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Japón lidera en franquicias de medios a nivel global

By Duncan Mil

January 25, 2021 - Cuando el anime de fantasía Demon Slayer: Mugen Train llegó a la granpantalla en octubre 2020 se convirtió en el filme con mayor recaudación en la historia de Japón, con ventas de $352,8 millones en solo 14 semanas.

From Pokémon to Hello Kitty to Super Mario, Japan has created multibillion-dollar media franchises, leveraging intellectual property to dizzying heights.

Demon Slayer is just the latest phenomenon in Japan’s $24.2 billion-a-year anime industry which exploits transmedia models -- comic books, video games, films, television series and merchandise sales. Fans can buy Demon Slayer-branded strawberry milk, Demon Slayer sweets, sandwiches, collapsible chopsticks or even a virtual pet.

Japanese anime -- animation, usually hand-drawn cartoons -- is a wildly popular global export. According to one estimate, about 60 per cent of the world’s animated television shows originate in Japan.

Anime franchises Pokémon and Hello Kitty top the list of the world’s most valuable media franchises, with respective all-time sales of $92bn and $80bn, ahead of Winnie the Pooh, Mickey Mouse and Star Wars. The top 25 franchises include nine other Japanese names.

In 2019, global exports of anime topped $11.6bn compared to domestic sales of $12.6bn. According to the Association of Japanese Animations, overseas sales will generate more than half of anime revenues.

Analysts predict that the industry will expand to $33.6bn by 2026. In 2019, 292 anime contracts were agreed in the U.S. with South Korea the next biggest market with 203.

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PUBLISHED: 25/01/2021; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Aniplex
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