Netflix-sponsored anime school trains new generation of animators amid genre’s soaring demand
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A Netflix-sponsored anime school in Japan is training a new generation of animators as demand for the genre has soared in recent years. From runaway hit Demon Slayer to Cannes sensation Belle, anime has drawn in hordes of new fans and evolved far beyond its reputation as a subculture. The streaming giant is funding the WIT Animation Academy to offer a free six-month course and stipend to aspiring talents, a rare move in an industry known for low pay and long hours.
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The solution isn't to train more artists, its to improve the working requirements and pay that comes from animating. Training more artists is a band-aid fix that wont work long term.
Yahh it will make conditions even worse
Yeah, things like anime and toon shaders in 3D softwares are going to be severe competition with this, ( I guess)
Yeah but why not both? There are people focusing on both things
It's a Japanese thing, work till you drop dead.
@@k80sg yeah because of their ancient cultures and various reasons
there are enough skilled animators in Japan... its just they have to work for too long and get paid for too low, that they prefer doing anything else than animator...
Yes!!
That definitely seems to be the case. Just by looking at artists online who would’ve liked to become animators, it seems like it’s not a case of not having enough of them but simply because they are not willing to endanger their health and destroy their personal lives with low wages and long work hours. Actually double the pay ‘which they could do’ and cut there working hours to about 9-5 or at most 9-6 each working day and they’d be flooding in.
they don't prefer it... They HAVE TO do something else to make enough money to pay rent and feed their families.
Shortage because of low pay yet these artist doing what they love ..nice
If netflix give them high wages and better benefits, then those animators are happy to work for netflix and in time netflix will dominate the anime industry😂😂
@@brianljh8982 given how awful crunchyroll's business practices are in recent times, I hope Netflix's takeover is the answer to a healthy and inclusive worldwide anime industry. but it all has to start with fair pay to the animators and the whole studios in Netflix's circle.
they're doing it cuz there's no other better place to do it
@Gatling Spletzer the Inkhog Capitalism is important and what runs the world. There's a difference between a fair bargain and cheap labor.
follow your passion and you will be an expert
They should pay the animators more plus this will cause a great positive in the economy as it will create somewhat a balance
Do you want to pay more?
You people watch anime in pirated websites .
There you go.
@@ayog9930 lol that statement just proves you know nothing about the animation. Industry. Piracy doesnt affect an animators pay, it impacts the manga artist and the producers plus piracy is a small factor due to piracy laws in major countries
@@ayog9930 The money got swallowed by the higher ups. It doesn't matter how much we pay, the animators are nothing but slaves to them.
@@Alucard632 if there was more money coming in from sales, wouldn't it be easier to pay the animator's salaries
I am not sure in the long run will benefit the artist as this video had already mentioned low pay and long hour.
More artist means more competitors usually will cause the price to drop even lower.
It is more like a need to change the industry's overall business direction, not just train more new artists.
not necessarily, if there is more project demands like now the salary would either stay the same or increase. Netflix brought anime to a whole new market of people, last time anime was only for weebs but now lots of people watch it. Also netflix help popularize a different genre of western anime, like castlevania and Dota: Dragon's blood which expands the market.
I mean more artists and more studios = stable working enviroment.
@@operatorlink i think the point here is that this improvement in training will not benefit the renumeration of these animators.
Why not paying more if anime is so profitable? Let the rich businessman miss on buying the new yatch, give that money to the workers!
Tell that to the Production committees. Those Production comitees are those who look for studios to make the anime. Thats why AOT switched Studios after S3. Wit was fully booked for the next several years with anime so they had no time to make something else. Even MAPPA was filled to the brimm with Anime productions, but in the end they took the project in. If you want to blame anyone, blame production comitees.
Thats how capitalism work my friend, they exploit the worker for profit
Anime not so profitable, except for netflix (maybe)
@@seanquinton6300 asking for money the employer doesn't have. Yeah.
Dream: Just do the things you like.
Reality: Just do the things you like but there are risks.
I still don't get it why artist and animators aren't paid well enough so they will stay doing what they love without any kind of regrets or so🚶♀️
Regrets? What else will they do? Take up a career in activism and stop animating?
