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What the work pays and what it costs. The freelance piece rate, the in-between animator's income, and the industry surveys that have measured hours and pay, cited with the body that conducted them and the year.
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81 moments in this segment.
- - Hayao Miyazaki Makes Ramen at Studio Ghibli. Ramen cooked for staff at Studio Ghibli by the director himself.
- - Anime & Manga News for week of 23 May 2009. A weekly anime and manga news round-up from May 2009.
- - Arrietty - Official Trailer. Trailer for the Ghibli film Arrietty.
- - 関智一登場！ 「アニメ。DD北斗の拳」制作記者発表会. A production announcement press conference with Tomokazu Seki appearing.
- - ジブリ鈴木敏夫、宮崎駿の後継者に庵野秀明を指名？ 「第27回東京国際映画祭（TIFF）」記者会見(1). Toshio Suzuki speaks at a Tokyo International Film Festival press conference in 2014.
- - もっと人間らしい仕事がしたい――年収110万円「アニメーター」の実態をどう見るか. A short piece on an animator reported to be earning 1.1 million yen a year, and how that figure was received.
- - このままではアニメ業界は自滅する？ アニメ制作の「実態調査」が暗示する未来（上）. A 2015 piece asking whether survey findings on production conditions point to the industry's decline.
- - Anime Animator Wage Discussion. A discussion of what animators are paid and how the rates are structured.
- - 07 新海誠監督 「君の名は。」 メイキング＆作画風景. Making-of footage and drawing work from Makoto Shinkai's Your Name.
- - 給与明細 日本アニメーターの給料の辛さ. A pay-slip breakdown for a Japanese animator's earnings.
- - アニメ制作会社 20代男性 給与明細 年収. A pay slip and annual income for a man in his twenties at an animation production company.
- - 千と千尋の神隠し 作画風景 2001. Drawing work in progress on Spirited Away, filmed in 2001.
- - 給与明細 アニメ制作会社の珍しい初任給. A starting salary at an animation production company, itemised.
- - JAniCA Survey Reveals Young People in Industry Earn 1 Million Yen Less Than National Average. A report on JAniCA's survey finding that younger industry workers earned around one million yen less than the national average, circulated in 2019.
- - 給与明細 東映アニメーションの40代前半女性の予測給料. Projected earnings for a woman in her early forties at Toei Animation.
- - 高畑勲監督の演出 ジブリ「となりの山田くん」 より. Isao Takahata's direction on My Neighbors the Yamadas, examined through the finished film.
- - 給与明細 アニメ制作会社の動画マンの馬鹿にされた給料. A pay slip for an in-between animator at a production company.
- - Suspected arson in Japan anime studio leaves up to 23 dead. An early news bulletin on the Kyoto studio fire, broadcast on 18 July 2019 while the toll was still being established.
- - Investigation into Japanese anime studio fire. A 2019 United States news report on the investigation into the fire at the Kyoto studio.
- - アニメーターになるとどうなるのか？低賃金&長時間労働…【アニメ】. An animated short setting out low pay and long hours as reported in the animation trade.
- - Chihayafuru S3 / Conferencia de prensa de animación / Animation press conference / アニメーションの記者会見. A press conference held for an animated series, with the cast and staff taking questions.
- - 【超絶ブラック業界の実態】もしアニメーターになったらどうなる？【漫画動画】. What becoming an animator entails, presented as an illustrated explainer on conditions.
- - 中国アニメ業界に異変⁉（2020年7月21日）. A 2020 business news report on changes in the Chinese animation industry.
- - 木下監督登場!?「SHIROBAKO」アニメ業界のあれやこれやを現役監督に聞いてみた／【二次通クリエイターインタビュー File.3】. A working director answers questions about the industry depicted in Shirobako against his own experience of it.
- - 「ロング・ウェイ・ノース 地球のてっぺん」アニメーション制作現場の裏側インタビュー. Interviews from behind the scenes of an animated feature's production.
- - ネットフリックス“日本アニメが世界で躍進”(2020年12月27日). A 2020 news report on Japanese anime expanding internationally through streaming.
- - [English CC]Anno Hideaki - Neon Genesis Evangelion Director shows his amazing work in his studio. Hideaki Anno works in his own studio, filmed at length with English subtitles.
- - 宮崎駿 鈴木敏夫との出会いから スタジオジブリ設立まで. How Hayao Miyazaki met Toshio Suzuki and how that led to Studio Ghibli's founding.
- - 【給与まとめ】28歳、アニメーション制作進行の給与. Earnings for a twenty-eight year old production assistant in animation.
- - 【公開します】アニメーターの離職率が高い本当の理由【業界の闇】. Reasons animators leave the trade, set out by someone who teaches drawing professionally.
