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Locomotion was a Latin American cable channel dedicated to anime and animated shows targeting primarily an 18–34 audience, broadcasting movies, TV series and shorts. It was launched on 1 November 1996 and was closed down on 31 July 2005. It was also broadcast in Portugal through Cabovisão and TVCabo (now ZON Multimédia), and in Spain by satellite TV provider Vía Digital until 2003 due to administrative reasons with the TV operator.

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  • Locomotion fue un canal de televisión por suscripción que emitía diversos géneros de animaciones para adultos 24 horas diarias. Su sede administrativa y su centro de emisiones se encontraban en Miami (Estados Unidos) y, desde mediados de 2003, el centro de emisiones se trasladó a Buenos Aires (Argentina).​ Lo que más destacó de la programación fue la inclusión masiva de anime sin censura, varios de estos emitidos en idioma original con subtítulos por primera vez en Latinoamérica. El canal fue un espacio para la contracultura y el público adulto joven alternativo de la época.​ (es)
  • Locomotion was a Latin American cable channel dedicated to anime and animated shows targeting primarily an 18–34 audience, broadcasting movies, TV series and shorts. It was launched on 1 November 1996 and was closed down on 31 July 2005. It was also broadcast in Portugal through Cabovisão and TVCabo (now ZON Multimédia), and in Spain by satellite TV provider Vía Digital until 2003 due to administrative reasons with the TV operator. Initially, Locomotion was a channel dedicated to animation for all ages, broadcasting titles from King Features (which was Hearst's animation division), other acquired shows, and adult animation for an evening block. However, the channel did not want to face competition against the already-established Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network, so the channel began removing the children's animation in favour for alternative animation, adult series, and anime by 1998, and by 2000, they began airing more alternative and adult-oriented animation from the US, the United Kingdom and Latin America, as well as anime series. As the network grew, most of their programming consisted of Japanese animation titles from the likes of ADV Films, Bandai Entertainment, & Geneon and others as well as adult shows like South Park, The Critic, Crapston Villas and Duckman. Locomotion was also dedicated to showing works of experimental animation from all over the world throughout the day on-air and online. They aired experimental programming featuring video jockeys, artists who worked with video as a medium. The network, whose corporate offices were based in Miami, Florida (though the network was not available in the United States aside from a few cable systems in southern Florida) was a joint venture between the US-based Hearst Corporation, (50%) and Claxson Interactive Group, Inc. (a subsidiary of the Venezuelan-based Cisneros Group) (50%). In May 2002, Cisneros Group sold its shares in the network to Canadian-based Corus Entertainment.The channel was purchased by Sony in 2005 and was later rebranded as Animax. (en)
  • 株式会社ロコモーション(英称:LOCOMOTION)は、テレビ番組の制作プロダクション。 テリー伊藤が立ち上げ、代表取締役を務める。 (ja)
  • Locomotion foi um canal de televisão por assinatura latino americano que transmitia 24 horas diárias de diversos gêneros de series animadas para adultos. Inicialmente, o Locomotion estava dedicado a animação clássica e para toda família. Porém a partir de 1997 a programação começa a variar ligeiramente para o público jovem alternativo, para no final começar a exibir algumas animações para adultos desde 1999. Com certeza, o que realmente caracterizou o canal foi a inclusão massiva de anime e series japonesas. Graças a isso o canal virou um cult e é considerado o primórdio dos animes e da animação adulta para a América Latina. Sua sede administrativa se encontrava em Miami (Estados Unidos) e seu centro de emissões (desde meados de 2004) em Buenos Aires (Argentina). O canal transmitia em 2 feeds para América Latina (Leste e Oeste) que logo seriam unificadas em um sinal genérico para todos os países, inclusive a região hispânica dos Estados Unidos. Locomotion também chegou a estender-se para Europa, em novos feeds para Portugal e Espanha. No Brasil ficou conhecido como o canal 115 da DirecTV e como o 36 na TVA. A Locomotion havia um site de comércio eletrônico denominado Zen Mall, que basicamente era a loja de internet do canal, onde produtos oficiais da Locomotion e suas séries, músicas, livros, animes do gênero hentai como Demon Beast Invasion, Urotsukidōji III: Return of the Overfiend, Teacher's Pet podiam ser adquiridos. Nightmare Campus, Masquerade: Darkness of Love, Magic Woman M, Twisted Tales of Tokyo, incluindo outros como Aika. Entre esses produtos, destacou-se a linha Locomotion Underwear, segundo Julián Manzelli. (pt)
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  • Locomotion fue un canal de televisión por suscripción que emitía diversos géneros de animaciones para adultos 24 horas diarias. Su sede administrativa y su centro de emisiones se encontraban en Miami (Estados Unidos) y, desde mediados de 2003, el centro de emisiones se trasladó a Buenos Aires (Argentina).​ Lo que más destacó de la programación fue la inclusión masiva de anime sin censura, varios de estos emitidos en idioma original con subtítulos por primera vez en Latinoamérica. El canal fue un espacio para la contracultura y el público adulto joven alternativo de la época.​ (es)
  • 株式会社ロコモーション(英称:LOCOMOTION)は、テレビ番組の制作プロダクション。 テリー伊藤が立ち上げ、代表取締役を務める。 (ja)
  • Locomotion was a Latin American cable channel dedicated to anime and animated shows targeting primarily an 18–34 audience, broadcasting movies, TV series and shorts. It was launched on 1 November 1996 and was closed down on 31 July 2005. It was also broadcast in Portugal through Cabovisão and TVCabo (now ZON Multimédia), and in Spain by satellite TV provider Vía Digital until 2003 due to administrative reasons with the TV operator. (en)
  • Locomotion foi um canal de televisão por assinatura latino americano que transmitia 24 horas diárias de diversos gêneros de series animadas para adultos. Inicialmente, o Locomotion estava dedicado a animação clássica e para toda família. Porém a partir de 1997 a programação começa a variar ligeiramente para o público jovem alternativo, para no final começar a exibir algumas animações para adultos desde 1999. Com certeza, o que realmente caracterizou o canal foi a inclusão massiva de anime e series japonesas. Graças a isso o canal virou um cult e é considerado o primórdio dos animes e da animação adulta para a América Latina. (pt)
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