CATDOLL: Do you know how much does it cost to watch one episode of anime every day?

Although everyone has watched a lot of anime, do you know how much it costs to produce an episode of anime? I think most people can't tell you! Today, I will introduce you to the knowledge related to Japanese animation production, such as the animation production process, production division, some animation production terms, animation industry related knowledge, etc., aiming to let everyone have a deeper understanding of animation and become a qualified anime otaku.

Have you ever wondered how much does it cost to produce a 30-minute episode of Japanese animation? Where does the money go? Today, let's learn how much it costs to produce a 30-minute episode of Japanese animation and which part costs the most.

In Japan, the budget for a 30-minute TV animation episode is about 10 million yen to 15 million yen. Note: This budget refers to the budget of general production level animation, of course, it cannot be compared with those animations that are rich and powerful and willfully burn budgets~~

Below, taking a 30-minute TV animation with a budget of 11 million yen as an example, we will briefly analyze how the budget is generally allocated.

Sound production 1.5 million yen

Art and background: 1.3 million yen

Original painting 1.2 million yen

Coloring and painting 200,000 yen

Production cost 1 million yen

Photography 1 million yen

Animation 900,000 yen

Performance 500,000 yen

Printing 500,000 yen

Materials 400,000 yen

Set at 300,000 yen

Animation Supervisor 300,000 yen

Storyboard 250,000 yen

Edit 250,000 yen

Supervision 200,000 yen

Script 200,000 yen

Total 11 million yen

After reading the budget and the general flow of the budget, I believe everyone has a preliminary understanding of animation production. PS: 1 yen = 0.0522 RMB (1 RMB = 19.1719 yen)