CATDOLL: Japanese animators complain online: There is no hope of changing the status quo and we can no longer persist

Previously, Japanese media paid attention to the poor living conditions of Japanese animators, especially new animators. Even with paperless work and coloring with drawing software such as PS, the labor intensity of animators is still very high, but the compensation they receive is very little. When those reports came out, many animators hoped to attract social attention to the animation industry. Unfortunately, the current situation did not change after the media reports, so some animators began to complain on 2ch and said they would no longer persist.

The poster is an animator who has been in the industry for a year and a half. He complained on 2ch: "I am now wondering whether to switch to another studio or even change my career... I can't stay in the animation industry anymore..." These few words are full of helplessness. "I work from 10 am to 10 pm every day, six days a week, and I basically can't rest except for the five days of vacation during the Chinese New Year. Moreover, the average monthly income is only 70,000 to 80,000 yen, and a painting is only worth 120 yen if it is a contract system. It takes at least 45 minutes to complete a painting, and 16 to 17 paintings a day is the limit. The salary is too low and the working hours are too long. It is impossible to rely on other part-time jobs to help the family."

Now in Japan, it is really hard to survive with only 70,000 or 80,000 yen a month. The poster also revealed that he originally thought that animators with low skills only earned 70,000 or 80,000 yen a month, but later learned that senior animators can only earn about 100,000 yen, and the company does not pay pensions for employees. It is no wonder that so many animators shouted to resign. In this regard, some people expressed sympathy, while others seemed to oppose: "If you had known that this industry would be like this, you should not have resigned", "You made animation because you like animation, but even animation is looked down upon."

Now the Japanese economy has been in a continuous recession, and perhaps it is no longer able to support the high-cost development of animation. The poor living environment in the animation industry has led to a series of problems in Japanese animation. Perhaps one day Japanese animation will eventually face the problem of a serious shortage of basic personnel and will have to change its own form of survival. What do you think about this? After all, the animation industry relies on a large number of basic personnel to support it. Once these basic personnel begin to lose a large number of people, it will inevitably have a great impact on the animation industry. Or do you think that this situation will never happen, and these animators are just complaining. Everyone is welcome to discuss~