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 large-scale projects. Below are the details of this revelation that is concerning the community:
First, we all know that Demon Slayer's animation was receiving a lot of attention during its broadcast. However, the high quality of the animation once again brought to light a dark side of the anime industry. The second season of the series aired with "movie-level" animation and attracted more attention than ever before.
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 increase in Demon Slayer's popularity. Thus, Ufotable is often thought of as a company that makes a lot of money from the success of anime, but it's known that Hikaru Kondo, the company's president, hid part of the revenue. Consequently, he was sued for violating corporate tax law. In court, Kondo said that animation is an industry where every project starts in the red. That is, no matter how popular an animation they produce is, it always ends up in the red because the budget their clients (production companies) offer is insufficient. His comments caused a stir on the internet and became a cry of pain in the animation industry.
Social Media Impact
Following the entire scandal involving the company president and his testimony, many of the following comments became popular on the internet:
"It's frightening that the animation industry is losing money despite producing animation with such good drawings and movement."
"I wonder how much money Ufotable will get for this. I hope they get paid well and do a lot of good things so the animators 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 by producing anime."
"Don't make me sad that Ufotable is providing us with amazing anime. I want the anime industry to pay well, that's why I buy the physical packages."
So, folks, what do you think of all this? I honestly feel sad about all this mess. However, it's a fact that this field in Japan isn't very well paid. Furthermore, it's worth mentioning the excessive workload they have just to complete their jobs.
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Source: Myjitsu