Last year, the market size of the animation industry reached a record high of over 2.5 trillion yen due to strong sales of "movies" and "distribution" including "overseas expansion".
On the other hand, regarding the business sentiment of this year, 70% of the animation production companies that responded to the survey said that it was "bad" or "somewhat bad", and it is inevitable that the market size will shrink due to the influence of the new coronavirus.
The Association of Japanese Animations, which is made by animation production companies, announced the market size of the animation industry last year, which was calculated for about 170 domestic animation-related companies, at a debriefing session on the night of the 22nd.
According to this, the market size exceeded the average by about 330 billion yen to 2.511 trillion yen, a record high for the seventh consecutive year.
Of the nine survey items such as "TV" and "movies," "overseas expansion," such as overseas movie screenings and game sales, accounted for nearly half of the total, at 1,029.1 billion yen, and "movies" and "movies." "Delivery" also reached a record high.
On the other hand, when asked about the business sentiment of this year, out of the 50 companies that responded, 12 companies answered "bad" and 23 companies answered "somewhat bad", accounting for 70%.
Regarding the impact of the new coronavirus, the Association of Japanese Animations said that there is a good chance that demand will increase in the future due to more time to watch anime at home, but movies and live events have been hit hard and the market size has increased. The contraction is inevitable.
Hiromichi Masuda, editorial director of the "Anime Industry Report" that announced the survey results, said, "I think it was very good that last year was unexpectedly the highest ever, and this is a catastrophic live performance and concert. There is also a hit of "No Blade", so it may not be a big drop. "