BUDGET OVERVIEWProduction¥125,000,000Marketing¥18,000,000keep it in the black.
A business simulation about making anime
What is AnimeBiz Magnate?
AnimeBiz Magnate is the official title—sometimes written “Anime Biz Magnate”—for an anime business simulator about licensing stories, hiring a production crew, managing a season, and building a franchise.
Manage the full season—from rights deal to final broadcast.
Swipe through the production cycle
01
Choose the project
Read the market, secure the rights, and shape a script worth producing.
Manga marketIPs rise, peak, and age out. The obvious hit is rarely cheap.
Script labSource, genre, and writer skill decide how high a project can climb.
02
Build the production
Assemble the crew and move the work through pre-production, animation, and post.
Three-phase productionPre, main, and post production each compete for time, cash, and people.
A crew with limitsSeven key roles carry experience, morale, energy, and a willingness to quit.
03
Air the season
Negotiate support, launch the show, and manage ratings against the cost of every episode.
Production committeesTrade future revenue for support from broadcasters, streamers, merch, and investors.
Airing and financeWeekly audiences meet loans, runway, burn rate, and the cost of the next episode.
04
Grow the studio
Outplay rivals, invest in R&D, and decide which franchises deserve another season.
Rivals and R&DOther studios chase the same audience while your research changes the rules.
FranchisesPlan sequels, OVAs, and the long life of an IP without exhausting it.
Actual build / no mockups
Look over the producer’s shoulder.
Swipe or use the arrows
DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP
Current build / v0.9.0 Alpha
The road to release.
Plans can move as development and player feedback reveal what the game needs most.
V0.9.0V0.9.1V1.0
NOW
Next delivery: new creation flows, movies, and World Sim V2.
V0.9.1
New Creation Flows & Movie Pipeline
Full creation tutorialsOne project-start flow for every content type, with beginner guidance and veteran toggles.
Movie creation pipelineStandalone anime films with theatrical windows, festivals, box office, and prestige scoring.
World Sim V2The final version of the NPC and world simulation.
FINISH LINE / V1.0
Q4 2026–Q1 2027
Every system in. Every pipeline working. AnimeBiz Magnate launches as a complete commercial release on Steam.
Ideas being evaluated for V1.0 or post-launch View optional ideas
Manga creation
Create original manga in-house, build readership, then adapt your own work.
Staff traits
Personality traits that affect morale, collaboration, and production edge cases.
Director poaching
Rivals can headhunt talent; counter with contracts, culture, and salary.
Age ratings & broadcast slots
Age classifications for anime and OVAs, plus broadcast-slot consequences.
