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Anime Industry Divides as Studios Face Financial Gaps

Updated 2026-10-26 06:50 UTC 1 source Neutral

The Japanese anime industry is experiencing a widening pay divide, with studios that invest in risky projects receiving better conditions compared to those that do not. Fujitsu Ryota, advisor for the Tokyo International Film Festival’s Animation section, highlighted these disparities.

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Japan’s anime industry is in better shape overall, but gaps in pay and conditions are opening up largely between studios prepared to put their own capital on the line and those that are not, according to Fujitsu Ryota, programming advisor for the Tokyo International Film Festival’s Animation section
2026-10-26 06:42 UTC
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