Rant: I just found out how much money the One Piece anime makes

I was reading an article on Anime News Network yesterday and it said the One Piece anime has made over 20 billion yen from just TV rights and home video. That's like 130 million dollars. I knew it was popular but that number is just crazy to me. Does anyone else get surprised by the actual business numbers behind big shows?

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keith_bennett2h ago

Yeah, and that's just one piece of the money. You have to remember the merch sales are probably ten times that number. These long running shows are basically printing presses for the studios. It's wild to see the real scale of it laid out like that.