As a Student, I Built a Startup to Answer One Simple Question: Where Can I Watch This Anime?

I Got Tired of Searching Every Anime Streaming Platform—So I Built This ## 🚀 What I Built ## The goal is simple: ## 🧩 Why This Problem Matters ## 🔮 What’s Coming Next I’m a student, and Indie builder who enjoys coding and building things. Like many anime fans, I subscribe to (or at least check) multiple streaming platforms—Netflix, Crunchyroll, Amazon Prime, HIDIVE, and more. And yet, I kept running into the same frustrating problem: Finding anime was harder than watching it._ Every time I wanted to watch a new anime, I had to: Sometimes the anime was available—but only on one platform. Sometimes the info was completely outdated. Sometimes I just gave up. That’s when I decided to build WhereToWatch. WhereToWatch is a simple platform where you can search any anime and instantly see: one search → clear answers → start watching. Anime streaming is fragmented. Each platform shows only its own catalog. Search engines don’t stay updated when licenses change. This confusion often pushes fans toward piracy—not because they want to, but because legal discovery is broken. I believe finding legal anime should be easy. I’m actively working on: 🙌 Why I’m Sharing This Here I’m still early, still learning, and still building. I wanted to share this on dev.to because many of you: If you’re an anime fan—or just curious—check it out. I’d genuinely love feedback, suggestions, or criticism. Thanks for reading 🙏 Happy building. Templates let you quickly answer FAQs or store snippets for re-use. Are you sure you want to hide this comment? It will become hidden in your post, but will still be visible via the comment's permalink. Hide child comments as well For further actions, you may consider blocking this person and/or reporting abuse - Google the title - Open multiple streaming apps - Read outdated blogs or Reddit posts - Still not be sure if it was available in my region - Where it’s legally streaming - Which platforms offer it (region-aware) - Whether it’s free or paid - Direct links to start watching - Basic details like genre, year, and language (dub/sub) - 📌 Filler episode lists for every anime - 📺 A personal watchlist across platforms - 🧠 Community feedback to keep data accurate - 🤖 AI-based anime recommendations (future) - Build products to solve your own problems - Appreciate simple tools with clear value - Give honest feedback