Foreign Buyers Carry Japan's Record Anime Market

Published: 2026-10-30T13:12:03.436Z

Overseas buyers now cover well over half of Japan's record $28.2 billion anime market, per preliminary AJA figures presented Friday at TIFFCOM. The headline is the 15.8% year-over-year jump. The story

Why it matters: Foreign buyers now fund most of Japan's anime revenue, so rights talks tilt toward whoever writes the biggest overseas checks.

Source: https://variety.com/2026/film/markets-festivals/japan-anime-market-record-28-billion-local-sales-surge-1236934838/

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