The Average Anime Salary in Japan Is Shockingly Low

We already know that the work hours for animators in Japan areawful. But, as NHK reports, the average pay is shit, too. https://kotaku.com/being-an-animator-in-japan-is-brutal-1690248803 According to a Japan Animation Creators Association survey of 759 animators, the average yearly income u31.com เข้าสู่ระบบ is 1.1 million yen or approximately ten thousand dollars. Which is less than a thousand bucks a month. And that’s working, again, on average, eleven hours a day. That’s rough for a country as expensive as Japan.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); Even though anime is obviously big business in Japan, NHK adds that the domestic industry must compete with cheap labor in other countries in Asia. Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs requested the survey, so this problem is on the Japanese government’s radar. An official from the Japan Animation Creators Association says that the development of young animators in Japan is key for the industry’s future, and the association hopes to hold u31 ทางเข้า a symposium about bettering work conditions. Until then, young animators will be doing things like working insane hours and trying to figure out how to do basic things like pay rent and buy food. Top photo: oneinchpunch / Shutterstock To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or u31 เข้าสู่ระบบ find him on Twitter@Brian_Ashcraft Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am to 8am.