- - Netflix Anime Creators' Base Tour. A tour of the production facility Netflix established in Tokyo for its anime slate.
- - アニメーター 小嶋慶祐さんに学ぶアニメ現場のデジタル作画術 ～クリップスタジオ×ワコム液タブ×Orbital2活用〜. Animator Keisuke Kojima demonstrates digital drawing technique with a pen display and shortcut device.
- - The Sad Truth of Being A Japanese Animator. What the working life of a Japanese animator involves, set out from published accounts.
- - 庵野秀明が「風立ちぬ」声優オーディションで合格する瞬間. The moment Hideaki Anno was cast in the voice audition for The Wind Rises.
- - Making of Ponyo - Studio Ghibli (English subtitles). The making of Ponyo, following the film's production at Studio Ghibli.
- - TVアニメ『サマータイムレンダ』アニメ制作現場突撃レポート＆特別対談ムービー！【ジャンプフェスタ2022特別編集版】. A reporter visits the Summer Time Rendering production floor, with a staff discussion recorded alongside.
- - 【ノバラボ】#1 アニメって、どうやって作るの？. How anime gets made, opening a broadcaster's series on animation production.
- - 【土木業】人手不足解消へ！アニメで魅力アピール 福井 NNNセレクション. A regional report on animation commissioned to make construction work more appealing to recruits.
- - 【2ch面白いスレ】年収150万の限界アニメーターが業界の闇をぶちまけるw 【ゆっくり解説】. An animator's account of the trade at an annual income of around 1.5 million yen, drawn from a message board thread.
- - アニメーション制作進行の1日 in阿佐ヶ谷st. A day in the working life of a production assistant at an animation studio.
- - 【芸術】銀座の街を彩るショーウインドーにアニメーションを表現「特命仕事人」『every.特集』. Animation created for shop window displays in Ginza, filmed as the work is installed.
- - How Japan’s Economic Collapse Reshaped The Anime Industry | Anime Documentary. How the collapse of Japan's asset bubble reshaped anime production and financing.
- - 【ゆっくり解説】アニメ制作現場の実態「低年収」. Reported income levels on anime production floors, presented as a commentary.
- - 【宮崎駿の実力】「一流アニメーターでも敵わない」駿の圧倒的センスの秘密がコレ【岡田斗司夫 切り抜き サイコパス ジブリ アニメ】. An account of what distinguishes Miyazaki's drawing from that of other senior animators.
- - 「マブラヴ オルタネイティヴ」メイキング＆インタビュー リードアニメーター編. A lead animator on Muv-Luv Alternative describes the work, in a studio interview.
- - 【小学5年生】独学で100本以上制作！３Dアニメ制作で入賞も果たす”こだわり”とは『every.特集』. A primary school pupil who has produced more than a hundred 3D animations describes the work.
- - テレビ業界の裏側ショートアニメ「キラキラADらっこちゃん」第４２話 【生放送スタジオサブの守護神！？ ＴＫ（タイムキーパー）さん編】. A short animated series about the unseen roles inside a television studio.
- - 【卒業生インタビュー】アニメーション、作画. Graduates of an animation course describe the drawing work they moved into.
- - 一般社団法人 日本アニメフィルム文化連盟 設立記者会見. The press conference announcing the founding of the Nippon Anime and Film Culture Association in May 2023, held by the body itself.
- - 【LIVE】一般社団法人 日本アニメフィルム文化連盟 設立記者会見. The same May 2023 founding press conference for the animation trade body, carried as a live stream.
- - Sustain the Industry: Anime's Marvelous Movement or a Monster in the Making?. A campaign to improve industry conditions, and questions raised about what it would actually change.
- - 【令和5年6月22日】アニメーター、声優ら「インボイス制度」で廃業の危機を訴え 記者会見（日本外国特派員協会）. A second recording of the June 2023 press conference at which animation and voice workers set out their objections to the invoice tax system.
- - アニメーター、声優ら「インボイス制度」で廃業の危機を訴え 記者会見 主催：日本外国特派員協会. Animators and voice actors tell a foreign press club in June 2023 that the incoming invoice tax system puts their livelihoods at risk.
- - アニメ業界の現状と課題「一般社団法人 日本アニメフィルム文化連盟(NAFCA)」のお二人に聞く【アシタノカレッジ】8月17日(木). Two representatives of the animation trade body discuss the industry's conditions on a radio programme in August 2023.
- - アニメ制作者が語る宮崎駿監督. Animation staff who worked with Hayao Miyazaki describe him as a director.
- - アニメ業界トップリーダー達が語るアニメの更なる可能性について @SEL OCTAGON TOKYO. Senior figures from across the industry discuss where they see it going.
