Why is there a huge push for Western companies to make their own original anime content? - Answerman

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But I want to know why there is a huge push for Western companies to make their own original anime content in the first place? And why do some initiatives find decent success (such as <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=4552">Viz Media</a></cite>'s Viz Originals line) while other times fail (like the aforementioned <cite class="e company">Adult Swim</cite> anime originals or the short-lived <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=7606">Crunchyroll</a></cite> Originals, including <cite>High Guardian Spice</cite>)?"</blockquote> <p></p> <figure class="fright"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="300" height="169" alt="k9vg7004e6td1.png" border="1" data-src="/thumbnails/max300x600/cms/episode-review.4/216410/k9vg7004e6td1.png.jpg" class="lazyload"><figcaption class="credit copyright"><div class="text">©Junji ITO/Shogakukan/Production I.G, LLC</div></figcaption></figure><p>Thank you for your question. As someone involved in one of these international anime co-productions with the <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=22448">Cannon Busters</a></cite> series for <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=10441">NETFLIX</a></cite> (2019), this question connects with me in a big way. </p> <p>Episode 2 of <cite class="e anime">Uzumaki</cite> is resoundingly disappointing compared to its stunning pilot episode. ANN's review of episode 2 more or less addresses the shocking drop in quality and what may or may not have contributed to it. I feel terrible for everyone involved. Nobody comes into this business to produce average work, and those using <cite class="e anime">Uzumaki</cite>'s production failures as the reason why Western companies should stay out of anime don't know what they are talking about. The Japanese anime production industry is doing a fine job of screwing itself up on its own terms, thank you very much. </p> <p>How so? Poor working conditions, inefficient production practices, job insecurity, low pay, lack of recognition, harsh education and training regimes, and a changing work culture amongst Japan's graduates, which today values a real work/life balance over sleeping under their desks and chain-smoking in a poorly ventilated izakaya until midnight with the boss. </p> <p>I don't believe there is a “huge push” by Western companies to produce their anime in Japan. There is, however, a big push to secure the international distribution rights. A case in point is <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=30869">DAN DA DAN</a></cite>, which was so popular and so expensive in terms of its asking price from producers that its <cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=121">simulcast</a></cite> ended up launching on three rival platforms in Europe simultaneously: ADN, <cite class="e company">Netflix</cite>, and <cite class="e company">Crunchyroll</cite>. </p> <p>On the whole, there are maybe 3 or 4 true international anime co-productions happening with Japanese partners annually. There is far more Western interference happening at the Japanese <cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=127">production committee</a></cite> level, if you want to call it that. It is estimated that <cite class="e company">Crunchyroll</cite> is a <cite class="e lexicon">production committee</cite> member (aka “co-producer partner”) on as much as a third of Japan's anime series output annually. I believe that <cite class="e company">Crunchyroll</cite> has become a vital partner in the long-term health of the anime industry in general. I would hate to think where we might be without their continued commitment to new anime series production. </p> <p>There is no major commercial imperative for a non-Japanese producer to fight to make their animated series in Japan. Even though there is indeed a huge global demand for this type of content and an under-supply of it. Most of us are very wary of diluting what makes anime special for its audience, and that is in large part down to its provenance and authenticity. However! The creative allure of anime as a medium that allows mature and sophisticated storytelling in animation for mature audiences is very strong.</p> <p>Anime has been the gateway drug for thousands of overseas animators for at least the past thirty years. For many of us, anime helped us to discover our joy of drawing as kids, and from that point on many of us never stopped. We are all passionate about anime. Most of us “animation industry professionals” have dreams of creating a series or movie in Japan with some of its amazing creative talent. </p> <p>My only warning to fellow gaijin is that dreams have a way of turning into nightmares, especially in this context. Be careful what you wish for, and never ask yourself, “What's the worst that could happen?” when entering an international anime co-production. This was what I did, and as it turns out, a lot of stressful stuff can and will happen during your production.</p> <p>When you co-produce an anime series, you are entrusting nearly all of the creative and technical elements from development to production and delivery to a foreign team that doesn't speak English as a first language, and who is determined to give you something back that is “better than” you imagined it could be. That's their intention because they are creative producers and not service providers*. So! You want to make sure the story you bring to Japan cannot be told in any medium other than anime, and you'd better be open to surrendering your creative control over your work to a team of collaborators. This is the exact opposite of how an American or European animated series or movie is produced. Generally! When the script is locked, and final boards are ready, we don't deviate from it. </p> <p>Westerners metaphorically take their lives into their own hands when they decide to produce in Japan, but sometimes the risk/reward ratio overindexes in our favor. Take, for example, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=25775">Cyberpunk: Edgerunners</a></cite>, the <cite class="e company">Netflix</cite>, <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=10354">Studio Trigger</a></cite>, and <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=22731">CD PROJEKT RED</a></cite> co-production and 2023 <cite class="e company">Crunchyroll</cite> Anime Awards “Anime of the Year” winner no less. It is a welcome throwback to '90s cyberpunk anime and is faithful to the original videogame story world and the lore it's adapted from. It pleased both fans of the game and general anime fans, and it has generated over 23 million total hours of viewing on <cite class="e company">Netflix</cite> to date. The Cyberpunk: Edgenrunners DLC expansion pack went on to sell over a million downloads, and the anime seemed to reinvigorate the fortunes of the core Cyberpunk 2077 game after it was successfully de-bugged and re-launched at the same time.