>>95150385Anime budgets probably aren't the same as western cartoons, and don't seem to be ran the same way either considering how much more anime is produced, also 2 million just hits the mark for plurality, though I suppose that's the fault of the person who vaguely said "millions" even though that is an incredibly broad range.
>>95150300Feigning incredulity is not an argument
Also, whether or not they do is not solely the point, the point is you have no idea how much they cost to make or how much is made off of them, otherwise you'd have provided a source by now.
But what matters here is justifying the cost to produce the cartoon, and even youtube channels have managed to do that successfully and create quality cartoons, Rooster Teeth and Frederator for example(even they have to deal with the large cut google takes).
I suppose this might be a good basis for estimation
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/frederator/bee-and-puppycat-the-seriesThough you can't really be sure larger studios wouldn't have either higher budgets or more cost saving measures. It would probably vary greatly depending on the network and show so I'm not going to make too many assumptions, especially considering networks make their money through methods other than crowdfunding.
