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Niches / Anime + Female Protagonist

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Anime + Female Protagonist

Games tagged both Anime and Female Protagonist: 295 indie paid launches, 36 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". Earnings are sales on Steam after discounts and regional prices, before Steam's 30% cut, refunds and sales tax. About 58% of it reaches the developer.
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Anime + Female Protagonist priced $10 to $20.

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 + Female Protagonist beats Anime and is about level with Female Protagonist: 19.2 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 14.5 in 100 for Anime and 19.9 in 100 for Female Protagonist.

That is about 0.9 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

3RDThird
Tag onemood tagAnime
14.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.5 in 100
Typical earnings$10,140
Launches345 / 50 hits
Pair leads by4.7 in 100
TIEA tie
This pairAnime + Female Protagonist
19.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.2 in 100
$1k+93 in 100
$10k+62 in 100
Launches73 / 14 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagFemale Protagonist
19.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.9 in 100
Typical earnings$12,551
Launches356 / 71 hits
A tie, apart by0.8 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 launches.each block is 2 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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices295 in pairUnder $5115 in pair$5 to $1069 in pair$10 to $2073 in pair$20 to $4038 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 73 games tagged both Anime and Female Protagonist priced $10 to $20. 19.2 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 13.2 in 100 for Anime-only games and 20.1 in 100 for Female Protagonist-only games, so the mix beats Anime alone and is about level with Female Protagonist alone.

Both: 73 games priced $10 to $20; 19.2 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 93 in 100 · $10k+ 62 in 100 · $100k+ 19 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 73 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.

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

AI LIMITleads this pair39.2%
PairAI LIMIT39.2%
AnimeGranblue Fantasy: Relink24.1%
Female ProtagonistHollow Knight: Silksong51.4%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkAudience split. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Anime + Female Protagonist

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

  • AI LIMIT earned 39.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 295 Anime + Female Protagonist launches.
  • Anime is led by Granblue Fantasy: Relink, with 24.1% of its money.
  • Female Protagonist is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 51.4% 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Anime + Female Protagonist is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Anime + Female Protagonist through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view260 of 295 launchesWithout the breakout294 of 295 launchesLast 18 months77 of 295 launches
Launches counted29536 hits26026 hits29435 hits7712 hits
Earned $100k+12.2 in 10010.0 in 10011.9 in 10015.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$2,398top tenth $137,748+$1,819$2,398under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-18.1%2.2 fewer in 100-2.4%0.3 fewer in 100+27.7%3.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base-24.1%$579 less0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Anime and Female Protagonist, 12 to 36 months old: 295 launches.

Launches counted
29536 hits
Earned $100k+
12.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,398top tenth $137,748+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 35 of 295 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
26026 hits
Earned $100k+
10.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,819
Chance against standard
-18.1%2.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-24.1%$579 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, AI LIMIT (39.2% of the money): 294 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
29435 hits
Earned $100k+
11.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,398
Chance against standard
-2.4%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 77 of 295.

Launches counted
7712 hits
Earned $100k+
15.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+27.7%3.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Anime and Female Protagonist, 12 to 36 months old: 295 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 35 of 295 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 (39.2% of the money): 294 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 77 of 295.

Anime is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Anime through every lens, all prices
AnimeBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,405 of 1,559 launchesWithout the breakout1,558 of 1,559 launchesLast 18 months429 of 1,559 launches
Launches counted1,559133 hits1,405111 hits1,558132 hits42939 hits
Earned $100k+8.5 in 1001 in 127.9 in 1001 in 138.5 in 1001 in 129.1 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings$1,070top tenth $76,139+$1,043$1,070$1,308
Chance against standardthe base-7.4%0.6 fewer in 100-0.7%0.1 fewer in 100+6.6%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base-2.5%$27 less0.0%no change+22.2%$238 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Anime, 12 to 36 months old: 1,559 launches.

Launches counted
1,559133 hits
Earned $100k+
8.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,070top tenth $76,139+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 154 of 1,559 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,405111 hits
Earned $100k+
7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,043
Chance against standard
-7.4%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-2.5%$27 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (24.1% of the money): 1,558 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,558132 hits
Earned $100k+
8.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,070
Chance against standard
-0.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 429 of 1,559.

Launches counted
42939 hits
Earned $100k+
9.1 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,308
Chance against standard
+6.6%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
+22.2%$238 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Anime, 12 to 36 months old: 1,559 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 154 of 1,559 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, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (24.1% of the money): 1,558 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 429 of 1,559.

Female Protagonist is audience split +2: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 2 more lenses too.

Female Protagonist through every lens, all prices
Female ProtagonistBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,306 of 1,452 launchesWithout the breakout1,451 of 1,452 launchesLast 18 months422 of 1,452 launches
Launches counted1,452150 hits1,306127 hits1,451149 hits42251 hits
Earned $100k+10.3 in 1009.7 in 1001 in 1010.3 in 10012.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,621top tenth $103,904+$1,581$1,610$2,038
Chance against standardthe base-5.9%0.6 fewer in 100-0.6%0.1 fewer in 100+17.0%1.8 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base-2.5%$40 less-0.7%$11 less+25.7%$417 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerMoves the answerMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Female Protagonist, 12 to 36 months old: 1,452 launches.

Launches counted
1,452150 hits
Earned $100k+
10.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,621top tenth $103,904+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 146 of 1,452 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,306127 hits
Earned $100k+
9.7 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$1,581
Chance against standard
-5.9%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-2.5%$40 less
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (51.4% of the money): 1,451 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,451149 hits
Earned $100k+
10.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,610
Chance against standard
-0.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.7%$11 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 422 of 1,452.

Launches counted
42251 hits
Earned $100k+
12.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,038
Chance against standard
+17.0%1.8 more in 100
Typical against standard
+25.7%$417 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Female Protagonist, 12 to 36 months old: 1,452 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 146 of 1,452 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, Hollow Knight: Silksong (51.4% of the money): 1,451 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 422 of 1,452.

A lens moves the chance only when it differs from standard by more than a random cut of the same size would, with 5+ hits on both sides; typical earnings are compared from 100 launches, within 25%. Without the breakout moves the answer when one game earned over half the money. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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