Plott is getting ready to make a bigger jump, bro. The Japanese production company, best known for short-form anime on YouTube, has announced that it will start producing anime for over-the-air television in Japan next year.
According to Anime News Network, Plott’s first move into Japanese terrestrial TV anime will begin with three short anime series. These shows are planned to run one after another, and Plott will not just be acting as a simple production helper. The company says it will be involved across the wider business side too, including planning, production, licensing, merchandising, and other development areas.
For now, the actual titles are still under wraps. More information on the three series will be shared later.
That makes this a pretty interesting shift because Plott’s identity has been built around web-first anime. The studio recently launched a new YouTube short anime called Rakuraku Hanten on September 18. Before that, it released the first episode of Tengu Tōsen (Tengu Demon Sword Fight) on YouTube on July 24, a short anime project made together with Bandai Namco Entertainment.
Plott also previously produced Anti-Hero Generations, a short anime adaptation based on Keita Uehara’s manga submission. That manga won Plott’s first “New Generation YouTube Manga Award” in 2021, with the anime adaptation following in 2022.
The company’s wider portfolio includes web anime shorts such as the adaptation of Torinosasami.’s Teikō Penguin manga and Konketsu no Karekore (Karekore of Mixed Blood), based on Momota Inoue’s Karekore manga.
The numbers behind Plott are no joke either. Across its YouTube channels, the company pulls in more than 900 million monthly views, has over 14 million total subscribers, and has passed 24 billion total views.
Why this matters for Malaysia and SEA anime fans
Analysis/inference: This move is worth watching because it shows how short-form anime studios are not staying locked inside YouTube forever. Plott already has massive online reach, so its move into traditional Japanese TV suggests that web anime IP can become part of a more established anime business pipeline — the kind that includes licensing, merchandise, and broader media development.
For Malaysia and SEA viewers, the immediate takeaway is not “confirmed local release” — the source does not mention any Malaysia or SEA availability. The useful point is that anime discovery is changing. A studio that built audiences through quick YouTube episodes is now stepping into TV production, which could influence how future short anime projects grow from online clips into fuller commercial franchises.
It also raises an interesting question for fans who follow anime outside the usual seasonal hype cycle: will more YouTube-born anime brands try to make this jump? Plott has the scale, audience data, and existing IP pipeline to test that properly. If these first three TV shorts perform well in Japan, other web anime players may pay attention.
For now, though, keep expectations grounded. We know Plott is entering Japanese over-the-air TV anime next year, we know three short series are planned, and we know more details are coming later. Anything beyond that — international streaming, SEA access, or release timing outside Japan — has not been announced.