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Kougeru
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 Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 6:04 pm
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I doubt it. American companies in general hire foreigners because they cost less. Exceptions will be made for big name Creators but on average? No.
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Hoppy800
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Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 11:16 pm
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No thanks, too risky for the medium entirely. I prefer that strong laws be passed in Japan to ensure anime staff get an actual livable wage and other protections. Abe needs to start giving a damn and fast, before anime is changed for the worst by foreign investment.
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MarshalBanana
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Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2020 3:47 am
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| Hoppy800 wrote: | | No thanks, too risky for the medium entirely. I prefer that strong laws be passed in Japan to ensure anime staff get an actual livable wage and other protections. Abe needs to start giving a damn and fast, before anime is changed for the worst by foreign investment. |
You would think that the animation industry would abide by the minimum wage laws, Japan does have minimum wage right?
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Blanchimont
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Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2020 4:21 am
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| MarshalBanana wrote: | | You would think that the animation industry would abide by the minimum wage laws, Japan does have minimum wage right? |
Yes, it does. It's ¥874 an hour though it may depend on the region. Problem is a lot of the work done by animation studios is done on freelance basis. On top of that a large problem is unpaid overtime.
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bennyl
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Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2020 9:55 pm
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The lowest tier animation production companies in Japan seem to be on par with hobby web animation in the US. The lowest tier isn't getting paid more. US investment is no guarantee of a change in status quo for anyone except the biggest producers with huge hits already on their resumes. I think what makes anime special to the more hardcore fans is the breadth of material. That exists because the Japanese marketplace has room for low budget producers to get on the air. That isn't the case in the US. My Hero staff is going to make good money, and all the little guys would have been pushed to self publishing on the web and begging for patreon dollars.
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Acrylic6
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Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2020 10:01 pm
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As much as I am not sure what this means for the future of Japanese animation industry, I support this. I hope this will change Japanese animation industry to be better. Animators are human and they deserve living wage.
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jdnation
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Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2020 10:46 am
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| Kougeru wrote: | | I doubt it. American companies in general hire foreigners because they cost less. Exceptions will be made for big name Creators but on average? No. |
Yes, it is cheaper for Americans to hire foreigners, but the point is that the Americans will still pay the foreigners more than the local production houses. They'd pretty much have to in order to poach top talent or attract new animators, and this in turn will force local ones to also raise salaries. So the competition could ideally incentivise improving conditions. Though if the local ones can't match what the Americans offer then it could see smaller studios close down, or potential mergers and buy outs.
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