目前日本最具代表性的主题乐园往往高度依赖外国因素，例如东京迪士尼度假区是引进美国迪士尼IP，而由美国康卡斯特集团持有的日本环球影城则大幅仰赖任天堂等日本在地IP翻红。然而，受到泡沫经济破灭后「失落的数十年」以及像九州喜凯亚等巨型项目失败的心理创伤影响，日本本土企业在开发上变得极为谨慎且偏好轻资产模式，致使近期的新项目如宝可梦园区和吉卜力公园在规模与设施上都显得过于保守，进而错失了观光、就业及经济乘数效应。
面对民间投资趋于保守的现状，日本首相高市早苗政府已将文化内容产业列为重点推动目标，官方顾问亦呼吁政府应介入并支持大规模动漫主题乐园的开发。日本若想真正将自身强大的软实力转化为实质的经济效益，光拥有世界级的知名IP远远不够，还必须具备庞大的资本投入、专业的营运能力以及雄心壮志，否则这些文化瑰宝的庞大商机将持续被海外资本与业者收割。
Recent reports of a potential Dragon Ball theme park in France sparked significant excitement, and while rights holder Toei Animation denied licensing anything for Paris, plans for an entertainment complex in Saudi Arabia are already underway. This highlights a glaring paradox: Japan is the birthplace of world-renowned intellectual properties like Dragon Ball and Pokemon, and boasts a booming tourism market, yet it lacks major domestic theme parks backed by local capital that celebrate its own iconic anime franchises at a scale comparable to Disney.
Japan's most successful theme parks have historically relied on foreign partnerships; Tokyo Disney Resort pairs American IP with Japanese capital, while US-owned Universal Studios Japan revived its fortunes by integrating Japanese gaming and anime powerhouses like Nintendo. However, scarred by the burst of the bubble economy and infamous failures like the Seagaia resort, Japanese developers have grown excessively cautious, resulting in modestly scaled projects like the new Pokemon venue at Yomiuriland or Ghibli Park that fail to capture the full economic multiplier effect of tourism and local spending.
To counter corporate risk aversion, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration has prioritized the content industry, with economic advisors advocating for government-backed, large-scale anime theme park developments. For Japan to effectively monetize its global soft power, legendary IP alone is not enough; the nation urgently needs the capital, operational expertise, and bold ambition to build world-class attractions domestically, lest foreign operators continue to seize the financial rewards of Japanese creations.