Plott to Move Short Anime from YouTube to Terrestrial TV Next Year
A studio built on YouTube short anime is taking on terrestrial broadcast and the full business chain around it, a move that puts its short-form model in front of a television audience.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Plott, a production company known for short net anime on YouTube, announced Tuesday it will enter the terrestrial television anime business next year. It plans to run three short anime series, one after another, on Japanese over-the-air television, handling planning, production, licensing, and merchandising. More details on the titles will be announced later. Its recent YouTube launches include Rakuraku Hanten on September 18 and Tengu Tosen on July 24.
Plott will run the three series back to back on Japanese over-the-air television, handling planning, production, licensing, and merchandising itself. The company has not named the titles. On YouTube it launched Rakuraku Hanten on September 18 and the first episode of Tengu Tosen, produced with Bandai Namco Entertainment, on July 24. Its earlier work includes an adaptation of Keita Uehara's Anti-Hero Generations, which won its New Generation YouTube Manga Award, along with adaptations of Torinosasami's Teiko Penguin and Momota Inoue's Karekore. Plott reports over 900 million monthly views across its channels, more than 14 million subscribers, and over 24 billion total views.
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- Anime News Network News Short Net Anime Studio Plott to Start Producing Over-the-Air TV Anime