Nippon Research Center in October and November 2020, Studio Ghibli's Totoro was the most popular manga and anime character in Japan, with about one third of Japanese respondents stating to like the character. The movie "My Neighbor Totoro," which was directed by Hayao Miyazaki, was released to Japanese cinemas in 1988.
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Statistics on Anime industry in Japan
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- Premium Statistic Media content market size Japan 2014-2020
- Premium Statistic Total sales revenue of the anime industry Japan 2011-2020
- Premium Statistic Domestic sales revenue of the anime industry Japan 2011-2020
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- Premium Statistic Sales revenue of the anime industry Japan 2020, by segment
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Broadcasting
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- Premium Statistic TV anime broadcasting market size Japan 2011-2020
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Movies
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Streaming and videograms
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Other segments
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Composition of companies
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- Premium Statistic Number of anime production companies Japan 2020, by revenue
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Consumers
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- Premium Statistic Most famous manga and animation characters Japan 2020
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- Premium Statistic Share of young people who watch animation Japan 2022, by institution
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NRC. (February 18, 2021). Most popular manga and anime characters in Japan as of November 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099744/japan-most-popular-manga-anime-characters/
NRC. "Most popular manga and anime characters in Japan as of November 2020." Chart. February 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099744/japan-most-popular-manga-anime-characters/
NRC. (2021). Most popular manga and anime characters in Japan as of November 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099744/japan-most-popular-manga-anime-characters/
NRC. "Most Popular Manga and Anime Characters in Japan as of November 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099744/japan-most-popular-manga-anime-characters/
NRC, Most popular manga and anime characters in Japan as of November 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099744/japan-most-popular-manga-anime-characters/ (last visited January 29, 2023)
Most popular manga and anime characters in Japan as of November 2020 [Graph], NRC, February 18, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099744/japan-most-popular-manga-anime-characters/