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Originally Posted by DonQuigleone
Over all though there are some very healthy signs in the Anime industry at the moment. Particularly the uptick in original productions, and the decrease in visual novel cashins (which were all generally subpar, with some exceptions).
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The anime industry isn't all that healthy right now because a lot of the shows that take risks are likely to be financial disasters as well. Hourou Musuko is the second-best show this year, and it's been a total failure. Madhouse is just abuot to go belly up after the loss that Redline represents.
The reason why Visual Novels were used as adaptation sources was largely due to availability reasons (among others), and light novels have largely replaced them. It's not that substantial an improvement. I'd be happier if quality shows sold more instead.
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Originally Posted by DonQuigleone
I think the biggest sign of financial problems in 2008-2010 was the lack of Mecha or high profile "action" series. Those tend to be more expensive and a bit more "risky". However we're seeing a slow and gradual return to those. Another sign is that series are on the shorter side, so in 2006 1 cours series were 13 or even 14 episodes, while now 11 or 12 is more common. This is particularly apparent if you look at noitaminA.
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noitaminA has run 11 episode shows from pretty much the beginning. It has more to do with the other programs in the time slot than anything else.