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Japanese anime industry sales top 3 trillion yen for 1st time

Dec 22, 2024

Tokyo [Japan], December 22: The market size of Japan's anime industry hit a record high of over three trillion yen in 2023, buoyed by brisk overseas sales, NHK World Japan reported.
In a report released this month, the Association of Japanese Animations says the industry's revenue for the year stood at about 3.3 trillion yen, or around $21 billion. That topped the previous record posted in 2022 by more than 14% and was the first time for the figure to exceed the 3-trillion-yen mark.
The association says overseas sales, including distribution contracts and related merchandise, topped nine earnings categories in the survey. The total was around $11 billion, up 18% from a year earlier.
Sales from online distribution surged by 50% year-on-year to about $1.6 billion.
Merchandise sales stood at around $4.5 billion and revenue from live entertainment at roughly $700 million.
Source: Emirates News Agency

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