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ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION (2023) | Slate

ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION

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ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION

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ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION

The size of the Japanese animation market was 2,426 billion yen by 2020. More than half of that amount came from overseas sales. The manga market is also expanding, reaching 675.9 billion yen in 2021. Those unique visuals and stories from Japan have struck a chord with fans around the world and are growing into a huge industry. ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION will actively feature major works that are highly recognized by overseas fans and reveal the secrets of Japanese anime and manga creation through the series.

Status: Returning
First aired: 2023
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 35 aired
Genres: Documentary
Network: NHK WORLD-JAPAN
Country: Japan
Language: English

Direction and writing

Shingo HoriuchiDirector

Kenji OgawaDirector

Natsumi YoshidaDirector

Where to watch

Unavailable

Seasons

20238 episodes
202410 episodes
202510 episodes

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And 5 more

Every season

Cast

Riyoko IkedaSelf - Manga Artist
Yoichi TakahashiSelf - Manga Artist
Joel DSelf - Narrator (voice)

Kunio OkawaraSelf - Mechanical Designer
Shoji KawamoriSelf - Mechanical Designer
Naoyuki ItoSelf - Director
Shun KimuraSelf - Production Assistant
Shingo NatsumeSelf - Director

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