</p> <p>This month also sees the theatrical release by <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=9638">GKIDS</a></cite> of <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=26404">Ghost Cat Anzu</a></cite>, a glorious feature anime movie co-produced by Shinnei Animation (Japan) and Miyu Studio (France). The movie received a rapturous response at this year's Annecy Festival. There has always been a small space for European co-productions in anime. Some of the biggest kids' series of the 1980s included <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1732">Ulysses 31</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=385">The Mysterious Cities of Gold</a></cite>, and Dogtanian.</p> <p>In more recent times, we enjoyed <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5275">Afro Samurai</a></cite>, an African-American samurai series devised by a Japanese mangaka and writer, produced by Gonzo Studio for <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=4137">Spike TV</a></cite> USA and <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=6515">Funimation</a></cite>, written entirely in English, and starring the voice of <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=42473">Samuel L. Jackson</a></cite>. The <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=12786">Warner Bros. Japan</a></cite>/<cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=4551">Kamikaze Douga</a></cite> <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=20384">Batman Ninja</a></cite> film has been very successful for <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=20470">HBO Max</a></cite> as well. This production shares some of its creative DNA with the original <cite class="e anime">Afro Samurai</cite> Japanese team. </p> <p>Then there is <cite class="e anime">Cannon Busters</cite>, a production committed to entirely in Japan over 24 months, up to post and delivery. The scripts were produced in English in LA, but everything else was created in Japan with Japanese talent and staff, with <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=185343">LeSean Thomas</a></cite> on hand as series director and producer every step of the way. LeSean relocated to Tokyo for the entirety of the production, where an interpreter shadowed him during the whole process. We produced <cite class="e anime">Cannon Busters</cite> at a time when companies like Roosterteeth, <cite class="e company">Viz Media</cite>, and <cite class="e company">Netflix</cite> all wanted to own their content rather than attempt to license it away from established distributors like <cite class="e company">Funimation</cite>. It was a seller's market, and <cite class="e anime">Cannon Busters</cite> was one of the most successful <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=13765">Kickstarter</a></cite> pilots to hit its funding goals at that time. It generated a lot of buzz thanks to the amazing pilot that <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=415">Satelight</a></cite> Studio produced, and we found a home for it with <cite class="e company">Netflix</cite>. </p> <p>There are varying degrees of success for every Western anime co-production like <cite class="e anime">Uzumaki</cite>. As many experienced animation directors will tell you, just getting the show made and delivered is a type of success. Generating meaningful profits and a license and merchandising business is another type of success all producers strive for. <cite class="e anime">Afro Samurai</cite> managed this for nearly a decade, as did Roosterteeth's <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=17739">RWBY</a></cite>. More recently, we have all enjoyed <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=28894">Suicide Squad ISEKAI</a></cite>, which I note, performed well in the end-of-season rankings. </p> <p>There is space for some Japan + Overseas anime co-productions. The primary driver of these collaborations comes from an authentic place that any anime fan can sympathize with; a deep love, curiosity, and abiding passion for Japanese animation and storytelling. Anime as a medium allows the storyteller the freedom to explore genre and mature themes. To make animated stories for adult audiences. This is something every animation maker I know wants, so it comes as no surprise to see works like Scavengers Reign, Invincible and Blue Eye Samurai coming from Western studios. </p> <p>In 2023, for only the second time overseas revenues earned by anime exceeded domestic consumption, with this trend set to continue this year and beyond. There is massive demand for anime, more than Japan can meet on its own, and so there is an opportunity for Western creators to produce it. In addition to these commercial and creative factors, streamers want to license popular anime generally, but some want projects that have a strong eye on the broader Western audience. It is also important to not underestimate how strong the desire to “own” the IP is by the producer/investor, and as such, the risk/reward ratio of producing your show in Japan will continue to be attractive to some of us. </p> <p>Like it or not, the future of anime will be dependent on ever-closer business ties between Japanese producers and overseas/Western investment and distribution partners. The good news for those who fear that this will cause some sort of cross-cultural contamination should rest easy. Anime's value is in its unique point of view, which is intrinsically Japanese, and not something any of us want to spoil.