Miles | Anime by the Numbers

YouTube video by Quest for the Best: An Anime Podcast Orb: Zach Logan's Favourite Anime? | #orbonthemovementsoftheearth | Quest 038

I’m on @questforthebestpod.bsky.social this week to talk about the phenomenal series Orb! Thanks to @milesofficial.bsky.social @arkada.bsky.social @mothersbasement.bsky.social for having me on! It’s so much fun talking about non-OP anime (and DS9) once in a while. youtu.be/yXRghFTZd24?...

Thanks!! Love these folk, excited to work with them.

Super excited to be bringing @milesofficial.bsky.social
into the fold at @mangamavericks.bsky.social!

We have some massive plans cooking, and I can’t wait to show people what’s on the horizon!

Thanks Varun, couldn't be more excited!

Manga Mavericks Adds Industry Veteran Miles Atherton to Board of Directors Indie English manga publisher Manga Mavericks officially announces the addition of Miles Atherton to their Board of Directors.

Publisher @mangamavericks.bsky.social announces the addition of Industry Veteran, Miles Atherton ( @milesofficial.bsky.social ), to their Board of Directors!

Article Link: buff.ly/iyAiYWs

#manga

brando sando working with apple tv is probably the second best possible scenario (the best being a wholly unrealistic independently-funded anime)

What Netflix’s 2025 Tells Us About Their Evolving Anime Strategy Part 2 of our 2025 North American anime business year in review is all about Netflix: the MAPPA deal, non-exclusive titles, lots of love for Shueisha, and more.

part 2 of @milesofficial.bsky.social's big north american anime business year in review is all about Netflix, after they released their recent report about the second half of 2025, and that big deal with studio MAPPA. and yes, we did discuss yuri on ice open.substack.com/pub/animebyt...

Two boys with shoulder-length hair, one brunette, the other black-haired, wearing thick-lensed heavy-rimmed glasses. Kankichi Azemura is bellowing, "Don't disrespect people from Tochigi!", which is a funny way to say Charlestown.

@mothersbasement.bsky.social and @milesofficial.bsky.social were right, Dogsred rules.

Also, these brothers look suspiciously familiar…

What Netflix’s 2025 Tells Us About Their Evolving Anime Strategy Part 2 of our 2025 North American anime business year in review is all about Netflix: the MAPPA deal, non-exclusive titles, lots of love for Shueisha, and more.

In 2025, anime viewership on Netflix grew by more than 10% year-over-year. But what exactly did the claimed ~165 million anime viewers on Netflix actually watch?

My analysis here: animebythenumbers.substack.com/p/2025-netfl...

This makes perfect sense: HBO is shifting to the Solo Leveling model for prestige TV

the leaker that said so on twitter gets stuff wrong, but this one is very specific.

i have to admit this was a vital text for young miles

this leaker's been wrong before but this one is happening, even if I have to will it into existence myself

if Oshii is indeed directing a new VOTOMS project, anime is saved

2025’s Biggest Trends in the North American Anime Business (Part 1) Looking back at anime’s 2025 in the U.S. and Canada gives some interesting insights into what to expect in 2026.

PART 1 of @milesofficial.bsky.social's 2025 anime business in north america year in review is HERE!

welcome to anime by the numbers 2026:
animebythenumbers.substack.com/p/2025-anime...

Episode 900, “10k Ton Hammer” (with Geoff Thew and Miles Atherton) — The One Piece Podcast It’s the big 9-0-0 as we cover Chapter 1170 with Miles and Geoff from Quest for the Best !

Episode 900, "10K Ton Hammer" with @milesofficial.bsky.social @mothersbasement.bsky.social & Greg is online now!

Image by @steveyurko.com
Edit by @infinitesnow.bsky.social

ONLINE: www.onepiecepodcast.com/podcast/bwaooo
AD-FREE: www.patreon.com/posts/episod...

NYT is finally covering @questforthebestpod.bsky.social I see

Coming up next on Quest for the Best - Gunbuster!

See you Monday, Dec 8th

All 3 are good tbh, no wrong answers

BANANA FISH no longer has an English dub on Amazon

Yeah, even with a big campaign I'd be surprised if it gets the nom at this point, to be honest.

The Hollywood Reporter article "Global Styles Shake Up Oscar Animation Race" with multiple FYC ads for Demon Slayer Infinity Castle

Crunchyroll is not messing around with targeted advertising

For the majority, though, it's more like In/Spectre or Gibiate, where CR's role is not as central. Still valuable to have them on the committee for all parties, generally.

Netflix used the "Netflix Original" for many titles they had no role in production for.

For Crunchyroll, it depends. Some of them, like Solo Leveling and TBATE, it's functionally the same as the CR Originals like Meiji Gekken: 1874 or Tower of God, where they likely wouldn't have been made without.

Crunchyroll Co-Produces Way More Anime Than You Think Crunchyroll’s anime investments reveal the unique role they play in the industry.

Crunchyroll is involved in an incredible ~18% of new anime productions. A look at their full 2025 slate provides some insights into the company's priorities and what they do different from the rest of the industry.
animebythenumbers.substack.com/p/crunchyrol...

Hell yeah

But no, I don't think there's much opportunity for meddling with that algorithm.

It's just not very good imo, I always get served top 5 shonen after any weird thing.

It cleared up just in time to see Fuji-san from the summit!

An Insider’s Look at Manga Publishing in the U.S. PLUS: The fall anime season’s most anticipated titles, and the ongoing Crunchyroll subtitle controversy.

happy halloween! the latest Anime by the Numbers is an interview with @geauxta.bsky.social about the current state of manga publishing and her career.

PLUS: some early data on the fall anime season, the Crunchyroll Subtitle Controversy, and more!

animebythenumbers.substack.com/p/an-insider...

Halloween in Tokyo is good

On the Precipice of Professional Anime Magazines: Animag In 1987 fans from the Bay Area published what was, for its time, the closest thing to a professional anime magazine in English.

Thanks to the efforts of @geraldawo.bsky.social the full run of Animag magazine can now be seen on the Internet Archive. I wrote a bit about the magazine's history and the time and place it was published: bit.ly/animag2