It served as a large database of links to various anime and manga websites.
[1] Users could add their own website to the database by setting up a username on the site and adding it to the applicable category.
The website also had services such as a community forum, chat room, and a magazine.
The Anime Broadcasting Network, Inc. acquired the Anime Web Turnpike in 2000 with plans to enhance and expand the site, but multiple technical issues delayed these plans.
[5] The site and its creator were featured in the 2003 documentary film Otaku Unite!