</p> <p><b>*About Service Animation:</b></p> <p>I salute anyone from overseas who is determined to produce their production in Japan because it is a very difficult thing to do. The main reason is that Japan doesn't offer a service animation infrastructure. In other words, it is not a destination for overseas animation producers, generally speaking. </p> <p>Japan's animation infrastructure has been built up over many decades to service its domestic anime productions. Any service work that is provided such as <cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=12">inbetweening</a></cite> (AKA “animation productions” or “douga”) is usually provided by another local sub-contracting studio. Sometimes douga is outsourced externally to neighboring studios in South Korea and China, plus a few other Southeast Asian territories. </p> <p>The key animation studios, the ones that handle design, backgrounds, storyboarding, and animatics (The general look and feel and direction of the series) are usually set up by the creators themselves, and not the investors or distributors. By their very nature, creative-run studios, apart from the rare exception, are not ideal partners when it comes to service work, which is very much following the scripts and storyboards strictly and definitely not adding your own “improvements.” </p> <p>Japan has always had a robust domestic production industry, which is powered by an exceptionally healthy domestic distribution network that, for the longest time, provided more than enough financial resources to ensure there wasn't a heavy reliance on overseas investment at the production level. As stated above, more and more overseas companies like <cite class="e company">Crunchyroll</cite> and <cite class="e company">Netflix</cite> are coming on board new anime series projects at the <cite class="e lexicon">production committee</cite> stage, but they are rarely creative producers. I.e., Bringing in the IP or original script to be made into an anime. These companies are generally “buying” into a preconceived anime production, which is usually adapted from an existing manga, light novel, webtoon, or videogame IP. </p> <p>There are a small handful of studios in Japan built specifically to provide international animation production service work, such as <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=33">OLM</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=270">Pokémon</a></cite>) and <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=4268">Polygon Pictures</a></cite> (Transformers, <cite>Love Death + Robots</cite>, and the upcoming <cite>Spider-Man: Freshman Year</cite>), but even these studios have their origins in the creator-led animation industry. They will mix international service work with domestic anime co-productions. 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Find out where your favorites rank this week!</span> <span class="full">― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season, based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in mind that these ranking...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article217569 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 46.736% 7.454%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/217569/aimless-nights.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> </div> <a href="/review/our-aimless-nights/manga/.217569" data-track="id=179492&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/our-aimless-nights/manga/.217569" data-track="id=179492&from=SB"><cite>Our Aimless Nights</cite> Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-11-23T01:00:00+08:00">Nov 23, 01:00</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">By no means is this a deep, page-turning tale of love and lust, and it's not really meant to be.</span> <span class="full">― The risk in naming your manga <cite>Our Aimless Nights</cite> is that the adjective is already giving too much away. This two-volume manga has its narrative meandering around in certain areas, although this serves as a good thing. Teenage romances with all of their awkward tendencies are never exactly straightforwar...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside column t-this-week-in-games" data-topics="article217984 column games"> <div class="category-line column t-this-week-in-games"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 83.516% 22.050%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/this-week-in-games/217984/4400999-tga.png.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category column t-this-week-in-games"> column </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/217984">19 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/this-week-in-games/2024-11-22/welcome-back-to-the-stage/.217984" data-track="id=179609&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/this-week-in-games/2024-11-22/welcome-back-to-the-stage/.217984" data-track="id=179609&from=SB">This Week in Games - Welcome Back To The Stage</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-11-22T23:00:00+08:00">Nov 22, 23:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/217984">19 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="games" href="/all/?topic=games" target="intro-by-topic"> games</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">The Game Award nominees are out with contentious rule changes, like including DLC for "Game of the Year." Plus, <cite>Shenmue III</cite> finds a new home and <cite>Riviera</cite> is coming to Switch!</span> <span class="full">― Welcome back, folks! I had a fun experience this past weekend: I checked out a local game store and played a few rounds of the <cite>Digimon</cite> card game. It's really fun! I'm especially taken with the "Hatching" mechanic, where you can...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside views t-feature" data-topics="article217139 views anime manga live-action"> <div class="category-line views t-feature"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 38.667% 25.857%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/feature/217139/takakuramontage.