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Niches / Anime + Comedy

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Anime + Comedy

Games tagged both Anime and Comedy: 128 indie paid launches, 6 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.

How to read this page

  • A hit is an estimated $100k+ first year. Revenue is estimated from Steam reviews, so read figures as "about".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Anime + Comedy priced $10 to $20, last 18 months. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures.

1Scoreboard: the pair against each of its tags

The pair's chance of a $100k+ first year beside each of its two tags, ranked like a high-score table, with typical earnings and the launches behind every figure.

ScoreboardDoes this pair beat its genres?$10 to $20

Anime + Comedy trails both its tags: 0 of its 23 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 14.7 in 100 for Anime and 19.1 in 100 for Comedy.

Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 23 launches, 0 hits.

2NDRunner-up
Tag onemood tagAnime
14.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.7 in 100
Typical earnings$8,499
Launches382 / 56 hits
Pair trails by14.7 in 100
3RDThird
This pairAnime + Comedy
0 of 23launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 23 launches
Typical earnings$5,262
Launches23 / 0 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twomood tagComedy
19.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.1 in 100
Typical earnings$16,267
Launches152 / 29 hits
Pair trails by19.1 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 1 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Anime is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

2Overlap: where the two tags meet

Each circle is one tag, sized by its launches, and the gold overlap is exactly this pair. Click a part to read it. Price changes the odds more than genre does (under $5: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 23 games tagged both Anime and Comedy priced $10 to $20. 0.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 15.6 for Anime-only games and 22.5 for Comedy-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 23 games priced $10 to $20; 0.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $5,262.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 23 launches. The outer parts are each tag's launches minus the pair's, so their chance is exact; their typical earnings are not computed yet. The last 18 months lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.

3Comparables

Who leads this pair and each of its tags. Free until launch: one click opens the card. The full comparables list (nearest hits by tag pair, price and launch year) is not computed yet, and the card says so.

Comparables

Leaders

Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch

Class of '09: The Flip Sideleads this pair21.4%
PairClass of '09: The Flip Side21.4%
AnimeAI LIMIT12.8%
ComedyR.E.P.O.29.9%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Anime + Comedy

What this card holds

  • Leaders. The top earner in this pair and in each of its two tags, with its share of the money.
  • One-hit check. Whether a single game holds over half of the pair's money.
  • Nearest hits. Similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year: not computed yet.

How the list will be picked

Same tag pairdata ready
Same price banddata ready
Launched within a year of each otherplanned
Earned $100k+planned
The list itselfnot computed yet

Free until launch: one click opens the card.

The leaders, in words

  • Class of '09: The Flip Side earned 21.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 128 Anime + Comedy launches.
  • Anime is led by AI LIMIT, with 12.8% of its money.
  • Comedy is led by R.E.P.O., with 29.9% of its money.
  • No game holds over half of this pair's money, so the pair is not a one-hit market.

Nearest hits (similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year): not computed yet.

Filters do not apply here yet. Leaders and shares are for all prices and the Standard view; per price band and per lens they are not computed yet.

4Lens check: does the answer hold?

The same figures with three kinds of games set aside: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Anime + Comedy is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Anime + Comedy through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view122 of 128 launchesWithout the breakout127 of 128 launchesLast 18 months63 of 128 launches
Launches counted1286 hits1226 hits1275 hits632 hits
Earned $100k+4.7 in 1001 in 214.9 in 1001 in 203.9 in 1001 in 263.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings$1,577top tenth $61,337+$1,695$1,468$1,214
Chance against standardthe yardstick+4.3%0.2 more in 100-17.0%0.8 fewer in 100-31.9%1.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+7.5%$118 more-6.9%$109 less-23.0%$363 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Anime and Comedy, 6 to 30 months old: 128 launches.

Launches counted
1286 hits
Earned $100k+
4.7 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$1,577top tenth $61,337+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 6 of 128 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1226 hits
Earned $100k+
4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$1,695
Chance against standard
+4.3%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+7.5%$118 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Class of '09: The Flip Side (21.4% of the money): 127 launches left.

Launches counted
1275 hits
Earned $100k+
3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$1,468
Chance against standard
-17.0%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-6.9%$109 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 63 of 128.

Launches counted
632 hits
Earned $100k+
3.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings
$1,214
Chance against standard
-31.9%1.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-23.0%$363 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Anime and Comedy, 6 to 30 months old: 128 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 6 of 128 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Class of '09: The Flip Side (21.4% of the money): 127 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 63 of 128.

Anime holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Anime through every lens, all prices
AnimeBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,523 of 1,685 launchesWithout the breakout1,684 of 1,685 launchesLast 18 months882 of 1,685 launches
Launches counted1,685126 hits1,523109 hits1,684125 hits88258 hits
Earned $100k+7.5 in 1001 in 137.2 in 1001 in 147.4 in 1001 in 146.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$1,132top tenth $64,768+$1,113$1,132$1,011
Chance against standardthe yardstick-4.0%0.3 fewer in 100-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100-12.0%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-1.7%$19 less0.0%no change-10.7%$121 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Anime, 6 to 30 months old: 1,685 launches.

Launches counted
1,685126 hits
Earned $100k+
7.5 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,132top tenth $64,768+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 162 of 1,685 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,523109 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,113
Chance against standard
-4.0%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.7%$19 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, AI LIMIT (12.8% of the money): 1,684 launches left.

Launches counted
1,684125 hits
Earned $100k+
7.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,132
Chance against standard
-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 882 of 1,685.

Launches counted
88258 hits
Earned $100k+
6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$1,011
Chance against standard
-12.0%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-10.7%$121 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Anime, 6 to 30 months old: 1,685 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 162 of 1,685 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, AI LIMIT (12.8% of the money): 1,684 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 882 of 1,685.

Comedy holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Comedy through every lens, all prices
ComedyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,032 of 1,077 launchesWithout the breakout1,076 of 1,077 launchesLast 18 months614 of 1,077 launches
Launches counted1,07771 hits1,03270 hits1,07670 hits61440 hits
Earned $100k+6.6 in 1001 in 156.8 in 1001 in 156.5 in 1001 in 156.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$809top tenth $42,212+$809$809$766
Chance against standardthe yardstick+3.0%0.2 more in 100-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-5.3%$43 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Comedy, 6 to 30 months old: 1,077 launches.

Launches counted
1,07771 hits
Earned $100k+
6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$809top tenth $42,212+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 45 of 1,077 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,03270 hits
Earned $100k+
6.8 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$809
Chance against standard
+3.0%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, R.E.P.O. (29.9% of the money): 1,076 launches left.

Launches counted
1,07670 hits
Earned $100k+
6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$809
Chance against standard
-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 614 of 1,077.

Launches counted
61440 hits
Earned $100k+
6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$766
Chance against standard
-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-5.3%$43 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Comedy, 6 to 30 months old: 1,077 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 45 of 1,077 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, R.E.P.O. (29.9% of the money): 1,076 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 614 of 1,077.

A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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