<p>Based on the quotients of the production minutes over number of works and given the context that these numbers are referring to increasing numbers of theatrical anime releases, I believe the term "production minutes" is referring to the length of each anime. </p>

<p>For example, in 2000, 31 theatrical anime were released, each being an average of 61.29 minutes, while in 2014, 74 theatrical anime were released, each being an average of 65.05 minutes.</p>

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<p>In the following document, the expression '<em>production minutes</em>' comes up multiple times:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/llTLh.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/llTLh.png" alt="Number of theatrical animation works and their production minutes graph"></a></p>

<p>The full source of the document can be found <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/IF8w8.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a></p>

<p><strong>What does this expression mean, in terms of anime production?</strong></p>

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What does 'production minutes' mean?
# What does 'production minutes' mean?
Posted by: username_0 on 2016-11-22
In the following document, the expression '*production minutes*' comes up multiple times:

[![Number of theatrical animation works and their production minutes graph](https://i.sstatic.net/llTLh.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/llTLh.png)

The full source of the document can be found [here](https://i.sstatic.net/IF8w8.jpg)

**What does this expression mean, in terms of anime production?**
**Tags:** anime-production terminology
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### Answer by username_1 on 2016-11-22. Score: 2 | Accepted answer
Based on the quotients of the production minutes over number of works and given the context that these numbers are referring to increasing numbers of theatrical anime releases, I believe the term "production minutes" is referring to the length of each anime.

For example, in 2000, 31 theatrical anime were released, each being an average of 61.29 minutes, while in 2014, 74 theatrical anime were released, each being an average of 65.05 minutes.
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