Japan's antitrust watchdog wants anime contracts on paper.
Published: 2026-06-24
Japan's Fair Trade Commission just published formal guidelines for anime production contracts, targeting the handshake-and-hope culture that's long defined studio-committee deals. While most studios s
Why it matters: If these guidelines stick, production committees lose flexibility, and studios gain bargaining power on price and terms.
Source: https://news.animenomics.com/p/antitrust-regulator-sets-anime-contract-guidelines
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