The company is aiming to produce 30 anime seasons per year.
In a new financial report for the fiscal year ending in February 2026, TOHO has revealed its future plans of expansion for anime. Through strengthening their core brand TOHO Animation and the other in-house studios, the company wants to secure more promising source material and increase the number of anime produced each year. The goal is to ultimately build a supply system that can produce 30 anime seasons each year by 2032.
What is TOHO’s goal for anime for the next few years?
As per the report by GameBiz, TOHO Animation plans to continue releasing new seasons of their popular titles beyond 2026. This includes The Apothecary Diaries theatrical film, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 3, and the Haikyuu! theatrical movie. Other titles such as Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation and Dr. STONE also have plans for new developments. Furthermore, a new Godzilla anime and the final season of Kaiju No. 8 are also underway.
The new report highlights two key components of TOHO’s future plans: stabilising their revenue through existing popular titles and expanding their scopes with new promising anime. TOHO’s subsidiary company Science SARU will also play a part in this expansion with the third season of Dandadan, the new Ghost in the Shell anime, and the upcoming July 2026 titles A Witch in Mongolia.
TOHO Animation aims to enter a mass-production phase and produce at least 20 seasons of anime per year by February 2029. By 2032, they plan to expand it even further to 30 seasons per year. It’s not only about increasing the number of titles by acquiring new source materials, but about efficiently improving the quality and quantity of animation so fans always look forward to a new TOHO series even when they’re not familiar with the source material. TOHO has already done this with Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End and The Apothecary Diaries, where the anime has substantially increased the fanbase of the original work.
TOHO will not only mass produce new seasons, but also strengthen their IP business through monetising long-term revenue from series, distribution and overseas expansion, and merchandising. Though TOHO’s main source of revenue right now is their movie distribution, it seems the company is working hard to make sure anime becomes a stable and flourishing source within some years. The company can only achieve this by maintaining the quality and global reach of all the new titles they produce, and making sure the popular shows don’t suffer for it in any way.