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Originally Posted by Quarkboy
B. Government protection? For ANIME? Now government subsidies for banks to keep solvency I can understand but... Are you seriously suggesting that the Japanese government will start subsidizing anime studios to keep them from going bankrupt?
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It does sound strange, but indeed has happened several times in the past. One recent memory is government intervention to GAINAX, which has problems with tax evasion. Another is a landmark case in which the government stepped in to take care who owns the rights to "Uchuu Senkan Yamato" (Nishiwaki v. Matsumoto).
And more so this is possible as in 2001, The Ministry of Cultural Affairs officially proclaimed "anime" as part of Japanese culture - which means it is eligible for government subsidies and protection from foreign competitors.