CATDOLL: Netizens discuss whether animators or cartoonists are more tired, and the illustrators smile but say nothing

Recently, a Japanese netizen raised the following question: Among the three professions of cartoonists, illustrators, and animators, who are all engaged in two-dimensional painting, whose work is harder? Combining some previous news reports, many people probably know that the situation of animators is really miserable, but in fact, the other two professions don’t seem to be much better, unless they are big-name authors.

Many Japanese netizens voted for weekly cartoonists, but the reality that animators have a heavy workload and low wages also attracted the attention and heated discussions of netizens. As for illustrators, netizens unanimously believed that this is the easiest job, and illustrators are the biggest beneficiaries of games and light novels. Let's take a look at the wonderful discussions of netizens.

1: Submission date: 2016/03/16 (water) 11:46:55.88

I personally think that cartoonists have the hardest time.

(Image: Mr. Oda goes to bed at 2 a.m. and wakes up at 5 a.m. He works hard even when he goes out to eat. His weekly schedule is to draw a rough draft in the first half of the week, and then start drawing the original manuscript after the rough draft is completed. When the original manuscript is completed, he will work on the single volume, etc. Although he basically has no days off, when WJ publishes a combined issue, he will meet with his former assistants or teachers who have helped him to report on each other's current situation.

Monday to Wednesday: sketching, Thursday to Saturday: drafting and line drawing, Sunday: coloring

There is basically no rest time in a week! In between weekly serializations, I have to draw color illustrations for various projects.)

2: Submission date: 2016/03/16 (water) 11:47:07.83

Animator.

3: Submission date: 2016/03/16 (water) 11:47:51.91

>>2

It feels better than the cartoonist.

7: Submission date: 2016/03/16 (water) 11:49:08.88

Drawing comics is the most difficult part, especially weekly serialization.

9: Submission date: 2016/03/16 (water) 11:49:52.34

>>7

There is indeed a big difference between weekly serialization and monthly serialization.

8: Submission date: 2016/03/16 (water) 11:49:45.74

They should be animators, their salaries seem to be very low.

(Photo Note: [The harsh working conditions of new animators] 200 yen (about 11 yuan) per drawing, about 20 drawings per day, 500 drawings per month, the income is 100,000 yen (about 5,800 yuan), and the average drawing time is 10 hours a day. In addition, if the original words are improved, 4,000 yen (about 232 yuan) per shot!! The income of capable people will also increase.)

12: Submission date: 2016/03/16 (water) 11:50:56.60

>>8

The incomes of these three were very low when they were newcomers, right?

10: Submission date: 2016/03/16 (water) 11:50:05.07

Animators are the worst off when it comes to money.

(Photo Note: [Average Annual Income in the Animation Industry] The average annual income of an animation animation director is 1.113 million yen (about 64,000 yuan), with an average working time of 11.3 hours a day and an average working time of 251.3 hours a month. Calculated by hourly wage, this is equivalent to 370 yen per hour (about 21 yuan), while the minimum wage in Tokyo is 888 yen per hour (about 51 yuan).)

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11: Submission date: 2016/03/16 (water) 11:50:52.76

Why do I see that they are all animators?

14: Submission date: 2016/03/16 (water) 11:52:04.07

Is the income of animators so dark?

15: Submission date: 2016/03/16 (water) 11:52:09.62

Are animators considered regular employees?

19: Submission date: 2016/03/16 (water) 11:53:51.58

>>15

Most are freelance contracts, although some have specialized units.

17: Submission date: 2016/03/16 (water) 11:53:20.88

It's also hard for animators to become famous.

18: Submission date: 2016/03/16 (water) 11:53:23.87

How is it for illustrators? It feels the easiest.

20: Submission date: 2016/03/16 (water) 11:54:08.41

Do illustrators really get jobs?

26: Submission date: 2016/03/16 (water) 11:56:47.34

>>24

I also think that game illustrations are very profitable, as well as light novel illustrations.

21: Submission date: 2016/03/16 (water) 11:54:14.76

An illustration costs only a few thousand yen.

27: Submission date: 2016/03/16 (water) 11:57:58.91

income

Cartoonist > Illustrator > Animator

Workload

Animator > Cartoonist > Illustrator

28: Submission date: 2016/03/16 (water) 11:58:09.05

Although there are comics with high royalties like "One Piece", animation illustrations also receive a lot of compensation from sponsors.

29: Submission date: 2016/03/16 (water) 11:58:36.27

Animators, manga artists like Hiro Mashima make it look easy.

31: Submission date: 2016/03/16 (water) 11:58:57.65

Cartoonists have to live in fear that if their work is cut short, it would be like losing their job.

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34: Submission date: 2016/03/16 (water) 11:59:50.34

No matter how well an animator does, his income is probably about the same as that of an employee in an ordinary company.

35: Submission date: 2016/03/16 (water) 12:00:14.97

If a CG animator has the ability, he or she can have a chance to earn a high income by developing in the United States.

37: Submission date: 2016/03/16 (water) 12:01:14.95

Are the animators' drawing skills very high?

42: Submission date: 2016/03/16 (water) 12:03:28.47

>>37

That's impossible. If their skills were high, they would all become cartoonists.

50: Submission date: 2016/03/16 (water) 12:05:48.31

>>42

Being a good drawer cannot be compared to the ability to storyboard comics. No matter how good a drawer is, he or she may not be able to organize the comic story.

38: Submission date: 2016/03/16 (water) 12:01:47.87

Many cartoonists and illustrators work part-time, what about animators?

44: Submission date: 2016/03/16 (water) 12:04:04.11

Directors Hayao Miyazaki and Katsuhiro Otomo have both worked as cartoonists.

47: Submission date: 2016/03/16 (water) 12:04:47.10

Cartoonists not only have to draw but also have to think of stories.

48: Submission date: 2016/03/16 (water) 12:05:10.29

The ability to write stories is essential for cartoonists. No matter how good the drawings are, they are useless without a good story.

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