The overall anime market was valued at 2.1527 trillion yen (about US$19 billion) in 2017, an 8.1% increase from last year.
The organization’s 2017 report states the numbers as 1.8215 trillion yen and 1.9923 trillion yen, respectively.
Last year’s report said the market value for these two years was 1.8207 trillion yen and 2.0009 trillion yen, respectively.
The Association of Japanese Animations (AJA) held its seminar for its “Anime Industry Report 2018,” which examines industry trends from the year 2017, on December 5.