Because every year the anime industry loses money more and more even though more people are watch than ever before. The reason because millions of people pirate anime so they lose money.
In the future, I hope that animators will be paid fairly for their incredible work and that with them, we can all enjoy Anime with the same feelings and thoughts. For Anime Fan's, Anime is an escape from the harsh reality of our life.
More are being outsourced because of low wage and change jobs. Instead of raising wage, they train more animators, then once these newly trained animator realize their low wage couldn't keep up with the cost of living, then they change jobs, the cycle keeps repeat.
I don't see this as positive, as least for long term
Yes the cycle will repeat again.
yes... I do think like them
The working conditions are horrendous, animators do not have a fixed income, they are paid through the amount they complete. Sometimes they have to sleep under their desk and skip bathroom breaks to meet up with deadlines.
You're talking like every studio is the same.
@@krunkle5136 Maybe there's a few studio who offer fair benefits and a fix income salary to the animators, but the animation industry in Japan is notably grueling and tough. Animation work seems to be more of a freelance work rather than a career. Even if they did have an hourly salary it would be very low. I'm talking in regards to the majority of the animation studios not the sole minority that actually humanize their animators.
@@thelorax2738 fair enough.
IDK the money needs to come from somewhere though.
Hopefully there's a way to pay them better that doesn't end up hobbling the industry and making it less efficient.
Barring low pay issues, something being tough and competitive doesn't mean it's bad.
It's a passion fueled industry where the work is very meaningful. Pay should be better, but never the main goal.
0:31 you literally just stated the biggest problems with the industry and have also found the answer to them. PAY YOUR ANIMATORS A DECENT WAGE, IT'S NOT THAT HARD!
It is hard when you don't have enough money to pay them a better wage.
All the best to WIT studio and all the new aspiring animators. I just wish the anime industry paid more; these people are crazy talented and hardworking
"dont watch anime becuase its bad for your education"
the education:
where are you even coming from bro!!?
@@monkeydgoofy8074 what ya mean?
Enjoy the low pay wage guys especially from netflix
If Netflix pays them at all.
The new prime minister stated that he will raise the wage of animators and artists in Japan. I hope that it'll will come sooner.
Increase the wages
Why?
More wages= more motivation to work
More motivation to work = more anime produce
You should do your part and pay for the anime you watch
@Awesome Gaming because Japanese animators are living on the poverty line due to overwork and low pay
@@extremepsyche3135 they should, but the biggest part is the production (?) companies and higher ups taking most of the money and barely leaving any revenues left for the actual animation studies
Yes
As much as I want to know more about this program they really need to focus on how the workers and animators are treated in terms of pay and lifestyle they work grueling hours for week sometimes months on end for just a few scenes and there never compensated well enough.
I believe their main focus should be to improve the pay grade and works lifestyle of animators in many different Studios so that they can perform better be healthy and not have to worry about their living expenses and health!!
It's wit and right now, they are on financial crisis
WIT are amazing, but Netflix's current involvement in anime scares me
They should do these anime academies in the US. I’m not an anime fan (my pfp yes is Studio Ghibli), but it would do incredibly well. There are thousands of talented young anime lovers who would without a doubt sign up for an anime academy in the US, and it would be very successful. Just a thought though.
That will become a cartoon academy as Americans tend to think anime is from Japan and cartoon is from the west (even though they are both the same-animation). However, if Netflix can do such thing, they will be wrestling with established animation schools (with their heavy pricing)
The problem is if studios are willing to pay these animators higher if they do end up working in a japanese animation studio. That's why a lot of studios outsourced work to countries like China, Korea and the Philippines.
@@Xynic48 that’s another issue. However, I think we need an understanding on the economics of anime. Why are animators (making anime) paid little in Japan despite their influence around the world? I scratch my head trying to understand why despite the craft being almost on the same level as a series of movie in some situations.
@@raphdaily9546 It's because of the current system where they get paid based on how many frames they have drawn. It's really a broken system, but it's something that the industry have gotten used to already so it's hard to change. You can watch this episode on the trash taste podcast for additional info th-cam.com/video/z9ulkFRXkvQ/w-d-xo.html
@@Xynic48 That seems a bit lopsided.
