Japan DESIGN SOFTPOWER WEB POWERED BY JAPAN EXTERNAL TRADE ORGANIZATION

Entertainment | Anime

Get the Flash Player to see this player.

NOW PLAYING

WHAT IS "JAPANESE ANIME" ?

Why do I love Anime?
by Patrick Drazen

Art doesn’t always travel well, especially across borders. Opera, sculpture, literature have their admirers, but are hardly “mass media.” Japanese animation goes against all that, finding fans literally around the world, even where there is no knowledge of anime’s cultural and historic roots. Brazilians embraced Sailor Moon, Palestinians embraced Haruhi Suzumiya, and in 2007 the fourth most popular search word on Google was “Naruto.” Pop culture seldom reaches this level of popularity.
> Read More

JAPANESE MARKET INFORMATION

Download our report and learn about the Japanese Anime market, with information ranging from market size and the economics of Anime import/export, to a breakdown of major routes of Anime overseas transactions.
> Download PDF Report