TOKYO, Dec 22 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- The market size of Japan's anime industry has topped the 3-trillion-yen mark for the first time in 2023, supported by strong overseas sales, local media reported on Sunday, according to Xinhua.
Japan's animation industry generated around 3.3 trillion yen (about US$21 billion) in 2023, marking a record high and a 14 per cent increase from the previous record marked in 2022, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing a recent report by the Association of Japanese Animations.
Overseas anime revenues surpassed those of the domestic market in 2023, with overseas sales standing at 1.72 trillion yen, up 18 per cent from a year earlier, according to the industry report.
Meanwhile, domestic revenues came to 1.62 trillion yen, making up 49.5 per cent of the total.
Hiromichi Masuda, chief editor of the report, said the overseas market is rapidly expanding due to the strength of internet distribution, noting Japanese animation remains popular at home, but it is also steadily gaining fans worldwide, giving a further boost to the industry.
-- BERNAMA-XINHUA