I really hope they pay these people more They seriously sacrifice a whole lot of things for there passion looks at MAPPA rn
This actually kinda dangerous.
It prob seems sweet at early, getting paid while training...
Once they famous and have many applicants, they can change their policy and force new applicant to work for them after graduate with long contract and low salary.... This practice is common...
The easiest to see is just look idol industry in japan or korean. More or less it like it...
Hey, it's wit studio
@@resilientfool7191 yeah, i watched the video
Yeah...
I’m confused how you are comparing it to the idol industry.
@@rachelcookie321 because both exist to fullfiling someone passion and dream...
so happy for them
I would love to go to that school! Hope they make one in the US :D
This was a dream job for me during my younger years but now realising the back pains, strenuous arm and above all low income made me change my mind.
Government need to put some regulations in this line of work. Minimum wage, work hrs etc.
TESDA should sponsored it for the animation academy in the Philippines.
Agree
Classic scenario of the compassion being beaten out of those who love doing something
They rlly said "quantity over quality" 🤣
"Komi can't communicate" new anime on Netflix 😂🤣
Lets train a new gen of animator so we can exploit them with low wages.
do anime artists have better options than low japan wages and netflix? free education and experience would be their ticket to get into bigger oportunities if theres any
I always wanted to become an animator, but those long hours killed my enthusiasm
Ufotable is the richest anime studio in Japan. They brought in tons of money from the theater debut of Mugen train and heaven feel 3 and they also evaded tons of taxes. Not sure how much their animators get paid. These people are gonna have a wonderful life ahead of them.
Wit studio giving free lessons is amazing
I think netflix inverting in anime would be amazing, they have the platform to release original animes. Also, if an anime is amazing, they can actually get profits of it. That could improve the low salary of animators
I wish I could learn it too. Is there any available online resource?
Is this part with Wit studio?
A decade or two ago, most anime fans were kids. Back then, anime was not mainstream globally and most people resorted to piracy just to watch them.
Now those same kids around the world such as me are now adults with buying power, which has allowed it to become mainstream. I'm willing to fork over more money to Netflix and companies so these animation studios can keep doing what they do best.
I hope they get payed well 🤍
I love this! As seen with Kyoto Animation, animation schools designed to train animators to eventually become full time employees is very beneficial for the working conditions of animators in Japan. The reason so many animators have abysmal pay in Japan is because of freelance employment.
Maybe improve their pay and working conditions, then you’ll have a lot more people applying for animator jobs…
I wonder if one day they will give some obscure western novels/stories an anime. Stories like: Dragon Riders of Pern, Eragon, etc
how to sign in and then out?
We always talk about animators low wages but don't forget that we're the one to be blamed because we all keep watching from illegal site .
Subscription money does not go towards the animators, please educate yourself
"WIT Studio" school !!!
Where can i sign up at?
Facinating. Are people from outside japan allowed to enrol on this course?
I wish my country value arts as much as they do
I'm so jealous of them.
Thank you anime-tor... For your work
Place looks like pardise of arts 🥰🥰
Can I apply is there one in Australia??
Huh. I work at animation, i have friends who works for outsourced studio (japan). They still pay very low compared to other studios (who does outsource works from usa, europe even singapore).
Yay!!! More to overwork and underpay!!!
This is crazy
#PayTheAnimatorsMore
Animators status can never be low they are creative
wit animation is wonderfull! i really like ‘Ranking kings’ u guys definitely should watch that anime!
This should be an industry standard, well done Netflix
Wow, it's so nice
Netflix should've funded an industry wide change by encouraging studios to focus on the international market and artists might actually have a decent pay for once
But then anime would further lose it's soul, because it would have to be cleaned up so no country gets offended by caricatures.
I want to apply there one day even though im paid on low budget 😅
Okay. I’m going to train in there soemday.
At least, I’ll start by learning how to sketch first.
