The total box office gross for anime films in 2020 was 61.7 billion yen (about US$563 million), down 10.8% from 2019’s 69.2 billion yen (about US$632 million).
The Association of Japanese Animations (AJA) released some preliminary Anime Industry Report 2020 findings on Monday.
The report found that there were a total of 98,448 minutes of television anime produced in 2020, 6.5% fewer than 2019’s 105,294, and the second consecutive reduction since 2018.
The report speculated that the ongoing new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is the likely cause for the fewer minutes of production.