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Anime Industry Expands as Webtoon Productions Sees American Buyers Embrace Anime

Updated 2026-06-23 07:10 UTC 2 sources Positive

Webtoon Productions, a global animation studio with nearly 150 million active users worldwide, reports that American buyers are now embracing anime and anime-inspired content. This shift is being celebrated at the Annecy Animation Film Festival.

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Variety

Japan’s Sake Culture Gets the Animated Documentary Treatment in Supersub and Toonz Media Group’s ‘Taste of Water’ (EXCLUSIVE)

India’s Toonz Media Group and Tokyo-based studio Supersub LLC have joined forces to co-produce “The Taste of Water,” an animated feature documentary tracing the history, culture, and future of Japanese sake. The deal was unveiled at the Annecy Animation Film Festival. Directed by R

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Deadline

Webtoon Productions Animation Boss: American Buyers Have Finally Embraced Anime — Annecy

EXCLUSIVE: American buyers are no longer averse to commissioning anime and anime-inspired content, according to the global animation chief at Webtoon Productions. Sydney Bright said the Webtoon digital comics behemoth, which has nearly 150 million active users worldwide, has a “really exciting

2026-06-23 07:00 UTC