Japan's Anime Market Hits Record $28.2 Billion as Local Sales Surge
Overseas consumers now account for well over half of the total spending on Japanese anime worldwide.
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First reported by Variety, 23 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 30 Oct 2026. Variety published first, on 30 October at 06:02 UTC; Deadline followed 24 min later. The most recent article, from The Hollywood Reporter, appeared on 30 October at 23:45 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Variety (major outlet), The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), Deadline.
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- Association of Japanese Animations
- Hasegawa Masahiro