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Special Feature*
Japanese Animé : Facts and Figures
Sources: Research on the Information and Media Society, 2001, Dentsu Communication Institute; Digital Content Report, 2002, Digital Content Association of Japan; 2001 data released by the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, Inc.; 2002 survey conducted by Japan External Trade Organization; Toei Animation
Revenues earned by the Japanese animé industry in Japan, 1970-2001
(movies, videos and TV productions only)
Revenue from cinema showings of animé and motion pictures in Japan, 2001
Total annual number of animé TV broadcasts in Japan, by time slot
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5 a.m.-noon |
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Noon-6:00 p.m. |
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6:00 p.m.-sign-off |
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Number of animators in Japan 3,567 |
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Number of Japanese companies producing animé 247 |
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Revenues from Japanese animé in the United States
US$4,359,110,000 (approx. 520 billion yen)
Breakdown
Licensing revenue (including fees for TV broadcast rights):
US$3,937,000,000
Video and DVD sales: US$414,000,000
Revenue from cinema showings: US$8,110,000 |
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Toei Animation revenue from animé sales in Japan and abroad
Unit: million yen |
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| Year |
Overseas |
Japan |
| 1999 |
1,561 |
8,233 |
| 2000 |
5,452 |
9,393 |
| 2001 |
7,154 |
8,876 |
| 2002 |
6,253 |
11,442 |
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