{"rewrite":{"id":"r_1e55f8d82fc1aaa2244cd756","clusterId":"c_94c0625b4f89a60a2b912481","slug":"manga-nippon-mukashi-banashi-plans-vod-service-to-fund-digitization","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Manga Nippon Mukashi Banashi Plans VOD Service to Fund Digitization","summary":"Ai Kikaku Center is preparing an official VOD service for Manga Nippon Mukashi Banashi, the anime that began airing in 1975. Revenue from viewing the works will go entirely toward digitizing them. The series runs 1,467 episodes, and the original films and tapes are still preserved in good condition, but only some works have been digitized. Preserving more than 1,000 remaining episodes will take enormous time and cost. Start date, pricing, and the distribution lineup are not disclosed.","whyItMatters":"With more than 1,000 of 1,467 episodes still undigitized and no other funding source named, the plan makes the series' own viewers the budget for its archive.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe request for input is wide. Ai Kikaku Center is collecting opinions on what the service should carry, which regions should host events, and which goods people want, including episodes they want to watch again and details they do not want changed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome digitized works are already on the official YouTube channel. The company says it wants the series used in schools, in communities, and in places where folktales are handed down, and it describes the aim as a system for passing the works on to the next 50 and 100 years. A follow-up event is decided, and an official e-commerce site is in preparation for people who cannot reach venues.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Ai Kikaku Center is preparing an official VOD service for Manga Nippon Mukashi Banashi, with viewing revenue going entirely to digitization. Only some of the 1,467 episodes are digitized; more than 1,000 remain. No start date, pricing, or lineup yet.","twitterPost":"An official VOD service for Manga Nippon Mukashi Banashi is in preparation, with all viewing revenue going to digitization. Only some of the 1,467 episodes are digitized; more than 1,000 remain. Start date, pricing, and lineup are undisclosed.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Ai Kikaku Center is preparing an official VOD service for Manga Nippon Mukashi Banashi and will put the revenue from viewing entirely into digitizing the series. The show runs 1,467 episodes, and while the original films and tapes survive in good condition, more than 1,000 episodes are still not digitized. The company is also taking viewer opinions on service content, event regions, and goods, and says a next event and an official e-commerce site are in the works.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261018a\",\"title\":\"Manga Nippon Mukashi Banashi Official VOD Service in Preparation; Policy to Use All Revenue for Digitization of Works, Passing More Than 1,000 Remaining Episodes to Next Generation\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4474,"outputTokens":1732,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792257730,"createdAt":"2026-10-17T17:16:29.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-17T17:21:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-17T17:21:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_94c0625b4f89a60a2b912481","canonicalTitle":"『まんが日本昔ばなし』公式VODサービスを準備中。売上はすべて作品のデジタル化に充てる方針、残る1000話以上を次の世代へ","representativeArticleId":"a_d998ab2f3e294d31a6431649","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Manga Nippon Mukashibanashi\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-17T16:03:02.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-17T16:03:02.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-17T17:21:05.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261018a","title":"『まんが日本昔ばなし』公式VODサービスを準備中。売上はすべて作品のデジタル化に充てる方針、残る1000話以上を次の世代へ"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Manga Nippon Mukashibanashi"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}