Animator here, this is not a surprise for me as most of the industry works with low wages and tough deadlines. There’s countries where things are better but overall it’s pretty hard to be an animator this days. In my case I come from a third world country, and trust me it’s really hard to do that over here that’s why people like to work in other countries with better opportunities.
Nice!
Cool!
Everyone says pay animators more, but in the end, companies would rather outsource to countries that are cheaper. The same thing is happening in the US as well. I agree that the artists should be paid more, but how do you prevent clients from hiring cheaper labors outside of the country? :(
I hope someday animators could be paid well, verrryyy welll, that they feel safe and comfortable enough to work on it. Imagine working as animators, doing what you like, with a very high salary, it's a dream.
How do I get in
When people’s more happy they mind will full of wonderful idea falling the brain like a river
where can i publish a anime themed novel?
I think they should be paid more. Having more artists won't help
So cool aweeee
I want!!
Netflix japan is doing great
This made my day😊
I always see DR MOVIE in credits
Thank you Japanese animators
WHAT IF ONE DAY WE DONT GET ANY NEW ANIMATION SERIES OR MOVIE 😢
I love 進撃の巨人's animation. All the best for Wit Studio
Netflix wants to compete crunchy roll and streams animes like Komi San can’t communicate, Citrus, bloom into you, guilty crown and some other isekai animes whom no one wants to watch, and animes like Naruto Shipuden, Attack on Titan, rising of the shield hero, wise man’s grandchild has no trace on Netflix. Wow.
I want to study animation inJapan ❤🥺
School ❤️ anime ✍️
everyone : pay the more!
also everyone : watches pirated anime
I hope they can also hire animators from new grounds for the Demon Slayer series
Es bueno que se apoye a los artesanos del manga y anime. Creo entender que es una carrera poco apreciada en el país de origen. Soy panameña y no puedo imaginarme un mundo sin manga o anime...el CGI puede ser interesante, pero nada como un buen dibujo.
I wanna do 2D animation :D
1:55 how can she smile and speak at the same time? Her lips aren't moving at all
Wow..Netflix is making a lot of moves if compared to its competitors
I am so glad to see everyone here in the comments identifying the actual problem here: overly Low wages!
Nice
Low pay in Japan? Seriously, I can't even imagine that, they always look as if they are a quite wealty people that live extremely well.
Is that sarcasm?
Take me now
The problem isn’t our industries lacking skilled workers. The problem lies in very underpaid skilled workers. This being the same in most industries today. 214% turnover rate where I work. Not because our workers aren’t skilled. They will not work the hard job for the easy jobs pay.
Fixing the undersupply of animators this way worsens the already low wage these animators get. I think this should be done in conjunction with more schools that specialize in directing/production, to introduce more studios(a long way though). That way, (1) wages go up, (2) the shortage of animators is fixed, and (3) we do not compromise too severely on animation quality with an excess of comparably unskilled animators.
It’s actually not a bad idea, if art schools exist then why can’t anime schools exist too?
It’s not a bad idea on paper, but we’re dealing with Netflix here, which changes the context entirely. Art schools end up stemming from personal passion to industrial, so it differs a noticeable amount to specialized schools. This is merely creating a endless factory of animator for chump change, which exacerbates the current issue the anime industry has had for many decades.
Not only does it devalue any current animator in the field but it also leads an even higher competition the industry have. This is basically Netflix’s attempt at monopolizing anime industry and making the current industry worse in the long run because this means you’re easily replaceable if you’re not overperforming as we’re dealing with Japanese work culture here.
Animators are already overworked and overexploited, this makes the problems WORSE.
Art schools in general isn't there to teach you, sure yeah you can utilize them but in reality we're just there for other things like connection & interships.
I think having an anime school is amazing because it lets you dive into this subject specifically rather than the general art stuff, which bores me to death.
But I personally feel like it's a waste of money, there are professional artists still work in the industry that can teach you anime for cheaper or free & 100% up-to-date & better than what Netflix is doing right now; or maybe I'm wrong who knows they may have something up their sleeves, & hey.. I love knowledge.
All arts are "starving artists" it's part of an old saying
wait they still make anime in traditional way?
Mashallah so Beautiful Sharing 👍👍👍💖💖💖💖🌟💯💯
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