The Animator Dormitory gives anime animators a more affordable place to live, and it’s part of Jun Sugawara’s mission to help animators have a better life and be treated better at work. Recently they released an English dub for “I Learned How to Skateboard for …Read more »
Today the New York Times published an article titled “Anime Is Booming. So Why Are Animators Living in Poverty?” The article opens with Tetsuya Akutsu, who has worked in animation for Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions, Tokyo Ghoul:re and The Rising of The Shield …Read more »
Low wages are a reality for many people working in anime, especially animators. Jun Sugawara, a CG specialist, has been working for years to change this. He started the Animator Dormitory, a place for animators to live that’s more affordable than regular places to rent. …Read more »
It’s a well-known and unfortunate reality in the anime industry that animators typically earn very little, and directors and character designers often don’t receive royalties. The Japan Times did an article on Jun Sugawara, a CGI animator who’s trying to change this. Sugawara started NPO …Read more »
Tetsuya Akutsu stands with his hands in his pockets, an embarrassed grin on his face. “I haven’t cleaned the place in a while,” he explains. In his defense, the place, a room on the second floor of a house in west Tokyo, isn’t so much …Read more »
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