Japan: character business market size 2023

The character business market in Japan was estimated at 2.61 trillion Japanese yen in fiscal year 2022. It was expected to increase to 2.65 trillion yen by fiscal year 2023. The market consists of the character merchandising and the character licensing business.

Character business market size in Japan from fiscal year 2014 to 2022 with a forecast until 2023 (in trillion Japanese yen)

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Release date

August 2023

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

fiscal year 2014 to 2023; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year

Special properties

combined value of merchandising and licensing business**

Supplementary notes

*Forecast.
**Merchandising refers to the rights to use a character attached to a product. The market size is calculated based on retail sales.
Licensing refers to the rights to use a character for publication, advertisement, etc. The market size is calculated based on the contract amount.

“Characters” in this research refers to characters in anime titles, manga, games and illustrations. Celebrities and entertainers are not included.

100 Japanese yen equal 0.69 U.S. dollars or 0.63 euros as of September 2023.
Values have been rounded.

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