bilibili Relaunches Global App Without ID Verification
Dropping the identity verification requirement for overseas posting removes a barrier the previous global app carried, and the planned iOS and wider-country rollout points to a broader international push.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
bilibili relaunched a global version of its app on Android on August 19. The new version no longer requires identity verification for posting overseas, and it reportedly mixes Chinese and international content. The company plans to launch on iOS and in other countries soon. bilibili, founded in 2009, is China's largest streaming platform for Japanese animation and invests in anime productions, including the Aniplex partnership To Be Hero X.
The previous global version required identity verification before users could post from overseas; the relaunched build drops that check. The new app reportedly mixes Chinese and international content, and the company plans to bring it to iOS and additional countries soon.
bilibili's anime business runs deep. The company, founded in 2009, operates China's largest streaming platform for Japanese animation, invests in anime productions, and acquired Haoliners Cultures Media and its Japanese subsidiary Emon Animation in February 2021. Its Aniplex partnership produced To Be Hero X, which premiered in April 2025 and streams on Crunchyroll outside Asia. Sony Corporation of America bought a 4.98% stake in 2020 for about US$400 million.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Anime News Network News bilibili App Relaunches Globally Without ID Verification