Dragon Ball: New Report Unpacks the Anime’s Earnings at Toei Animation

May 12, 2022, 11:10am

Toei Animation oversees some of the biggest anime properties out today, and few are bigger than Dragon Ball. Over the decades, Goku has learned the fine art of hustling, and he’s helped the studio make bank. Now, a new fiscal report is here breaking down the anime’s success last year, and it turns out Dragon Ball finessed real well.

The information comes straight from Toei Animation as the studio just released its 2022 findings. The fiscal year wrapped last month, so fans were given a full look at how Toei Animation’s titles did this past year. And as fate would have it, Dragon Ball came in first with 127 billion yen.

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The studio’s second spot went to Mobile Suit Gundam as the franchise broke 100 billion yen for the first time. One Piece, Kamen Rider, and Naruto rounded out the studio’s top five spots.

Now, Toei Animation is taking its data from 2022 and using it to make forecasts for this coming fiscal year. The term’s first quarter is already underway, and Toei Animation suggests Dragon Ball will net it 66 billion yen during this period. As for the year overall, Toei Animation is banking on Dragon Ball earning 133 billion yen at minimum. With a movie on the horizon, it seems likely Goku will be able to muster that kind of cash, so here’s to hoping Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero dominates box offices like we expect.

What do you make of this latest data dump? Are you surprised by Dragon Ball‘s dominance at Toei Animation? Share your thoughts with us in the comments section below or hit me up on Twitter @MeganPetersCB.