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How does the anime industry work?
I explain the anime production committee system and how it came to be the most common way anime productions are funded in Japan.
アニメ業界はどのような仕組みになっていますか？
日本における「製作委員会方式」というアニメーションを制作する営利事業の経緯と手法を説明させていただきました。
Why is Japan producing so much anime?
Japan produces more than 300 new anime television shows and films every year. I explain why and what this means for production capacity.
How many Japanese people watch anime?
I explain trends in Japan's domestic anime viewership and its impact on the types of works produced by analyzing the country's television audience data.
日本のアニメはどうして海外で人気が出るようになったのでしょうか？
日本のアニメと海外のアニメに対する外国人の印象を簡単に説明させていただきました。
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