Japan anime production market grows to record $2.3bn

Hit TV series, movies drive gains in key part of Japan's content industry

"Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram" has been a hit at the box office since its premiere in April. (Gosho Aoyama/Detective Conan Committee)

MAYUKO SUZUKI, Nikkei staff writer

October 17, 2024 06:44 JST

TOKYO -- Japan's anime production market has topped $2 billion in value, thanks to hit movies and the growth of streaming services.

Anime companies generated 339 billion yen ($2.26 billion) in revenue last year, according to Tokyo-based Teikoku Databank, the most ever in data going back to 2000. The figure is up 22.9% from 2022.