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Niches / Anime + JRPG

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Anime + JRPG

Games tagged both Anime and JRPG: 178 indie paid launches, 14 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 + JRPG priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Anime and is about level with JRPG; priced $10 to $20 it trails Anime and is about level with JRPG.

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 + JRPG trails Anime and is about level with JRPG: 10.2 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 14.5 in 100 for Anime and 12.0 in 100 for JRPG.

That is about 0.5 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIEA tie
Tag onemood tagAnime
14.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.5 in 100
Typical earnings$10,140
Launches345 / 50 hits
Pair trails by4.3 in 100
TIETied
This pairAnime + JRPG
10.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds10.2 in 100
$1k+78 in 100
$10k+42 in 100
Launches59 / 6 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoJRPG
12.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds12.0 in 100
Typical earnings$6,322
Launches175 / 21 hits
A tie, apart by1.8 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 prices178 in pairUnder $544 in pair$5 to $1059 in pair$10 to $2059 in pair$20 to $4016 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 59 games tagged both Anime and JRPG priced $10 to $20. 10.2 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 15.4 in 100 for Anime-only games and 12.9 in 100 for JRPG-only games, so the mix trails Anime alone and is about level with JRPG alone.

Both: 59 games priced $10 to $20; 10.2 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 78 in 100 · $10k+ 42 in 100 · $100k+ 10 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 59 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

Granblue Fantasy: Relinkleads this pair82.6%
PairGranblue Fantasy: Relink82.6%
AnimeGranblue Fantasy: Relink24.1%
JRPGGranblue Fantasy: Relink54.5%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market +1. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Anime + JRPG

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

  • Granblue Fantasy: Relink earned 82.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 178 Anime + JRPG launches.
  • It also leads Anime, with 24.1% of that tag's money.
  • It also leads JRPG, with 54.5% of that tag's money.
  • One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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 + JRPG is one-hit market +1: one game earned over half the money, and 1 more lens too.

Anime + JRPG through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view150 of 178 launchesWithout the breakout177 of 178 launchesLast 18 months53 of 178 launches
Launches counted17814 hits1509 hits17713 hits534 hits
Earned $100k+7.9 in 1001 in 136.0 in 1001 in 177.3 in 1001 in 144 of 53too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$1,456top tenth $67,373+$1,287$1,381under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-23.7%1.9 fewer in 100-6.6%0.5 fewer in 100-4.0%0.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base-11.6%$169 less-5.2%$75 lessunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Anime and JRPG, 12 to 36 months old: 178 launches.

Launches counted
17814 hits
Earned $100k+
7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,456top tenth $67,373+
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: 28 of 178 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1509 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,287
Chance against standard
-23.7%1.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-11.6%$169 less
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (82.6% of the money): 177 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
17713 hits
Earned $100k+
7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,381
Chance against standard
-6.6%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-5.2%$75 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 53 of 178.

Launches counted
534 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 53too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-4.0%0.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Anime and JRPG, 12 to 36 months old: 178 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: 28 of 178 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 (82.6% of the money): 177 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: 53 of 178.

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.

JRPG is changed recently +1: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in West-facing view.

JRPG through every lens, all prices
JRPGBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view495 of 585 launchesWithout the breakout584 of 585 launchesLast 18 months172 of 585 launches
Launches counted58543 hits49534 hits58442 hits17213 hits
Earned $100k+7.4 in 1001 in 146.9 in 1001 in 157.2 in 1001 in 147.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings$1,200top tenth $60,431+$1,294$1,200$2,551
Chance against standardthe base-6.6%0.5 fewer in 100-2.2%0.2 fewer in 100+2.8%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+7.8%$94 more0.0%no change+112.6%$1,351 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged JRPG, 12 to 36 months old: 585 launches.

Launches counted
58543 hits
Earned $100k+
7.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,200top tenth $60,431+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 90 of 585 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
49534 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$1,294
Chance against standard
-6.6%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+7.8%$94 more
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (54.5% of the money): 584 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
58442 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,200
Chance against standard
-2.2%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 172 of 585.

Launches counted
17213 hits
Earned $100k+
7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$2,551
Chance against standard
+2.8%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+112.6%$1,351 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged JRPG, 12 to 36 months old: 585 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: 90 of 585 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 (54.5% of the money): 584 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: 172 of 585.

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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