*As of July 2020.
**The industry survey included 273 companies of the animation production industry. It was based on the Corporate Credit Report (CCR) database maintained by the source, which included about 1.8 million companies at the time of the survey, as well as other outside information.
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Number of anime companies that ended their operations Japan 2011-2020, by reason
The number of animation production companies in Japan that ended their operations decreased to *** in 2020, according to survey data that covered the period from January to July during that year. The largest number of companies ending their operations was recorded in 2018. Out of the * companies ending their operations during that year, went bankrupt, while **** suspended their operations or were dissolved. The source pointed out that rising wages due to labor shortages and higher payments to subcontractors were factors that led to sales below the break-even point and an impasse regarding the cash flow. Bankruptcies that came about after animators frequently could not be paid or received their remuneration after a delay stood out among the cases in the recent years.
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