Animation books: the highest print-run titles in Iran

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If you want to know which animation book to read and to be informed of the most important works available on the market, the highest-print-run animation books are introduced below.

Global growth of the animation industry

The animation industry has caused a sensation in recent years. So much so that these days adults have become more interested than children in news of the release of new animation versions. The growth of the animation industry can be seen simply in the globalization of animations. You no longer need to be American to know SpongeBob, Ben 10, Kung Fu Panda, Elsa and Anna.

Total sales of theatrical animations worldwide from 1995 to 2019 here

The success of these works is such that puppet versions of animation characters have become among the best-selling products of the toys and doll industry, and in the words of Disney's owners even the toys of these works do not need marketing. Matters have gone so far that the life of the toys industry is to a large extent tied to the animation industry.

Growth of the animation industry in Iran

In Iran too, for several years animation has become an important branch of cinematic and television visual production. Animations such as "Filshah", "Benjamin", "Princess of Rome" and "Tehran 1500" shone in cinema, and numerous examples such as "Shekarestan", "Saeed's Adventures" and "Life Skills" on television. The public's reception of animation productions in the country is also clearly seen in the statistics. According to statistics obtained from the Telewebion website, total views of animations broadcast on this platform have been about 637 million times; this amount of course excludes the views these productions have from the television screen. Even if we consider half of Iran's population young, 637 million views is still very large!

Theatrical animations too are gradually raising their standing at the box office of the country's cinemas. Statistics show that the share of animation audiences of total annual audiences of cinematic works has reached as much as 7/5 percent in 1394 (2015/16). The upward trend of audience interest in animation industry productions shows that further growth of these works' share of annual cinema industry sales should be regarded as certain.

Animation's share of the country's cinema audiences

When there is demand, why should there not be a market? The boom in the market for animation productions in recent years has made this field highly revenue-generating. After all, part of the millions of dollars and billions of tomans that become the budget for making animation goes into the pockets of those employed in this industry, and what better motivation than good income. Despite this, however, many enthusiasts of this field still do not know what to read. Here we introduce 10 of the best-selling books on animation training in the country so that animation fans can start as of tomorrow.