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The expansion targets younger viewers, who account for nearly half of all anime viewing hours on the platform.","whyItMatters":"Pluto TV is treating anime as a growth category, betting that free English dubs and dedicated channels will hold the young, high-engagement audience that Western studios have struggled to reach.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe push is built around younger viewers, an audience Western studios have fought hard to win over but struggled to reach. Adults 18 to 34 account for nearly half of all anime viewing hours on the platform, and anime viewers spend almost three times as many hours on Pluto TV as the average viewer. Nielsen reported Americans streamed more than 45 billion minutes of anime in 2025. 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