A bank wants in on anime production

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

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

Why it matters: A bank's investor Rolodex now plugs into production funding, watch whether that money buys capacity or just bids up the same booked-out studios.

Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-31/comisma-sumitomo-mitsui-trust-bank-establish-anime-production-fund/.243384

From AnimeSignal, the anime business intelligence brief.