What’s Behind the Million-Dollar Pikachu Cards and Record-Breaking Anime Auctions
Nineties nostalgia is no longer niche, and trading cards and manga have evolved into serious financial assets.
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Christie’s Situates ‘Sailor Moon’ and ‘Doraemon’ Alongside Hokusai in Its Debut Anime Sale
With the $16.5 million sale of a Pikachu Illustrator card confirming the strength of the nostalgia economy, the auction house is placing manga and anime—long dismissed as subculture—firmly within the canon of Japanese art history.
Disney’s Once-Unshakable Animation Empire Is Wobbling
Box office slumps, audience apathy and internal rewiring reveal how deeply Disney is rethinking animation.
