A new report from ad agency Hakuhodo India has found that mobile-first is driving the anime segment in India, which is now the third-largest market for the Japanese content genre worldwide.

Anime has entered the global franchise era, Parrot Analytics says, as live-action adaptations almost tripled their share of global audience demand from 2025.

CAKE will take the lead on distribution efforts for TV Asahi’s iconic Doraemon brand in the U.S., Canada, ANZ, and most of EMEA.

Japanese broadcaster TV Asahi is introducing a new short-form anime brand and programming block, PicoAni, targeting the Gen Z, kids, and YA demos with content intended to travel across platforms and spawn L&M opportunities.

In a deal with World Events Productions (WEP), CAKE has secured the international distribution rights to the animated series in the iconic Voltron franchise.