The anime industry has grown significantly in the last few years, especially outside of Japan. It has spread rapidly across the world, with a major increase in the licensing of various series, movies, and OAVs at an increased rate across multiple regions, and the rise of the anime network, Animax, acknowledged as the largest 24-hour anime-only network in the world, broadcasting its anime programming across Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Philippines, the entire Indian subcontinent, Latin America and South Korea.