The Vocaloid market grew 4.2% to 9.6 billion yen (about US$85 million) in 2016, compared to 9.2 billion yen (about US$81 billion) in 2015.
The doujinshi market grew from 77.5 billion yen (about US$684 million) to 79.5 billion yen (about US$702 million) between 2015 and 2016.
The cosplay costume market was valued at 39 billion yen (about US$349 million) in 2016, compared to 43.5 billion yen (about US$387 million) in 2015.
The boys love market was valued at 21.9 billion yen (about US$195 million) in 2016, a reduction from 22 billion yen (about US$196 million) in 2015.
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