Manga Productions

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Noted: shifting toward producing its own intellectual properties · 2026-08-29
Noted: has an in-house project called Henna · 2026-08-29
Noted: the shift changes how Manga Productions negotiates with Japanese rightsholders · 2026-08-29
Noted: understands the difficulty of producing and protecting anime · 2026-08-29

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Aug 29

Manga Productions Pivots to In-House Anime IPs

Saudi anime studio Manga Productions is shifting toward producing its own intellectual properties after years of co-creating and importing anime with Japanese companies. CEO Essam Bukhary discussed the pivot, the company's in-house project Henna, AI adoption resistance, and a growing domestic market at AnimeJapan.