Animax Spain was a Spanish version of anime channel Animax, owned by Sony. It was launched in Spain as a programming block on AXN Spain in October 2007, and was finally launched on April 12,2008. Animax began as a programming block in Spain and Portugal in the channel AXN. It broadcast InuYasha, Outlaw Star, Trigun, Orphen, Excel Saga and Samurai Champloo and later broadcast Corrector Yui, The Law of Ueki, Detective Conan, Lupin III and Kochikame at weekends from 13:00 to 16:00, which began broadcasting in Portugal and Spain since October 2007 until September 2008. The channel was subsequently fully launched on April 12, 2008 on the Imagenio and Digital+ platforms in Spain and Meo and Clix in Portugal. Among the series broadcast across Animax's networks in Spain and Portugal were Nana, Black Lagoon, Love Hina, Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, Chobits, Devil May Cry. It was revealed by Sony Corporation, in December 4, 2013, that the channel would finish its transmissions in December. The channel was closed in December 31, 2013.