Doug Montgomery

In 2021, in the height of the pandemic, it was Attack on Titan.

Which is an anime.

Which is an anime, correct.

And I was fortunate enough to interview the director of the final season of Attack on Titan.

And I told him that it's estimated that one episode of Game of Thrones costs around $10 million.

Wow.

And when I told him this, his jaw dropped.

And he said, you know, $10 million is what it would cost us to make five seasons of Attack on Titan.

Wow.

So, you know, I think that's something that, you know, when you look at the business in 2025 and the pressure on cost, you know, why these companies are starting to invest more and more into anime, there's a really, you know, rather big ROI that can be gained from those things as opposed to live action.

I absolutely think it's possible to hit peak anime.

That would be a bit like, you know, an economist, you know, predicting the next recession, right?

It's going to come.

I mean, Marvel hit a max.

Harry Potter hit a max.

Anime will hit a max.

When is it coming?

I'll go on record as saying sooner than later.

All right.

Thank you very much.