State of Anime Industry Analyzed in English (Updated)
posted on 2008-09-01 02:14 EDT
The Canned Dogs blog has posted a translation of part of a presentation that Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry released in 2003 about the state of the animation industry. The blog entry also provides some additional notes about the costs and evolving business models in the industry before and since 2003.
Update: The Japan External Trade Organization has more recent (updated in 2006), more comprehensive reports in English for both the anime industry and the manga industry.
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