Japanese anime achieved record-breaking revenues in 2023, expanding its cultural influence worldwide. According to Parrot Analytics, anime generated $19.8 billion (€91.01bn) in total global revenue, including $5.5 billion from streaming and $14.3 billion from merchandising sales, underscoring its significant economic and cultural impact worldwide. Parrot Analytics and AJA have collaborated to enrich the Anime Industry […]

Asian entertainment hub, KC Global Media Asia, has announced the launch of its new distribution arm – KC Global Media Distribution. With its headquarters based in Los Angeles, and regional offices in Singapore, Taipei, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, and Beijing, KC Global Media says this strategic expansion “underscores its commitment to championing premium storytelling and delivering […]

Japan’s online video industry is set to grow at an 7 per cent CAGR over the next five years, accounting for 45 per cent of total screen revenue by 2029, including free TV, pay-TV and theatrical, versus 35 per cent in 2024, according to a report published by Media Partners Asia (MPA). The report, entitled […]

Prime Video has announced the exclusive streaming rights for the animated film Look Back, written by Tatsuki Fujimoto and directed by Kiyotaka Oshiyama. Released in theatres earlier this year, the film will be available for Prime members in over 240 countries and regions starting November 7th. A theatrical adaptation of the manga published in Jump+ […]

Crunchyroll has entered into an agreement with Bango to further grow its international subscriber base through bundling partnerships with telcos and other third parties. Crunchyroll offers a dedicated anime streaming library with over 25,000 hours of content. With new titles arriving every season, it remains the go-to destination for anime fans everywhere, and currently boasts […]

Amid cuts to its US Scripted productions, Netflix is increasingly looking to the APAC region for new content ideas. In the first eight months of 2024, 33 per cent of all new first-run Scripted TV series ordered by Netflix stemmed from its APAC markets, ahead of Western Europe (WE) which captured 29 per cent of […]

Licensed toys continue to outperform the overall toy market in 2024, according to data published by Circana, an advisor on the complexity of consumer behaviour. Growing by 2.4 per cent, licensed toy sales in Europe (EU5: France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK) bucked an industry decline of 3.1 per cent during the first seven […]

As part of its ongoing effort to expand its lineup of animated films from Japan, Netflix has announced that The Boy and the Heron, the Oscar-winning and Golden Globe-winning animated film from Japan’s celebrated Studio Ghibli, will be available to stream on the platform from October 7th (excluding Japan and the US; in France the […]

The BBC has acquired the UK rights to over 1,000 episodes of the English dubbed versions of the celebrated anime series One Piece. The series, produced by Toei Animation and based on Eiichiro Oda’s manga series of the same name, is the No.1 manga in the world with over 500 million copies sold and over […]

Hasbro has announced that its all-new Beyblade X has been a huge hit this summer, trending on TikTok and landing in toy shops, as the new anime series airs on the BBC. The fourth iteration of the celebrated series introduces new characters to UK audiences, 25 years after the franchise’s first launch. The new storyline […]