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category views t-feature"> feature </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/217139">13 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/feature/2024-11-22/who-is-dan-da-dan-heartthrob-ken-takakura/.217139" data-track="id=179120&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/feature/2024-11-22/who-is-dan-da-dan-heartthrob-ken-takakura/.217139" data-track="id=179120&from=SB">Who is <cite>DAN DA DAN</cite> Heartthrob Ken Takakura?</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-11-22T22:00:00+08:00">Nov 22, 22:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/217139">13 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> <a topic="live-action" href="/all/?topic=live-action" target="intro-by-topic"> live-action</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">The '60s-'70s era action film star stole Momo Ayase's heart. Here's why he should steal yours, too.</span> <span class="full">― “I am an awkward fellow, after all.” These are the words that make Momo Ayase's heart swoon in Yukinobu Tatsu's romantic paranormal phenomenon <cite>Dan Da Dan</cite>. Originally uttered by the man of her dreams, classic film actor Ken Takakura, these words eventually catch her off-guard when repeated by her UFO-...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article218139 news manga"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 49.569% 31.933%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/218139/d.n-angels.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218139">14 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2024-11-21/yukiru-sugisaki-new-manga-project-is-ddnangels/.218139" data-track="id=179678&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2024-11-21/yukiru-sugisaki-new-manga-project-is-ddnangels/.218139" data-track="id=179678&from=SB">Yukiru Sugisaki's New Manga Project Is <cite>DDNAngels</cite> (Updated)</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-11-22T05:50:51+08:00">Nov 22, 05:50</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218139">14 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook"><cite>D.N.Angel</cite> creator Sugisaki launched new manga on Friday</span> <span class="full">― The January 2025 issue of Kadokawa's <cite>Monthly Asuka</cite> magazine revealed on Friday that <cite>D.N.Angel</cite> creator Yukiru Sugisaki's new project is a manga in the series titled <cite>DDNAngels</cite>. The manga launched in the same issue on Friday. Update: The author comment in the magazine issue specifically lists the manga's title with a double D and without any punc...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article218141 news manga"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 68.700% 32.067%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/daily-briefs/207436/mha-1.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218141">10 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2024-11-21/my-hero-academia-manga-final-volume-adds-38-pages-of-new-content-following-original-ending/.218141" data-track="id=179677&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2024-11-21/my-hero-academia-manga-final-volume-adds-38-pages-of-new-content-following-original-ending/.218141" data-track="id=179677&from=SB"><cite>My Hero Academia</cite> Manga's Final Volume Adds 38 Pages of New Content Following Original Ending</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-11-22T04:54:39+08:00">Nov 22, 04:54</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218141">10 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">42nd, final volume launches in Japan on December 4</span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for Kōhei Horikoshi's <cite>My Hero Academia</cite> manga revealed on Wednesday that the manga's 42nd and final compiled book volume will include 38 pages of new content that take place after the original ending. Shueisha will publish the volume in Japan on December 4. Horikoshi launched the manga series in <cite>Weekly Shonen Jump</cite> in J...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article211800 reviews novels"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 45.800% 8.333%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/211800/demons-crest.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/211800">2 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/demons-crest/reality-erosion-and-otherworld-engage/novel/.211800" data-track="id=179491&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/demons-crest/reality-erosion-and-otherworld-engage/novel/.211800" data-track="id=179491&from=SB"><cite>Demons' Crest: Reality Erosion</cite> and <cite>Otherworld Engage</cite> Novels Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-11-22T01:00:00+08:00">Nov 22, 01:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/211800">2 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="novels" href="/all/?topic=novels" target="intro-by-topic"> novels</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Fans of both author and genre should be pleased, and even those who are neither will probably find something to keep them reading.</span> <span class="full">― Reki Kawahara is a one-trick pony. That sounds harsher than it ought because there are plenty of authors in all media forms who have one particular narrative that pops up frequently in their work; it's just more noticeable with Kawahara because of the fame surrounding h...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside vteso" data-topics="article218133 sponsor events"> <div class="category-line vteso"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 36.958% 62.363%" data-src="/assets/f9e5960e2728de60b0ca108e3a6b8967aa66fdb4.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category vteso"> <b><span><font>a</font></span></b><b><strong>d</strong></b> </div> </div> <a href="/advertorial/2024-11-21/its-that-time-of-year-again-for-anime-frontier-the-largest-anime-convention-in-north-texas/.218133" data-track="id=179602&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/advertorial/2024-11-21/its-that-time-of-year-again-for-anime-frontier-the-largest-anime-convention-in-north-texas/.218133" data-track="id=179602&from=SB">It's that time of year again for Anime Frontier, the largest anime convention in North Texas!