Japanese streaming market increases 13% in 2018, as On Demand becomes ubiquitous worldwide

[Jman]

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-06-17/japan-anime-home-video-market-drops-2.9-percent-streaming-grows-13-percent-in-2017/.147924

Meanwhile conventional video has dropped nearly 3%.

[QueenoftheDorks]

Japan is so behind on the streaming machine. Refusing to let go of physical media for so long is partially the reason K-Pop got such a foothold imo. They're solely starting to realize the market is there.

[The1gairon]

And anime is more popular than its ever been, while the working conditions for animators are the worst they ever were.

[Chapinator_X]

Wonder how the anime industry will adapt with the higher demand for streaming. With how backwards the model for funding and creating anime has operated under, studios are still heavily stuck in their ways about using pricey physical volumes and operating on a hectic, destructive crunch schedule to make new anime. But will they evolve by changing their conditions and receiving funding elsewhere with the advent of streaming and stream-exclusive anime, or will execs treat workers even worse by refusing to make any substantial changes to their model in spite of money shifting towards digital streaming? 

While I've been compiling previews, some have noted that Summer 2019 has less anime on the forefront than past seasons, showing a slow, gradual shift away from saturating the market with as many titles as possible regardless of the quality or work conditions needed to meet deadlines. And with more exclusives for Netflix and whatnot, you have more shows than ever that are tailored towards being dropped on Netflix all at once, giving creators/workers/studios the new dynamic of not needing to have episodes finished on a weekly basis. It'll be a ways to go to see how all of this pans out, but the next moves the anime industry makes will be important for gauging how Japanese companies will react to the changes they'll have to make to reflect new demands.

[The1gairon]

1 hour ago, imchapp.in said:

Wonder how the anime industry will adapt with the higher demand for streaming. With how backwards the model for funding and creating anime has operated under, studios are still heavily stuck in their ways about using pricey physical volumes and operating on a hectic, destructive crunch schedule to make new anime. But will they evolve by changing their conditions and receiving funding elsewhere with the advent of streaming and stream-exclusive anime, or will execs treat workers even worse by refusing to make any substantial changes to their model in spite of money shifting towards digital streaming? 

While I've been compiling previews, some have noted that Summer 2019 has less anime on the forefront than past seasons, showing a slow, gradual shift away from saturating the market with as many titles as possible regardless of the quality or work conditions needed to meet deadlines. And with more exclusives for Netflix and whatnot, you have more shows than ever that are tailored towards being dropped on Netflix all at once, giving creators/workers/studios the new dynamic of not needing to have episodes finished on a weekly basis. It'll be a ways to go to see how all of this pans out, but the next moves the anime industry makes will be important for gauging how Japanese companies will react to the changes they'll have to make to reflect new demands.

How will they adapt? Sadly, they'll use more CGI, making it closer to American-made series that try to look like anime. If Aniplex doesn't change something soon, their American branch will go under.