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Japanese Anime Industry In Danger Of Fragmentation

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the you're-breaking-up dept.

ChibiOne writes "The Asahi Shinbun has a story about the critical state that the Japanese animation industry currently faces, claiming: 'As merchandisers grow rich, the animation industry is losing jobs to cheaper labor abroad.' The article quotes Oh Production President Koichi Murata as saying: 'Unless something is done, Japanese anime will be ruined.' An animator, toiling away on cels in a tiny Tokyo studio, might be fortunate to pull in just 50,000 yen [about $500 USD] a month."

6 of 435 comments (clear)

  1. In Soviet Russia by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    In Soviet Russia, fragment ANIMES YOU!!!

  2. Anime won't die(or fragment) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Japanese animators might. As long as key cels and scripts are japanese made, who gives a toss? Heck, if koreans can do it, let them. It's globalization. Get a job, losers!

  3. Re:No surprise there. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Your mom likes anal sex.

  4. Good - kids will be safer.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    ..from all those schoolgirl loving freaks..

  5. -1 anime by Rogerborg · · Score: -1, Troll

    Only wathed by tentacle porn addicts, kiddie fiddlers and overweight Lunis using virgins living in their parents' basement. Yes, you know who you are. I'm talking to you.

    --
    If you were blocking sigs, you wouldn't have to read this.
  6. Who cares? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Who cares? Why is this news? I don't get it. Crapanime sucks anyway. The art sucks. The stories suck even more. And the animation sucks most of all.

    Must be a slow newsday!