About 6.89 thousand minutes of theatrical anime movies were produced in Japan in 2023. This was equivalent to more than 114 hours of content. The number of theatrical animation movies strongly declined in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but increased again in the years since then.
Total production minutes of animation movies produced for theaters in Japan from 2014 to 2023
(in minutes)
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The Association of Japanese Animations. (January 15, 2025). Total production minutes of animation movies produced for theaters in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/752287/japan-production-time-theatrical-animation-movies/
The Association of Japanese Animations. "Total production minutes of animation movies produced for theaters in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in minutes)." Chart. January 15, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/752287/japan-production-time-theatrical-animation-movies/
The Association of Japanese Animations. (2025). Total production minutes of animation movies produced for theaters in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in minutes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/752287/japan-production-time-theatrical-animation-movies/
The Association of Japanese Animations. "Total Production Minutes of Animation Movies Produced for Theaters in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in Minutes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jan 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/752287/japan-production-time-theatrical-animation-movies/
The Association of Japanese Animations, Total production minutes of animation movies produced for theaters in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in minutes) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/752287/japan-production-time-theatrical-animation-movies/ (last visited June 05, 2025)
Total production minutes of animation movies produced for theaters in Japan from 2014 to 2023 (in minutes) [Graph], The Association of Japanese Animations, January 15, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/752287/japan-production-time-theatrical-animation-movies/
