Animators' average monthly salary is only 150,000 yen? This industry is truly heartbreaking
Machine-translated from Traditional Chinese
A recent survey report on the Japanese animation industry has been released, and the data is shocking:
- New animators' average monthly income: about 150,000 yen (about $8,000 HKD)
- Key animators' monthly average: about 250,000 yen
- Episode director/Kantoku level: about 350,000-500,000 yen
- Over 40% of animators said they have considered changing careers
In other words, many of the people who create the amazing anime we watch every day can barely make ends meet. Especially at the newcomer stage, most are holding on with "love."
As consumers, what we can do is try to watch anime through official channels and buy merchandise. But the fundamental problem requires the industry itself to reform.
What do you all think? Is there a solution to this problem?
- New animators' average monthly income: about 150,000 yen (about $8,000 HKD)
- Key animators' monthly average: about 250,000 yen
- Episode director/Kantoku level: about 350,000-500,000 yen
- Over 40% of animators said they have considered changing careers
In other words, many of the people who create the amazing anime we watch every day can barely make ends meet. Especially at the newcomer stage, most are holding on with "love."
As consumers, what we can do is try to watch anime through official channels and buy merchandise. But the fundamental problem requires the industry itself to reform.
What do you all think? Is there a solution to this problem?
