Many anime studios are struggling to survive financially -

In a current one report from Nikkei Business The poor financial situation of the Japanese anime studios is discussed. We summarize the details.

Abuses of the anime industry

The catastrophic conditions have been in the anime industry for many years well knownhowever, that seems Interfere of the United Nations (UN) to have gradually opened the eyes of the Japanese government.

No wonder, after all, people want anime to become one soon Nuclear industry of the country explain and a boycott The large buyers from abroad would of course ruin this and cause fatal financial losses.

However, all parties involved still have a rocky road ahead and anything other than generous subsidies from the Japanese government or a complete restructuring of the current production system is unlikely to be successful as the problems are very deep.

The Report from Nikkei Business shows that many Japanese studios themselves have to fight for their survival at all times and that’s why they do too to low wages of the animators can’t even quickly increase it out of their own pocket.

Studios are fighting for survival

Although the anime market has been growing for yearsa majority of anime studios do not share in the increasing profits. Because these usually only flow to the members of the production committees – typically television stations, advertising agencies or other companies that have invested money in the production.

That’s where the crux of the matter lies, because many anime studios don’t have the financial opportunity to invest in production themselves, which is why at the end of the day, all that’s left is the one-off fee for completing the commissioned work, which, as we know, isn’t particularly high .

In order to realize production with these means and even make a profit, many studios have to cheap subcontractors from abroad or freelancers, which ultimately led to the current situation.

The annual salary of an animator is around 1.5 million yen (about 9,325 euros), which forces many to give up their dream job, according to a study by the Japan Research Institute confirmed. According to this, 25% of newcomers leave the anime industry within the first four years. After eight years it’s even 68%.

Production committees unnecessary?

It remains to be seen when something will finally change, but it can System of production committees in any case be considered outdated.

While it used to be an advantage for the studios not to take any financial risks during production – after all, a flop would have been enough to cause bankruptcy – the licenses from international buyers, including streaming services such as Netflix, Prime Video and Crunchyrollnowadays the entire cost.

If the anime studios could generate sustainable profits themselves, there would be enough opportunities to improve the working conditions and pay of employees, especially the animators.