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Toho announces shift to “anime mass production phase” amidst increasing demand 04/15/26(Wed)14:39:07 No.287477260
Toho announces shift to “anime mass production phase” amidst increasing demand 04/15/26(Wed)14:39:07 No.287477260
Toho announces shift to “anime mass production phase” amidst increasing demand Anonymous 04/15/26(Wed)14:39:07 No.287477260 [Reply]▶
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MASS PRODUCTION HAS BEEN ACTIVATED!
SHOE STATUS: LACED!
>According to the presentation, Toho will be shifting its anime production towards a “full-blown mass production phase.” By February 2029, the company expects to reach a quota of about 20 anime seasons released per year, aiming to achieve a production scope of 30 anime seasons per year by 2032. While this means Toho and its studios will be pumping out an increasing number of anime titles, the final goal of the strategy is to strengthen the revenue base for its IPs through multi-faceted monetization. This will also include long-term revenue from IP serialization, streaming, overseas expansion, and merchandise.
>Simultaneously, in order to support the scale of their mass-production phase, Toho will be looking to strengthen their production framework through both internal and external investment. While enhancing the capabilities of their in-house TOHO animation STUDIO and Science SARU, the company will also be actively collaborating with external studios. One part of this strategy is their recent investment in Beastars studio Orange.
Are we hyped, /a/?
https://gamebiz.jp/news/424416
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>>287477483
>>287477385
You've never been part of the in-group with a position from which you could gatekeep, you're the tourist
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>>287477299
Only thing that matters in this thread.
>>287477337
>>287477371
Boogyman think. There's plenty of animators in JP especially on the lower skill end which is what they're recruiting from. It's not a high paying job but it's not like there's ever been a shortage of employees. Rolling out a new program like this will likely come with offers for training/agressive hiring campaigns.
>>287477483
I lost braincells reading this you might be retarded.
>>287477260
My only hope is that they're allocating decent resources to science saru and it doesn't impact the quality of their work. They have potential to be more or less a legend in the industry and have been on a roll qualitywise. Regardless of if you like their IPs or not the detail and effort put into their releases since they got the netflixbux has been out of this world.
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>>287477260
Soon all already zero-effort and budget Narou-kei adaptations will be mass-produced entirely by GPU farms, and nobody will bat an eye because people who watch those have no standards. That's my takeaway from this.
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>>287477862
>viral superhits
>demon slayer
>tried watching a few seasons
>every season is just a single 5 minute fight stretched over 10 episodes with 2 episodes of useless filler
This shit was garbage. I made it partway through season 3 before I had enough
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I like how many retards here are complaining about isekai but the link literally lists off their popular IPs they want to invest more money into.
>Freiren
>Kusuriya
>Dandadan
And more.
Yes it also lists things like MT, but I've heard it's decent quality I can't personally speak on it, but there's way more non isekai IPs than isekai listed. Retards here don't even bother reading, they just start typing their faggoty ESL opinions.
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Previously demand was limited by Japanese broadcast time slots but with international markets and streaming platforms there's a much, much higher cap on anime demand now. I'm surprised it's taken this long for Japanese studios and producers to realize this, but I guess we can expect to see anime production accelerate rapidly.
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>>287477260
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https://litter.catbox.moe/ka8c1xmi4k42n90q.jpg
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>>287477599
>They have potential to be more or less a legend in the industry
>science saru
Kekkk, you're not being serious
>have been on a roll qualitywise
western garbage funded by jewflix?
>detail and effort put into their releases
mate heike backgrounds were unfinished and shoddy last couple of episodes, dandadan season two with garbage layouts and compositing.
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>>287482203
>manga to anime comparison
Retard i am not making a panelling manga to anime comparison in the first place, read my post again ESLturd and if you require screencaps of the poor layouts, compositing and KA for the dandandan season 2 then rewatch the season but with your eyes open this time.
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>>287482390
>concession
you made up a manga to anime comparison in your head because you have got poor reading comprehension. On the other hand i find it funny how you're so ignorant about animation, that as long as it looks shiny and different you don't notice any faults in it. Enjoy eating shit.
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>>287482504
keep deluding yourself but your ophthalmologist visit seems to be due so get that done before watching dandadan season 3 when it drops, also read up and understand a bit about compositing and layouts as layouts ≠ manga panels.
