6 Most Expensive Anime Movies of The Decade

An animated feature film is a motion picture with a running time of more than 40 minutes that uses a frame-by-frame process to create movement and character performances. It is highly expensive to turn a script or an idea into an animation. Very few know about it and that’s the reason we have compiled a list of expensive anime movies. about Especially when it comes to anime films, which involve more flamboyance and VFX than others. Anime films are among the most expensive animated films ever made. There are several other expensive movies with a larger budget than an entire series. These films have large budgets with the majority of the money going toward editing and animation creation. Here is a list of the most expensive anime films ever made.

Top 6 Most Expensive Animated Films

Anime name	Total cost
The Tale of Princess Kaguya	$53,400,000
Stand By Me Doraemon	$35,000,000
Space Pirate Captain Harlock	$31,000,000
The Wind Rises	$31,000,000
From Up on Poppy Hill	$28,000,000
When Marnie Was There	$11,300,000

It is a 2013 Japanese animated historical fantasy movie co-written and directed by Isao Takahata based on the 10th-century Japanese literary legend The Legend of the Bamboo Cutter. Film was created by Studio Ghibli. Toho released it in Japan on November 23, 2013. The story of film was inspired by the myth of Princess Kaguya has become a modern classic of the anime industry and received widespread critical acclaim upon its initial release.

With a budget of $53.4 million, it is the most expensive Japanese film to date similar to the expenditure of expensive web series budget. It received positive reviews and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 87th Academy Awards.

Cost	Produced by	Country	Directed by
$53,400,000	Yoshiaki Nishimura	Japan	Isao Takahata

Stand By Me Doraemon is a 2014 Japanese 3D computer-animated science fiction comedy-drama film based on Fujiko F. Fujio’s manga series Doraemon. It was the highest-earning Japanese film of the year, grossing over 8.38 billion ¥ when it was released on August 8, 2014. It is the Doraemon franchise’s highest-grossing film. The film won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year at the 38th Japan Academy Prize in February 2015.

Artists were hired and paid on high budgets. Read more about the world’s most expensive artist. The film tells the story of Nobita Nobi, a fourth-grade student who continually gets into trouble. One day, a robotic cat named Doraemon arrives from the future to help Nobita improve his life. Doraemon has an abundance of gadgets and expensive hand tools in his pocket. Over time, Nobita and Doraemon become best friends. Doraemon teaches Nobita about the importance of friendship, courage, and perseverance. Read more about the most expensive music videos their cost will surprise you.

Cost	Produced by	Country	Directed by
$35,000,000	Okura Shunsuke, Keiichiro Moriya, Kiyoko Shibuya, Maiko Okada	Japan	Ryūichi Yagi, Takashi Yamazaki

Space Pirate Captain Harlock is a Japanese 3D animated movie from 2013. It is based on a manga by Leiji Matsumoto and directed by Shinji Aramaki. Toei Animation produced it. The film came out in Japan on September 7, 2013, and made over ¥3 billion at the box office. The movie is set in the year 2977 when humans have spread into space but have become corrupt. Captain Harlock is a space pirate who leads a group of rebels fighting against the Earth government’s tyranny. Harlock is a complex character, sometimes a hero and sometimes a villain.

He is ready to do whatever it takes to protect his freedom and others’ freedom even if it means breaking the law. The film is visually amazing with incredible animation. The action scenes are particularly impressive and the movie has some breathtaking visuals. Seven Seas Entertainment has approved and licensed the manga in North America. Let`s delve into the world top highest paid entertainers that you must know.

Cost	Music by	Studio	Genre
$31,000,000	Seiji Yokoyama	Toei Animation	Space opera

Hayao Miyazaki wrote and directed the 2013 Japanese animated historical drama film, which was animated by Studio Ghibli for the Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Walt Disney Japan, Mitsubishi, Toho, and KDDI. Toho released it in Japan on July 20, 2013, and Touchstone Pictures released it in North America on February 21, 2014. The Wind Rises is a fictionalized biographical film about Jiro Horikoshi (1903-1982) who was the inventor of the Mitsubishi A5M fighter aircraft and its successor, the Mitsubishi A6M Zero, which were used by the Empire of Japan during WWII. The film is based on Hayao Miyazaki’s manga of the same name.

In 2013, The Wind Rises was the highest-grossing Japanese film in Japan. Though it sparked some political debate and criticism, it was met with critical acclaim. The film received multiple nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The film also won the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year. Read more about the most expensive movies that ever made.

Cost	Directed by	Produced by	Language	Edited by
$31,000,000	Hayao Miyazaki	Toshio Suzuki	Japanese	Takeshi Seyama

In 2011, this Japanese animated drama film “from up on poppy hill” was created. Gorō Miyazaki directed it and written by Hayao Miyazaki and Keiko Niwa. Studio Ghibli animated it and it was made for TV networks like Nippon Television and companies like Dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, and Toho. This anime is based on a manga from 1980 and it features the voices of actors like Masami Nagasawa and Junichi Okada.

The story is set in 1963 in Yokohama, Japan, and it is about a high school girl named Umi Matsuzaki living in ‘Coquelicot Manor.’ She meets Shun Kazama and they try to save their school’s clubhouse, the ‘Latin Quarter,’ from being demolished by a local businessman. First premiered on July 16, 2011, in Japan. It got good reviews and made $61 million worldwide. There is also an English version released in North America on March 15, 2013, distributed by GKIDS.

Cost	Directed by	Produced by	Country	Edited by
$28,000,000	Gorō Miyazaki	Toshio Suzuki	Japan	Takeshi Seyama

A Japanese animated psychological drama film “When Marnie was there “was released in 2014. It was co-written and directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi. It was produced by Studio Ghibli and distributed by Toho. The film is based on Joan G. Robinson’s 1967 novel of the same name. The story revolves around Anna Sasaki, who visits her relatives in a town in Hokkaido’s Kushiro marshes. She discovers an abandoned mansion nearby and connects with Marnie, a mysterious girl who makes her promise to keep their secrets.

Anna spends more time with Marnie throughout the summer, learning about her family and foster care. This film was extraordinary because it was Studio Ghibli animator Makiko Futaki’s final production before her death in May 2016. The film received favorable reviews from critics who praised the animation, music, voice acting, and emotional tale. GKIDS distributed an English version, which was released in North American theaters on March 15, 2013.

Cost	Directed by	Produced by	Edited by
$11,300,000	Hiromasa Yonebayashi	Yoshiaki Nishimura	Rie Matsubara, Takeshi Seyama