A new controversy involving the anime Demon Slayer (Kimetsu no Yaiba) has taken over social media and put fans on alert. The president of the Ufotable studio revealed that, despite its global success and animation quality, the production budgets have always been insufficient.
The statement sparked debates about working conditions in the anime industry and raised questions about the sustainability of such grand projects. Read on for details on this revelation that has the community worried:
First, we all know that Demon Slayer's animation received a lot of attention during its broadcast. However, the high quality of the work's animation once again revealed a dark side to the anime industry. The second season of the work aired with "movie-level" animation, attracting more attention than ever.
The company responsible for this perfection is Ufotable, known for its work on the Fate/Zero franchise. In fact, its name is credited with part of the rise in popularity of Demon Slayer. Thus, Ufotable is often thought of as a company that profits significantly from the anime's success, but it is known that Hikaru Kondo , the company's president, hid part of the revenue. He was subsequently sued for violating corporate tax law. At trial, Kondo stated that animation is an industry where every project starts in the red. In other words, no matter how popular an animation they produce, it always ends up in the red because the budget their clients (production companies) offer is insufficient. Thus, his comments caused a stir online and became a cry of pain in the animation industry.
Repercussion on Social Media
After this whole scandal involving the company's president and his testimony, many of the following comments became popular on the internet:
“It's scary that the animation industry is losing money despite making animation with such good drawings and good movement.”
"I wonder how much money Ufotable will get for this. I hope they get paid well and do a lot of good for the animators to get rich too."
"Demon Slayer has spectacular animation. But it's very sad to know that even Ufotable, which does such good work, can't make money just producing anime."
"Don't make me sad because Ufotable provides us with amazing anime. I want the anime industry to pay well, so I buy the physical packages."
So, what do you guys think of all this? I'm honestly saddened by all this confusion. However, it's a fact that this field in Japan isn't very well-paid. It's also worth mentioning the excessive workload they go through just to get their work done.
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Source: Myjitsu
