The relationship between 9anime and downloaders was adversarial but symbiotic. 9anime’s operators didn’t want downloads—each download bypassed their ad revenue (pop-unders, banner ads, and captcha walls). To fight back, they implemented:

: You copy the URL of the 9anime episode page, paste it into the downloader's search bar, and click "Download."

Are you comfortable using , or do you prefer a simple click interface ?