Comments on: Japan’s Animators Say Anime is Dying http://www.animenation.net/blog/2009/05/05/japans-animators-say-anime-is-dying/ Anime News & More! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:35:56 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: SonicPerfectZero http://www.animenation.net/blog/2009/05/05/japans-animators-say-anime-is-dying/comment-page-1/#comment-5395 SonicPerfectZero Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:09:09 +0000 http://www.animenation.net/blog/2009/05/05/japans-animators-say-anime-is-dying/#comment-5395 Not really cause in England and America sales are booming so he has to recheck Not really cause in England and America sales are booming so he has to recheck

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]]> By: joechummer http://www.animenation.net/blog/2009/05/05/japans-animators-say-anime-is-dying/comment-page-1/#comment-2546 joechummer Tue, 05 May 2009 23:24:52 +0000 http://www.animenation.net/blog/2009/05/05/japans-animators-say-anime-is-dying/#comment-2546 I think it is rather misleading to say that an industry with a 20% drop in sales over three years -- especially when the global economy is already on the way down -- constitutes that industry "dying". In decline, certainly, but not dying. People in Japan are buying LESS anime than before, but they are still BUYING anime, which is the important thing (the rough equivalent of about $770 million in yearly revenue isn't anything to sneeze at). And the reason fewer anime series are being produced is because of market saturation. There are simply too many series, and when there are too many available, it's a matter of simple economics that not all of them can succeed (i.e. people only have so much money and time to devote to things). Personally I'd rather have 36 good, quality series to choose from in a given broadcast period than have 60 series that are of dubious quality (and where only a few are actually really good). If 60 series are produced and only a few dozen are successful, that means around 36 productions lost money, which can lead to studio bankruptcies and so on. However, if only 36 series were produced, and two dozen of them are successful, then only 12 productions lose money. The anime industry is not dying. It is refining itself. I think it is rather misleading to say that an industry with a 20% drop in sales over three years — especially when the global economy is already on the way down — constitutes that industry “dying”. In decline, certainly, but not dying. People in Japan are buying LESS anime than before, but they are still BUYING anime, which is the important thing (the rough equivalent of about $770 million in yearly revenue isn’t anything to sneeze at).

And the reason fewer anime series are being produced is because of market saturation. There are simply too many series, and when there are too many available, it’s a matter of simple economics that not all of them can succeed (i.e. people only have so much money and time to devote to things). Personally I’d rather have 36 good, quality series to choose from in a given broadcast period than have 60 series that are of dubious quality (and where only a few are actually really good). If 60 series are produced and only a few dozen are successful, that means around 36 productions lost money, which can lead to studio bankruptcies and so on. However, if only 36 series were produced, and two dozen of them are successful, then only 12 productions lose money.

The anime industry is not dying. It is refining itself.

]]> By: boxmyth http://www.animenation.net/blog/2009/05/05/japans-animators-say-anime-is-dying/comment-page-1/#comment-2543 boxmyth Tue, 05 May 2009 17:35:32 +0000 http://www.animenation.net/blog/2009/05/05/japans-animators-say-anime-is-dying/#comment-2543 Basquash! and Higashi no Eden are two recent examples of anime that, at least to me, have brought something new and exciting to audiences. There will be ups and down in every industry, but as long as creators continue to innovate in their given art form, the market should mature out of any slump in time. Basquash! and Higashi no Eden are two recent examples of anime that, at least to me, have brought something new and exciting to audiences.
There will be ups and down in every industry, but as long as creators continue to innovate in their given art form, the market should mature out of any slump in time.

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