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Anime demand has risen over 30% domestically this year

7 June, 2021

When it comes to anime, the demand for content is growing higher by the day. Whether you are in Japan or not, the medium has enjoyed lots of growth in the last year despite the pandemic. Now, a new report is out detailing how that growth tracks year over year, and the domestic push is something to celebrate!

Recently, Parrot Analytics did a breakdown of content domestically where TV is concerned, and its report included anime. It was there fans learned the demand for anime content domestically is up over 30% year over year.

According to the data, the first quarter of 2021 has seen demand skyrocket up to 32% higher. The report, which can be seen above, also shows the trend for all of 2020. It seems like the third quarter of last year peaked for anime, but its fourth quarter remained strong. Now, the first quarter of 2021 is looking good, and so fans in the United States are showing up to stream.

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