{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-22T19:07:08.368Z","story":{"id":"r_4365c1c13bb24983a329be96","slug":"sony-earnings-show-anime-and-crunchyroll-driving-growth-as-other-businesses","url":"https://yomimono.id/sony-earnings-show-anime-and-crunchyroll-driving-growth-as-other-businesses","headline":"Sony Earnings Show Anime and Crunchyroll Driving Growth as Other Businesses Struggle","summary":"Sony's latest earnings report shows anime and Crunchyroll revenue growing, offsetting declines in film, TV, games, and VFX. Operating income for Sony Pictures Entertainment fell 11%, weighed down by Pixomondo closure costs and Bungie impairments, while Crunchyroll subscriber growth and Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle's theatrical run boosted anime-related revenue.","why_it_matters":"Anime has shifted from a complementary business to a central growth engine inside Sony, capable of subsidizing losses in its traditional entertainment divisions.","published_at":"2026-05-17T15:01:08.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["Cartoon Brew"],"citations":[{"source":"Cartoon Brew","title":"Sony Earnings Show Anime And Crunchyroll Driving Growth","url":"https://www.cartoonbrew.com/business/sony-earnings-crunchyroll-pixomondo-bungie-260682.html"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":["Sony"],"people":[],"type":"business","domain":"industry","is_roundup":false}}}