Years ago, you might not have expected anime to become a global powerhouse, but that idea has become a reality. In the past few years, the anime industry has grown in scale, and it is making money unlike ever before. With manga on a similar high, all eyes are on the industry right now as its end-of-year reports are going live. And as it turns out, well – the whole industry just marked its highest profits ever since 2002.
Anime=MoneyAccording to the report, the animation industry in Japan grew more than 13% year over year in 2022. This ended up giving the industry earnings upwards of $20.6 billion USD. This number comes after the market shrank slightly in 2021 due to pandemic-related delays. Experts predicted it would take 2-3 years for the industry to rebound from the loss, but the anime industry overcame the short in a single year.
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