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The Business of Japanese Anime in 2026: A Foreign Buyer’s Map

A 25,000-word editorial guide to how the $20-billion Japanese anime industry actually works — for foreign buyers, investors, licensors and brand teams. Ten articles, four themes, one map.

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A Day in the Life of an Anime Animator (and Japan’s Looming Labor Crisis)

Inside the working day of a rank-and-file Japanese in-between animator — and the structural reasons wages stay low, talent is leaving, and the global anime boom faces a capacity wall.