Anime is Japan’s most globally recognized entertainment export, but domestically it’s mainstream, not niche.
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Manga is the bedrock: over 40% of all printed material in Japan is manga. Weekly anthologies like Weekly Shonen Jump (One Piece, Jujutsu Kaisen) feed a multi-billion dollar anime industry. Production follows a “committee system” (kigyō iinkai)—multiple companies (publishers, toy makers, broadcasters) share risk and profits, ensuring even niche manga can get an anime adaptation. This system enables the sheer volume (over 300 new anime series per year) but also leads to overworked animators.
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