{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-22T19:11:55.586Z","story":{"id":"r_058f0236801d4d0b94d6b816","slug":"60-billion-anime-market-is-credible-and-the-industry-is-not-ready","url":"https://yomimono.id/60-billion-anime-market-is-credible-and-the-industry-is-not-ready","headline":"The $60 Billion Anime Market Is Credible and the Industry Is Not Ready","summary":"Jerome Mazandarani's latest Answerman column for Anime News Network examines the widely cited Jefferies forecast that the global anime market will reach $60 billion by 2030. He argues the projection is conservative given current 14.8% annual growth, but warns that structural problems in production and fan culture are real and urgent.","why_it_matters":"The industry is growing faster than its own infrastructure can handle, and the fans who built it may be the ones who lose what made it worth watching.","published_at":"2026-05-18T16:15:50.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["Anime News Network"],"citations":[{"source":"Anime News Network","title":"Answerman - $60 Billion Question","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/answerman/2026-05-18/.237435"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Jerome"],"type":"op_ed","domain":"industry","is_roundup":false}}}