{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-22T19:03:50.824Z","story":{"id":"r_c9195400325a4535973ee87d","slug":"indonesian-comics-sales-jump-35-but-manga-still-dominates","url":"https://yomimono.id/indonesian-comics-sales-jump-35-but-manga-still-dominates","headline":"Indonesian Comics Sales Jump 35% But Manga Still Dominates","summary":"Local comic sales in Indonesia rose 35% in 2024, per AKSI data, yet Japanese manga holds 90% of the domestic market. Artists like Edwin Te survive by taking design work on the side. His title Elang Hitam will represent Indonesia at Busan's Asian Contents & Film Market after winning at JAFF Content Market.","why_it_matters":"The growth shows rising local demand, but the 10% market share makes clear that Indonesian comics remain a niche competing against a deeply entrenched manga readership of over 30 million active consumers.","published_at":"2026-05-20T17:45:01.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["Animenomics"],"citations":[{"source":"Animenomics","title":"Indonesian comics grow, but market struggles","url":"https://news.animenomics.com/p/indonesian-comics-grow-but-market"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Indonesian comics"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false}}}