{"rewrite":{"id":"r_6ca2be7a821b9e4122571956","clusterId":"c_6dbd754d70284251bff32fa8","slug":"tokyo-gap-financing-market-adds-five-animation-projects-to-2026-slate","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Tokyo Gap-Financing Market Adds Five Animation Projects to 2026 Slate","summary":"TIFFCOM 2026 and the Tokyo International Film Festival have named 24 projects for the 7th Tokyo Gap-Financing Market, including five animated ones. Two are Japanese: Ayumi Moriyama and OLM's Mahora, and YKBX and P.I.C.S.'s Princess Zonof. The market runs October 28 to 30 and takes projects that have already raised at least 60 percent of their budgets.","whyItMatters":"The gap-financing selection shows which animation projects have cleared most of their budget and are now shopping for the last stretch of funding, with OLM and P.I.C.S. the two Japanese animation names on the list.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Tokyo Gap-Financing Market takes a specific kind of project: those that have already closed at least 60 percent of their budgets and need meetings to finish the rest. The 7th edition runs October 28 to 30 under TIFFCOM 2026 and the Tokyo International Film Festival, and 24 film projects are listed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive are animated. The Japanese entries are Ayumi Moriyama and OLM\u0026#39;s Mahora and YKBX and P.I.C.S.\u0026#39;s Princess Zonof. The first pitch event, on October 28, covers 10 of the 24 titles.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMahora\u003c/strong\u003e: Japanese animated project from Ayumi Moriyama and OLM\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrincess Zonof\u003c/strong\u003e: Japanese animated project from YKBX and P.I.C.S.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrackish Zone (working title)\u003c/strong\u003e: Japanese project from Nagoya Broadcasting Network\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUntitled Toei project\u003c/strong\u003e: Japanese project from Toei\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere We Bury the Pigeon\u003c/strong\u003e: Japanese project from LesPros Entertainment\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWild Zero Overdrive\u003c/strong\u003e: Japanese project from Wild Zero director Tetsuro Takeuchi\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Five animated projects made the Tokyo Gap-Financing Market list. Two come from Japanese teams: OLM's Mahora and P.I.C.S.'s Princess Zonof. The market only takes titles already past 60 percent of budget.","twitterPost":"Two of the five animated projects at Tokyo Gap-Financing Market are Japanese: OLM's Mahora and P.I.C.S.'s Princess Zonof.","threadsPost":"OLM's Mahora and P.I.C.S.'s Princess Zonof are the two Japanese entries among five animated projects in the Tokyo Gap-Financing Market. Every project on that list already cleared 60 percent of its budget, so the market exists to close the last stretch, not to fund starts.","newsletterBlurb":"The 7th Tokyo Gap-Financing Market has named 24 film projects, five of them animated, for its October 28 to 30 run under TIFFCOM 2026 and the Tokyo International Film Festival. OLM and P.I.C.S. are the two Japanese animation names on the list, with Mahora and Princess Zonof. Ten of the 24 titles pitch on the first day.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-10/tokyo-gap-financing-market-highlights-5-animation-projects-seeking-more-funding/.241591\",\"title\":\"Tokyo Gap-Financing Market Highlights 5 Animation Projects Seeking More Funding\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4160,"outputTokens":798,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789019963,"createdAt":"2026-09-10T05:53:28.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-10T05:58:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-10T05:58:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_6dbd754d70284251bff32fa8","canonicalTitle":"News\nTokyo Gap-Financing Market Highlights 5 Animation Projects Seeking More Funding","representativeArticleId":"a_777611b0692b74b7bf737537","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"OLM\",\"P.I.C.S.\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"business\",\"domain\":\"industry\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-10T04:23:54.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-10T04:23:54.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-10T05:58:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-10/tokyo-gap-financing-market-highlights-5-animation-projects-seeking-more-funding/.241591","title":"News\nTokyo Gap-Financing Market Highlights 5 Animation Projects Seeking More Funding"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["OLM","P.I.C.S."],"people":[],"type":"business","domain":"industry","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}