From an industry perspective: works with a complete worldview are easier to develop into IPs (games, merchandise). This is a factor considered by production committees.
From an industry perspective: digitalization is more profitable (no printing or logistics costs), so the transformation of publishing houses is inevitable.
Digital transformation in the publishing industry is a global trend. However, the physical manga market in Japan remains very strong and will not disappear in the short term.
According to industry data: the number of new anime series has increased by 50% over the last decade, but the number of animators has not grown proportionally. This is the real problem.
From an industry perspective: translation costs are the easiest part of publishing to cut. However, in the long run, it will lead to a loss of readers.
Looking at industry data, the average age of animation viewers has been rising. 30-year-olds are absolutely part of the mainstream audience.
