [MS-2] MangaScreener Scanlation · Late 2000-mid-2000s Strictly Honored
• [MangaStream] MangaStream Scanlation · Active through February 2012 partial pullback, shut down entirely December 2019 Ignored (Speed/Raw Leak)
• [Miss Dream] Miss Dream Scanlation · Long-running, still active Unconfirmed
• [NGN] NGN Fansub · VHS era Unconfirmed
• [niizk] niizk Fansub · Complete by June 2008 Unconfirmed
• [NPC] NP-Complete Fansub · Complete by August 2010 Strictly Honored
• [Null] Null Scanlation · Founded September 10, 2002, later pivoted to One Piece Ignored (Speed/Raw Leak)
• [OT] Orange Tangerine Scanlation · Active by 2005 Unconfirmed
• [E.N.I.S] Project E.N.I.S Scanlation · Founded 2008 Unconfirmed
• [ProjectX-DBGT] Project X Fansub · VHS era, confirmed active by February 2001 Unconfirmed
• [P-A] Psychlo-Anime Fansub · Complete by August 2002 Unconfirmed
• [Random Masters] Random Masters Fansub · VHS era Unconfirmed
• [Ranma Project] Ranma Project Fansub · May 1989 – January 1992 Strictly Honored
• [SM Center] Sailor Moon Center Hybrid · 2025-present, active preservation effort Archival Restoration
• [SoM] Seed of Might · 2020–Present Archival Restoration
• [Seed-Fansubs] Seed-Fansubs Fansub · 2002-2003 Strictly Honored
• [Shinsen Gumi] Shinsen Gumi Fansub · Early 2000s Unconfirmed
• [Shinsen] Shinsen-Subs Fansub · 2003–2011 Ignored (Speed/Raw Leak)
• [SkullKnight] SkullKnight.net Scanlation · Founded circa 2000-2001, still active as a fan community today Unconfirmed
• [SleepyFans] SleepyFans Scanlation · [UNCONFIRMED] founding date, closed January 2011 Unconfirmed
• [SnoopyCool] SnoopyCool Hybrid · Founded 2000, scanlation arm added 2001 Strictly Honored
• [Soyokaze] Soyokaze Fansubs Fansub · Early 2000s Unconfirmed
• [Static-Subs] Static-Subs Fansub · [UNCONFIRMED] 2005–2008 Unconfirmed
• [Robb] Studio Robb Scanlation · 1996-2004 Strictly Honored
• [Taka] Taka Fansubs Fansub · 2002–2008 Unconfirmed
• [Swirly-Eyed Samurai] Tales of the Swirly-Eyed Samurai Scanlation · Circa 2000 Unconfirmed
• [DDBC] The Daily Dragon Ball Chapters Scanlation · 1997-2000, merged into Planet Namek Strictly Honored
• [DBP] The Dragon Ball Project Scanlation · Pre-1992 Strictly Honored
• [New Ranma Project] The New Ranma Project Scanlation · Completed the manga's second half within one year Ignored (Speed/Raw Leak)
• [R12P-Doyama] The Ranma 1/2 Project (Doyama) Scanlation · Launched June 3, 1996 Unconfirmed
• [THORA] THORA Ripper · 2007–2014
• [TW] Toriyama's World Hybrid · Early 2001-2008 Strictly Honored
• [TDBZ] Translated DBZ Manga Page Scanlation · Pre-2002, dropped on Viz license Strictly Honored
• [Utsukushii] Utsukushii-Raws Fansub · Complete by May 2013 Strictly Honored
• [VKLL] VKLL (Valirianus Lam) Fansub · Mid-1990s to early 2006 Gray Area
• [W_B] White_Base Fansub · Complete by January 2008 Strictly Honored
• [WhiteCross] WhiteCross/Kakyouin Fansub · VHS era Unconfirmed
• [Woofnick] Woofnick Fansubs Fansub · Completed March 2004 Unconfirmed
• [Wot-Club] Wot-Club Scanlation · 1997-2007 Unconfirmed
• [Your-Mom] Your-Mom Fansub · 2006–2009 Unconfirmed
• [Zeonic] Zeonic Scanlations Hybrid · 2002–Present Unconfirmed
• [zx] Zhentarim DivX Fansub · Complete by August 2003