Post by hassanchop on Jan 13, 2020 11:26:48 GMT -5
...than a part-time convenience store worker
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Jun Arai is a 45-year-old freelance anime animator, and he's been around the industry quite a bit. Arai recently opened up on Twitter about the Pokemon anime series, which he claims pays its animators a ridiculously low wage.
“The Pokémon anime pays 4,500 yen (US$42) per animation cut, which means it’s made with some of the lowest-paid artwork in the anime industry. If you work that out to an hourly rate, it’s less money than you get paid working part-time in a convenience store.”
While this is certainly disappointing to learn, it's pretty much par for the course in anime. Numerous anime production teams are paid a pittance in return for animating, and this has been an issue for a very long time now. I'm not quite sure what needs to happen to make things change, but it's clear the industry's approach towards payment needs to be addressed.
“The Pokémon anime pays 4,500 yen (US$42) per animation cut, which means it’s made with some of the lowest-paid artwork in the anime industry. If you work that out to an hourly rate, it’s less money than you get paid working part-time in a convenience store.”
While this is certainly disappointing to learn, it's pretty much par for the course in anime. Numerous anime production teams are paid a pittance in return for animating, and this has been an issue for a very long time now. I'm not quite sure what needs to happen to make things change, but it's clear the industry's approach towards payment needs to be addressed.
