A new online survey has confirmed that anime piracy has reached historical highs, tripling in just three years. The results were damning: damages from piracy across film, TV, and publishing alone cost an estimated $31 billion alone, with video games and music piracy also proving financially damaging. In 2022, the total piracy cost amounted to almost $13 billion, an indicator of the rising popularity in anime and manga spaces, as well as the proliferation of Japanese media. With anime's stellar 2025, it's perhaps unsurprising that the darker side of the industry – including piracy and AI – would rear its ugly head. Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle became the highest-grossing anime movie of all time, with Chainsaw Man: The Movie – Reze Arc and compilation film Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution each proving successful at the box office.