A Bank Backs Anime Production

Published: 2026-10-31T13:10:19.372Z

A Japanese trust bank is opening a new financing lane into anime production, a signal that institutional capital now sees the medium as an asset class, while AniList's charts show the audience demand

A bank wants in on anime production COMISMA, parent of manga app GANMA! and studio Qzil.la, is standing up an anime production fund with Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank. The pitch: bank clients who wanted into anime but couldn't find a door Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-31/comisma-sumitomo-mitsui-trust-bank-establish-anime-production-fund/.243384
By the Numbers: releasing anime trending on AniList AniList's currently releasing anime snapshot on 2026-10-31 ranked The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 (#1), ONE PIECE (#2), STEEL BALL RUN JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 2nd - 3rd STAGE (#3). Source: AniList. Source: https://anilist.co/search/anime/trending#releasing-2026-10-31
By the Numbers: upcoming anime trending on AniList AniList's upcoming anime snapshot on 2026-10-31 ranked SAKAMOTO DAYS Season 2 (#1), Hiiragi-san Chi no Kyuuketsu Jijou (#2), Isekai de Cheat Skill wo Te ni Shita Ore wa, Genjitsu Sekai wo mo Musou Sur Source: https://anilist.co/search/anime/trending#upcoming-2026-10-31

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