TOKYO, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) — The market dimension of Japan’s anime business has topped the 3-trillion-yen mark for the primary time in 2023, supported by robust abroad gross sales, native media reported Sunday.
Japan’s animation business generated round 3.3 trillion yen (about 21 billion U.S. {dollars}) in 2023, marking a report excessive and a 14 % improve from the earlier report marked in 2022, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing a current report by the Association of Japanese Animations.
Overseas anime revenues surpassed these of the home market in 2023, with abroad gross sales standing at 1.72 trillion yen, up 18 % from a 12 months earlier, based on the business report.
Meanwhile, home revenues got here to 1.62 trillion yen, making up 49.5 % of the overall.
Hiromichi Masuda, chief editor of the report, mentioned the abroad market is quickly increasing because of the power of web distribution, noting Japanese animation stays widespread at residence, however it’s also steadily gaining followers worldwide, giving an additional enhance to the business. (1 Japanese yen equals 0.0064 U.S. {dollars})