EXCLUSIVE: American buyers are no longer averse to commissioning anime and anime-inspired content, according to the global animation chief at Webtoon Productions.
Sydney Bright said the Webtoon digital comics behemoth, which has nearly 150 million active users worldwide, has a “really exciting chapter ahead” that will see the production arm make anime content “in a ‘Western storytelling’ kind of way.”
She didn’t reveal what is in the offing but said she feels American buyers are at long last welcoming anime to the mainstream.
“We’re finally at a place at least for U.S. buyers where there
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