Kimberly Adams

You've also worked for Warner Brothers for decades.

You work with Parrot Analytics, which contributes data to the annual anime report from the Association of Japanese Animations, right?

So you've been all over the industry.

What is the vibe like within the anime industry right now, given this kind of explosive growth?

Like, are the studios surprised by this?

What about these sort of traditional Japanese animation studios where you are in Tokyo?

Can you sort of compare the business model of anime and how it makes money compared to maybe more traditional shows that people are familiar with?

Sure.

Do you think it's possible to kind of hit peak anime, you know, here in the United States or globally, like the market becomes too saturated?

Doug Montgomery is the CEO of Global Connect Media and an adjunct professor at Temple University in Tokyo and an anime expert.

Thanks so much.

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