hyper-modern technology meets deeply rooted traditional aesthetics
The industry is inseparable from manga (comics). Weekly anthologies like Weekly Shonen Jump are the "scouting grounds." A manga series must survive reader polls for two years before an anime adaptation is even considered. This creates a meritocracy of storytelling. One Piece , Naruto , and Attack on Titan didn't become hits because of marketing budgets; they became hits because they won the ruthless popularity war of the magazine.
The primary source material for most franchises. It is consumed by all ages in Japan, covering genres from (action for young men) to (adult psychological thrillers). Anime (Animation):