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>The year is 2032
>Prez 4 Life Zion Don falls from his golden throne and the USA is thrown in to chaos not seen since the era of CONVID
>In their state of panic Americans Euro (under the caliphate) hole up inside
>They need only social media and streaming entertainment
>Enter the heroic JP business men
>They send word to their studio drone
>Anime is scripted in Japan isekai LN writers they contract for not more than 12 man hours, in this time they must come up with some slop to sell to Gen A and Z in America via Crunchyroll
>Scrip sent to India to be actuated by AI wielding Jeets
>1 week later it is shat onto the Western market, to mass acclaim and clapping. Tiktok goes wild.
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>>287482769
Nothing to concede when you made up a completely new argument in your head but it looks like you would need to visit psychiatrist alongside ophthalmologist. Pity that your brain can only process shiny lights with bunch of immediate cuts and equating it to quality while omitting poor layouts and compositing in a show. check archive for the unifinished heike backgrounds for last couple of episodes, sure posted them while it was airing.
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>>287483373
>ree don't reply to me i am right
instead of delusion and going on repeat like a bot you need to see a psychiatrist firstyou need to pick up a book or two because your reading comprehension is quite poor
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>>287483373
>ree i am right don't reply to me
instead of deluding yourself and repeating it like a bot you need to see a psychiatrist asap, get well soon.pick up a book or two as your reading comprehension is quite poor
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>>287477337
There's only a handful of shows each season that actually involve animators in any significant capacity. 90% of modern anime production is sitting at a computer desk and using software and clever editing to make a scene, or stapling a cardboard cutout to a 3D model.
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>>287477337
They're willing to open studios in small towns across the country and just hire regular people off the street and teach them how to instead of opening up one on the extreme far end of the nation and then only letting you in of you go to an expensive college, make connections, and then move to an overpriced city, as well.
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The Japanese government claims its oil reserves can last until the end of 2026, but Japanese experts believe they will only last until June 2026 at most. If Iran and the US maintain their blockade of the Strait of Hormuz into next year, all Japanese industries will collapse this year, including the anime production industry. If a large-scale urban heat wave occurs this summer, electricity consumption will surge, potentially leading to widespread power outages or rationing in Japan.
Another major blow is that China has restricted agricultural fertilizer exports in early 2026. China accounts for one-third of the world's agricultural fertilizer supply. Many agricultural countries have already missed spring planting this year, resulting in a significant reduction in global food production. Large-scale famines are expected worldwide from the end of this year to next year. Ordinary people around the world will not have the spare money to consume Japanese anime products.
The price of rice in Japan rose by over 4,000 yen in April. The Japanese government announced that the prices of 9,000 kinds of food and daily necessities will increase by 30% in April 2026, and further price increases are possible. To maintain normal production, animation studios will need to continue increasing animator salaries, further raising animation production costs.
Therefore, TOHO's future plans are out of touch with the realities of Japan and seem more like deceptive advertising designed to maintain a high stock price and mislead investors.
Even Sony Corporation's stock price was significantly lowered by investment institutions in April 2026 due to their pessimistic outlook.
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https://animecorner.me/the-costs-of-anime-prices-of-episodes-have-skyr ocketed-demonstrates-arch-ceo-nao-h irasawa/
>The Costs of Anime: Prices of Episodes Have Skyrocketed, Demonstrates ARCH CEO Nao Hirasawa
ITmedia’s Atsushi Matsumoto interviewed Nao Hirasawa, CEO of the anime production company ARCH and president of studio Graphinica, who shared developments in the anime industry that have led to TV production costs rising in recent years to as much as 300 million yen per episode (~$1.9 million) or 4 billion yen per movie ($25 million).
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>9/10 frames will now be AI interpolated
and that's a good thing. The chinks aren't afraid to make the robot draw frames and some of the shit they have been cooking recently is fantastically animated. Pencil wagies will cope and seethe.
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>>287494087
>bot still up and working
yeah that's why you couldn't make any argument about the topic of discussion, enjoy the final (you) and i hope you understand animation a bit better when dandadan season three drops.
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You absolute buffoons. Do you even watch anime? Look up two shows from this current season:
>Monster Eater/魔物喰らいの冒険者 ~俺だけ魔物を喰らって強くなる~
>The Regression of Great Sage Riddle/大賢者リドルの時間逆行
Look at them and despair. That is what you can most likely expect from the upcoming "mass production" of anime. In a better world, they would instead be funneling more budget to existing studios so the current quantity of anime per season can be of higher quality, but this is what we're getting instead.
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