</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-11-22T00:34:38+08:00">Nov 22, 00:34</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="events" href="/all/?topic=events" target="intro-by-topic"> events</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Get your tickets now and experience all the fun over at Fort Worth Convention Center from December 6th to the 8th.</span> <span class="full">― It's that time of year again for Anime Frontier, the largest anime convention in North Texas! Presented by Crunchyroll! Get your tickets now and experience all the fun over at Fort Worth Convention Center from December 6th to the 8th. Experience three full days of exhibits, exclusive ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside column t-this-week-in-anime" data-topics="article218089 column anime"> <div class="category-line column t-this-week-in-anime"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 50.729% 53.519%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/column/218089/chris13.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category column t-this-week-in-anime"> column </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218089">31 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/this-week-in-anime/2024-11-21/.218089" data-track="id=179597&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/this-week-in-anime/2024-11-21/.218089" data-track="id=179597&from=SB">This Week in Anime - For the Fans[ervice]</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-11-22T00:00:00+08:00">Nov 22, 00:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218089">31 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Chris and Lucas plumb the depths of fanservice and censorship and the lengths some shows will go to to avoid showing nipples.</span> <span class="full">― Chris and Lucas plumb the depths of fanservice and censorship and the lengths some shows will go to to avoid showing nipples. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discuss...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article218131 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 46.305% 0.000%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/youtube/dZFTymfKrHs.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> </div> <a href="/news/2024-11-21/king-of-prism-anime-franchise-announces-next-work-has-been-green-lit/.218131" data-track="id=179627&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2024-11-21/king-of-prism-anime-franchise-announces-next-work-has-been-green-lit/.218131" data-track="id=179627&from=SB"><i>King of Prism</i> Anime Franchise Announces Next Work Has Been Green-Lit</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-11-21T21:56:05+08:00">Nov 21, 21:56</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Announcement made in event marking <cite>King of Prism: Dramatic Prism.1</cite> film's extended run</span> <span class="full">― The "Infinite Love Thanks Week Eve" event announced on Thursday that production on the next work in the King of Prism anime franchise has been green-lit. Thursday's event commemorated the extended theatrical run of the King of Prism: Dramatic Prism.1 film with a "Infinite Love Thanks Movie" video, and the video e...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article218113 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 15.913% 41.968%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/218113/catseye_2025.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218113">30 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2024-11-20/tsukasa-hojo-cat-eye-manga-gets-new-anime-on-disney-in-2025/.218113" data-track="id=179560&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2024-11-20/tsukasa-hojo-cat-eye-manga-gets-new-anime-on-disney-in-2025/.218113" data-track="id=179560&from=SB">Tsukasa Hojo's <cite>Cat's Eye</cite> Manga Gets New Anime on Disney+ in 2025</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-11-21T11:36:17+08:00">Nov 21, 11:36</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218113">30 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Anime's teaser features Ado cover of Anri's "Cat's Eye" opening song for 1983 anime</span> <span class="full">― Disney announced during its 2024 Disney APAC Content Showcase in Singapore on Thursday that it is producing a new anime adaptation of Tsukasa Hojo's <cite>Cat's Eye</cite> manga that will debut exclusively on Disney+ in 2025. The Disney+ YouTube channel is streaming a teaser video for the new anime. The teaser features singer Ad...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article218115 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 57.402% 58.716%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/218115/001_size9-5.jpg.webp.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218115">6 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2024-11-20/twisted-wonderland-anime-unveils-staff-3-season-run-october-2025-debut/.218115" data-track="id=179620&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2024-11-20/twisted-wonderland-anime-unveils-staff-3-season-run-october-2025-debut/.218115" data-track="id=179620&from=SB"><i>Twisted-Wonderland</i> Anime Unveils Staff, 3-Season Run, October 2025 Debut</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-11-21T11:21:34+08:00">Nov 21, 11:21</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218115">6 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Yumeta Company, Graphinica adapt game's manga for Heartslabyul, Savanaclaw, Octavinelle dorms</span> <span class="full">― The Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Animation project will premiere on Disney+ in October 2025 and run for three seasons. The seasons will adapt the original smartphone game's accompanying manga under the titles Episode of Heartslabyul, Episode of Savanaclaw, and Episode of Octavinelle. Takahiro Natori (ARIA...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> All material <a href="/copyright-policy">Copyright</a> © Anime News Network LLC. 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