gets far more official anime home video and streaming releases than any other country outside Japan.īut anime fandom has grown in other ways in different parts of the world, with select series becoming huge hits in Spanish-speaking countries, often thanks to free TV broadcasts by networks more willing than their American counterparts to run content licensed from overseas. Outside of anime’s native home of Japan, English-speaking territories are generally considered the biggest market for the medium.
Fans in North, Central, and South America cheer on Goku in his latest fight, but rights holder Toei isn’t nearly as happy.
