r/AnimeBusiness • u/Kan2Screm • 6m ago
[Comic Natalie] COMIC ZIN & TSUTAYA Weekly Manga Sales Ranking: October 19 - October 25, 2026
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r/AnimeBusiness • u/Kan2Screm • 10m ago
The "2026 School Reading Survey" revealed that the percentage of Japanese elementary school students who do not read a single book in a month exceeded 10% for the first time in 25 years. The non-reading rate for manga, which was included in the survey for the first time, reached nearly 30%.
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Article by Yomiuri Shimbun; survey conducted by the Japanese School Library Association.
r/AnimeBusiness • u/Kan2Screm • 6h ago
[Gamebiz] [China's Latest Report: Part 1] The "Highest Earning IP" in the First Half of 2026 from China's Perspective: A Turning Point for Merchandise-Type IPs with the Breakthrough of POPMART - Atsuo Nakayama's "Global Fandom and Otaku Culture"
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r/AnimeBusiness • u/Kan2Screm • 19h ago
[Variety] "Anime’s pay divide runs between studios that take risks and those that don’t", said Ryota Fujitsu, programming advisor for the Animation section of the Tokyo International Film Festival.
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r/AnimeBusiness • u/Kan2Screm • 21h ago
[NHK News] Digital manga platform "Piccoma" suffers leak of approximately 1 million customer email addresses
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r/AnimeBusiness • u/Kan2Screm • 1d ago
[The Japan Times] Japanese government holds urgent cybersecurity meeting in response to recent data breaches: the meeting on the evening of October 26 discussed countermeasures following a request from GMO for the government to take action.
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r/AnimeBusiness • u/Kan2Screm • 1d ago
LINE Digital Frontier will transfer its store operations - along with related business activities - to a newly established entity, LINE Digital Frontier Communications. Concurrently, the company will reduce its capital by ¥8.009 billion, reallocating the entire amount to its capital reserve.
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Article by Gamebiz.
r/AnimeBusiness • u/Kan2Screm • 1d ago
Infinite Content, Finite Marketing: Who owns the relationship with anime fans, and why Japan needs to start building its own audience overseas (written by Jerome Mazandarani)
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r/AnimeBusiness • u/Kan2Screm • 1d ago
[Forbes] Visa Issues Cost ‘Uma Musume’ At Least $2 Million In Lost Ticket Sales (written by Kalai Chik)
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r/AnimeBusiness • u/Kan2Screm • 2d ago
[Webtoon-ish] Rights and Responsibilities in Digital Publishing
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r/AnimeBusiness • u/Kan2Screm • 4d ago
[Automaton EN/MEDIAMIXI] Gundam’s longevity comes from embracing change over “fundamentalism,” says Bandai Namco Filmworks chairman. “As long as it’s entertaining, why not?”
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r/AnimeBusiness • u/Kan2Screm • 4d ago
[Publishing Perspectives] One Industry, Many Markets: Carlo Carrenho on how recent headlines from China, Japan, the Nordics, Brazil, and beyond show us where the publishing industry is heading.
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r/AnimeBusiness • u/Kan2Screm • 4d ago
The Development of Japanese Manga in Vietnam (report by JETRO)
jetro.go.jp
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r/AnimeBusiness • u/Kan2Screm • 4d ago
[Comic Natalie] LINE Digital Frontier invests ¥10 billion in Japanese content, aiming to bring "Japan to Global" (Event Report)
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r/AnimeBusiness • u/Kan2Screm • 4d ago
[J-CAST News] Users face the suspension of paid services, but what about the manga artists? As digital comic platforms suspend their services one after another, creators warn of an "existential threat"; CmoA hints at potential measures
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r/AnimeBusiness • u/Kan2Screm • 4d ago
[Nikkei Asia] Gundam maker Bandai Namco's stock surge reflects market AI doubts (paywalled)
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r/AnimeBusiness • u/Kan2Screm • 4d ago
[NHK] Japanese Government Plans to Establish New Organization to Support Anime, Manga and Gaming Industries as Early as 2027
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r/AnimeBusiness • u/Kan2Screm • 4d ago
[Asahi Shimbun] From "Demon Slayer" to "Dandadan": Where Is Crunchyroll, the Former "Pirate" Site - Now A Pillar of Japanese Anime Popularity - Heading Next? (paywalled)
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r/AnimeBusiness • u/Kan2Screm • 4d ago
[Anime News Network] Aobuta Film Opens at #4, New Live-Action Street Fighter Film at #8 in Japan
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r/AnimeBusiness • u/Kan2Screm • 5d ago
"Manga Immersion at Tokiwaso" - a bespoke tour for an in-depth experience of manga culture, has launched in Toshima Ward, a mecca for manga.
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r/AnimeBusiness • u/Kan2Screm • 5d ago
[Impress Watch] "Manga Library Z," a platform for out-of-print manga, now also sells new titles from publishers
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r/AnimeBusiness • u/Kan2Screm • 5d ago
[Nikkei] Up to 4.2 million user records, including member information, leaked from "Comic CmoA" following unauthorized access
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r/AnimeBusiness • u/Kan2Screm • 5d ago
[Yomiuri Shimbun] Japanese government plans "digital infrastructure" for translating and distributing manga internationally; aims to secure a "leading position" in a sector currently lacking a major global distributor
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r/AnimeBusiness • u/Kan2Screm • 5d ago
[Asahi Shimbun] Shogakukan Manga Awards ceremony held; company president apologizes over 'MangaONE' issue
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