For anyone looking to dip their toes in the seven seas
Soulseek is a peer to peer media sharing network akin to limewire
yt-dlp i a command line Youtube video/audio downloader that does hq
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
KissAnime for streaming anime: https://kissanime.com.ru/
Similar sites that let you stream movies/shows/manga are aggregated on sites like TheBestCouchPotatoList:
You can find most free streaming sites through google/duckduckgo searches or pirating communities like the r/Piracy sub on reddit
Anything else can be found on torrent sites, which are usually aggregated on sites like TheProxyBay or r/piracy
Actually, I mostly pirate things I can’t find to stream with a reasonably-priced subscription, or without ads, and unless we’re talking 15-plus-year-old shows or “animes” I’ve heard about that turn out to be Hentai, I generally find what I’m looking for, with seeds.
Hell, I’m sure if I could be bothered to find a Hentai-centric pirate site, or joined a private tracker, I wouldn’t have a problem finding anything for free.