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    Cool Japan Fund postmortem finds that video game, anime and manga investments were profitable, while live-action sector suffered losses (automaton-media.com)(automaton-media.com)
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Cool Japan Fund postmortem: games, anime and manga paid off, live-action didn't.

  • Returns: games, anime, manga and music recovered 120%. Live-action got 46%.
  • Losses: distribution JVs took 30% of live-action money, caused 80% of losses.
  • Lessons: caution on large support for low-growth, JV, early-stage firms.