The anime video market in particular saw a 15.8% decrease from 2015 to 2016.
The Japan Video Software Association’s (JVA) 12-month report on home video sales in Japan for 2016 also revealed a 6.1% decrease in net market worth compared to 2015, but a 0.7% increase in units sold.
Japanese anime is the second-largest category of home video sales after music, and it is the largest category of Blu-ray Disc sales, accounting for 33% of the total.
The chart below shows the breakdown of the total home video market by category for 2016 and the first half of 2017.