Anime has been outsourced to foreign subcontracting studios for decades.
Before China, I’ve known that studios from Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam taking work for Japanese productions.
I’ve even met a studio head at an anime convention in the States.
The only difference is that the Chinese want to develop their own animation industry.
But the Chinese Communist Party’s restrictions on artistic expression and creativity should limit the appeal of anything that comes out of there, similar to how their live action movie industry is faring internationally.
I’m not sure why the Korean animation industry has never taken off.
Probably due to lack of local market desire. We know the Chinese consumer wants anime like content from the likes of mihoyo and stuff but the regulations there make it not very appealing to market that kind of stuff over there.
Anime has been outsourced to foreign subcontracting studios for decades.
Before China, I’ve known that studios from Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam taking work for Japanese productions.
I’ve even met a studio head at an anime convention in the States.
The only difference is that the Chinese want to develop their own animation industry.
But the Chinese Communist Party’s restrictions on artistic expression and creativity should limit the appeal of anything that comes out of there, similar to how their live action movie industry is faring internationally.
I’m not sure why the Korean animation industry has never taken off.
Probably due to lack of local market desire. We know the Chinese consumer wants anime like content from the likes of mihoyo and stuff but the regulations there make it not very appealing to market that kind of stuff over there.