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I was really curious so I wanted to know: How much sales of anime in Japan is
considered profitable? By sales I mean the DVD or something like that. I heard
that anime season or continuation is based on the sales in Japan so, any
guess?


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How many number of anime sales in Japan is considered as profitable?


_That depends and the answer will vary per anime because the cost of making
one season of anime varies_. However, from
[here](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2015-08-13/anime-insiders-
share-how-much-producing-a-season-costs/.91536),

> According to Masamune Sakaki, a CG creator in the anime industry, an average
> 13-episode anime season costs around 250 million yen (or $2 million).

If we take that as an example and say that each Blu-ray would cost at around
5000 yen, which is more or less the case if you look at [some sites selling
them](http://www.cdjapan.co.jp), the anime would have to sell at around 50000
Blu-rays for [break-even](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Break-even), and even
more for profit and a budget for another season. This is only if they're
trying to recover costs based on Blu-ray sales alone, but anime tend to have
other merchandise you can buy aside from Blu-ray.


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