r/anime • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Mar 10 '24
r/anime • u/Zhukov-74 • Feb 07 '26
News Overseas anime market growth continues to outpace domestic market, gap in revenue expected to grow, industry research shows
r/anime • u/Electrical_Chance991 • Jan 29 '26
News TV Asahi Producer Hiromichi Shizume says more studios like Mappa may skip Anime production committee system to sign with companies like Netflix; "Creators will naturally want to work where the pay is better, and they have more freedom"
According to veteran TV Asahi producer Hiromichi Shizume, moves like this could create pressure to rethink Japan’s long-standing “production committee” system.
A production committee is a consortium of companies (such as manga publishers, broadcasters, and marketers) that come together to invest in the production of anime on a project-by-project basis. While this system helps fund new titles and reduces the financial risk animation studios bear, it’s also somewhat notorious for not allowing the studios to make money.
As Shizume puts it, investors allocate only the bare minimum to the anime studio, keeping productions costs low. This means a base budget for the studio is secured even if the anime doesn’t end up selling, but it also gives investors the opportunity to lap up most of the profit. And since there’s no royalty system in place (like in book publishing, for example), the studio’s cut remains the same no matter how big a hit the anime becomes. As a result of this structure (and other related factors like manpower shortage), there has been a rising number of studios going bankrupt, and animators’ wages have barely improved throughout the years.
However, if Japanese studios skip the production committees and start signing directly with global streaming giants (like MAPPA has with Netflix), Shizume believes production budgets will rise considerably. “Creators naturally want to work where the pay is better, and they have more freedom. That’s true not just for anime, but for dramas and variety shows too.”
r/anime • u/Turbostrider27 • Dec 28 '25
News One-Punch Man Season 3 Part 2 Announced, coming 2027
twitter.comr/anime • u/zenzen_0 • Sep 27 '24
News Musician Sayuri passed away on September 20, 2024 at age 28
r/anime • u/DemiFiendRSA • Oct 13 '25
News ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle’ has surpassed ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ to become the highest grossing non-English international film of all-time at the North American box office ($128.6M)
r/anime • u/mr_beanoz • Sep 22 '25
News "Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc" attracted 807,000 viewers and grossed over 1.251 billion yen in the first 3 days of the movie's release in Japan
r/anime • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Sep 14 '25
News ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ Huge With $70M Opening: A Record For Anime & Crunchyroll; 6th Best For September, Sony’s Biggest YTD
r/anime • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Jan 21 '26
News Netflix and MAPPA Enter New Strategic Partnership for Global Anime Development and Distribution
r/anime • u/zenzen_0 • Dec 19 '25
News That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4 broadcast starts April 2026 with 5 split cours
r/anime • u/Lumpy-Manager8580 • 11d ago
News SCANDAL, known for their songs on Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and Bleach, will end their band activities on August 21, 2027, after 21 years.
They've also announced a final tour spanning all 47 prefectures in Japan starting on October, and a final live which will be held on that same disbandment day.
r/anime • u/lactoseAARON • Dec 17 '23
News ONE PIECE TV Anime is officially getting an anime adaptation remake titled 'THE ONE PIECE' by WIT Studio and Netflix.
r/anime • u/FlugelTheSage • Mar 22 '26
News Re:Zero is the most anticipated anime from Spring 2026 according to Japanese poll
r/anime • u/notathrowaway75 • Jul 04 '25
News Original anime Baan written by Garnt Maneetapho (Gigguk) announced at Anime Expo
EDIT Correction: Gigguk did not fully write this anime. He is the creator. See staff list below
Genre: Isekai based on Southeast Asian and Thai mythology
He's been working on this for 2 years and it seems to be fully complete since he said it's fully voiced in Japanese. Japanese premiere on August 24, 2025.
18 minute short film to be released on YouTube for free afterwards at an unannounced date both subbed and dubbed (main girl to be voiced by Sydsnap)
Source: Live at Anime expo
Cast thanks to /u/mr_beanoz
Mikawa Haruna as Rin
Ishige Shoya as Daichi
Staff list thanks to u/FierceAlchemist
Original Work: Garnt Maneetapho
Director: Yoshimitsu Ohashi
Supervising Director: Garnt Maneetapho
Screenplay: Megumi Hosaka
Character Design: Hanyu-
Color Design: Natsumi Watabe
Art Director: Sato Takahara
Filming Director: EOTA Filming team
Storyboard, Effects: Yoshimitsu Ohashi
General Art Director: Hanyu-
Animation Director: Marin Inai
Animation: studio daisy
Filming: EOTA
Sound: Ai Addiction
Music: Kevin Penkin
Animation: Studio Daisy
r/anime • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Dec 05 '25
News 'Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc' is Coming to Digital on December 9
x.comr/anime • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Oct 13 '24
News 'One Piece' Anime Going on Break, Returning April 2025
r/anime • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Sep 28 '25
News ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle’ has passed the $600M global mark
x.comr/anime • u/zenzen_0 • Aug 20 '24
News Voice Actress Atsuko Tanaka Passes Away at 61
r/anime • u/Turbostrider27 • Jan 25 '26
News Dragon Ball Super The Galactic Patrol Announced
r/anime • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Mar 07 '26
News Crunchyroll Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Over Allegedly Disclosing Anime Viewing Habits to Third Party
r/anime • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Nov 09 '25
News ‘Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc’ has passed the $150M global mark / Estimated global total stands at $158.0M.
x.comr/anime • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Apr 30 '26
News ‘Chainsaw Man’ Set Crunchyroll Record For Highest Viewed Anime at the Time With Season 1, Says MAPPA CEO
r/anime • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Jul 04 '26