- - 伝説のプロデューサーに聞く、インボイスその他のアニメ業界のいま. A long-serving producer discusses the invoice tax system and the current state of the industry.
- - Ci animatorzy utknęli w Piekle. A Polish-language account of animators' working conditions.
- - 「グリッドマン ユニバース」アニメ撮影はこうやる！メイキング＆インタビュー. The compositing stage of Gridman Universe explained by the studio that carried it out.
- - 宮崎駿「君たちはどう生きるか」特別インタビュー映像「The Boy and the Heron」「你想活出怎様的人生」蒼鷺與少年 HayaoMiyazaki. Hayao Miyazaki interviewed about The Boy and the Heron.
- - The Roundtable: Gainax files for bankruptcy; NHK reports on animator wages. A roundtable on Gainax, which filed for bankruptcy at the Tokyo District Court in May 2024 and announced it that June, discussed alongside NHK's reporting on animator wages.
- - Anime Production Costs: Budget and Timeline. Production budgets and schedules for a television series, broken down by where the money goes.
- - American Manga Awards and More News. Industry news covering manga awards and related trade stories.
- - 沖縄が舞台 “沖ツラ” アニメ制作が進む現場を取材（沖縄テレビ）2024/7/19. A regional broadcaster reports from the production of an anime set in Okinawa.
- - 【ソニーがKADOKAWA買収か】沸騰するアニメ業界への影響／企画・製作・配信までそろえるソニーの本気／KADOKAWA IPの実力／企業がIPビジネスに群がる理由／完全子会社化への壁【ニュース解説】. A news analysis of a reported acquisition approach for KADOKAWA and what it would mean for anime production and distribution.
- - 【にんころ】さとこ アニメーション制作現場に突入してみた｜TVアニメ『忍者と殺し屋のふたりぐらし』2025年4月放送開始. A presenter walks onto the production floor of a television anime in progress.
- - Japan Cracks Down on Exploitation of Anime Workers. A 2025 Bloomberg report on Japanese authorities moving against improper treatment of animation workers.
- - The Gray Heron Comes to Life! | Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron | Clip | Netflix Anime. A clip from a documentary on Hayao Miyazaki, showing a character being brought to life.
- - Inside the Studios of Japan's Most Famous Animator. A visit inside the studios where Japan's best known animator works.
- - How Much $$$ Do Anime Editors Make? (You’ll Be Surprised!). Rates paid to editors working on anime content.
- - 安元洋貴、江口拓也・榎木淳弥ら「業界1のバカ集めた」愛あるイジりに内田雄馬ら爆笑 TVアニメ『ぐらんぶる』Season 2 舞台挨拶付き先行上映会. Cast members appear at a preview screening stage greeting for Grand Blue Season 2.
- - We Remastered This Deleted Anime Scene. A deleted anime sequence restored to a higher resolution.
- - 【人気アニメ"桃源暗鬼"】作者•漆原侑来が語る制作の舞台裏と信州松本の魅力 長野 NNNセレクション. Manga author Yura Urushibara describes the production behind Momochi-san and his home region.
- - How Hayao Miyazaki Creates | Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron | Clip | Netflix Anime. Hayao Miyazaki at work, in a clip from a documentary about the making of The Boy and the Heron.
- - アニメ市場は10年で2倍に拡大 錦江町が挑むAI活用の短編制作と“町の顔”発掘 (26/03/02 18:40). A regional news report on a town commissioning a short animation, noting the anime market roughly doubled over a decade.
- - 【MAPPA仙台スタジオに潜入】あの大人気アニメの制作拠点が仙台に⁉アニメーターが“仙台を選ぶ”理由に迫る!!｜仙台で活躍する企業をレコメンド『SENDAI JOB RECO』. MAPPA's Sendai studio, and why animators there give for choosing the city.
- - 【Netflix絶許】アニメ独占配信は正義か悪か？調べてみたら業界の実情が「マシになった地獄」だった！？【スティール・ボール・ランを開放しろ！】. Exclusive streaming deals argued over from the industry's side, with the trade-offs for studios set out.
- - 【日本アニメは世界でいくら稼いでいるのか？】海外売上2兆円突破の裏にある"光と影". Japanese animation's overseas earnings charted past two trillion yen, with the gap between industry revenue and studio margins set out.
- - TVアニメ「黄泉のツガイ」ツガイの原点〜荒川弘 仕事場ツアー〜. Manga author Hiromu Arakawa shows the workspace where the source material was drawn.
- - NO.8.「One frog 」original animation.By ken nogawa.. An original short animation made and published by its own animator.
- - Who Actually Draws Anime (And What The Industry's Own Survey Found). Who performs which drawing task on a production, set against what the industry body's own survey recorded about their pay.