To understand anime, you must understand the Production Committee . An anime is rarely funded by a single studio. Instead, a committee is formed including the publisher of the source material (manga or light novel), the record label, the toy company, and the TV station. The animation studio is often just a hired gun, paid a flat fee. This is why animators are notoriously underpaid while the franchise owners profit. It is a system of risk mitigation that often crushes artistic labor.
The industry currently faces a crossroads. A shrinking, aging population means the domestic market is tightening, forcing companies to look outward. This has led to a surge in collaborations with platforms like Netflix and the global "simulcasting" of anime. unkotare-ori10283 Matsushita Oyakeko JAV UNCENS...