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Richardson Handjaja, Yohana Belinda
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Latest Issues

Global anime market rises 16 percent in 2025

This is your weekly Animenomics briefing, covering the business of anime and manga. Today is Wednesday, November 4, 2026.

An announcement: Animenomics was named by jurors at the Los Angeles Press Club as a finalist in the 19th National Art...

3 days ago
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Genda continues anime claw machine growth in North America

This is your weekly Animenomics briefing, covering the business of anime and manga. Today is Wednesday, October 28, 2026.

What we’re watching: Tokyo International Film Festival and its Content Market start this week, bringing together many...

10 days ago
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Cyberattacks hit Japan anime, manga websites

This is your weekly Animenomics briefing, covering the business of anime and manga. Today is Wednesday, October 21, 2026.

In case you missed it: Crunchyroll officially launched its anime streaming service in South Korea earlier this month...

17 days ago
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Anime studios see higher costs in outsourcing

The weekly Animenomics briefing is back covering the business of anime and manga. Today is Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

In case you missed it: I wrote a column for ICv2 in August examining the proliferation of digital manga platforms owned...

24 days ago
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TakaraTomy Arts capsule toys ride U.S. anime boom

Maker of Gacha capsule toy vending machines is targeting consumers who already have an interest in anime and Japanese IPs, says company executives

This is a feature story from Animenomics, covering the business of anime and manga.

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  • Richardson Handjaja

    Publisher and editor of Animenomics, documenting anime and manga's global rise since 2015. National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Award finalist.

  • Yohana Belinda

    Yohana Belinda is a journalist covering human interest, fashion, art, and politics. Her work appears in The Jakarta Post, New Naratif, VICE Asia, Fair Planet, Rest of World, Asia Nikkei, Esses Magazine, Canvas8, Kontinentalist, and Japan Times.

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