Government aims to triple overseas market for anime, games, manga in less than 10 years
Government aims to triple overseas market for anime, games, manga in less than 10 years
New manga licenses and platform expansions increase the availability of translated content for international readers. This growing ecosystem of officially translated works complements AI translation services and demonstrates the strong global demand for Japanese and Asian content.
Original source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-04-12/japan-aims-to-increase-anime-overseas-market-to-6-trillion-yen-by-2033/.236216
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