As the demand for Japanese anime (and the manga that inspires it) continues to expand worldwide, the international market — that is, the market outside Japan — is increasingly dominated by two ...

The global anime market shrank in 2020 for the first time in 11 years, according to the latest report from the Association of Japanese Animations (AJA). But the overseas component of that market grew.

When you look at the addressable anime market, there’s probably 800 million anime fans globally. So, we think there’s huge room to grow. You heard the question about piracy.

This year, Cai said the combined box office of Japanese anime movies is on the same level as 2023, although the per picture average is lower as twice as many titles have been released. Road ...

At Anime Expo, Webtoon hosted the first-ever U.S. signing appearance by S.I.U. (Slave.In.Utero), the legendary creator of “Tower of God,” whose webcomic was adapted into two seasons of anime.

To him, it’s the “fundamental otherness” of anime that charms people outside Japan, who account for half of the anime market. Cultural purity, however, is not commercial purity.

Now the two companies will join forces in a theatrical anime market that has been largely dominated by the Sony-owned Crunchyroll, a streaming platform with a theatrical distribution arm that has ...