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Working Conditions Of Japan's Animators Investigated Date: 11/1/2005 |
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Geidankyo (Nihon Geino Jitsuenka Dantai Kyogikai) is an organization formed by performing artists in Japan. It's mission is to represent it's 71 member organizations and their individual members, for the purpose of improving the skills, social status and welfare of all performers, and to contribute to the betterment of Japanese culture. The group recently conducted it's bi-decadel (5 year) survey of it's various team organizations related to artists, actors, singers etc.. Animators were included for the first time this year. The investigation vote was distributed to 307 people, and 83 people answered. The average working hours of Japan's animators according to their investigation was 10.2 hours on the average during a day, and the estimate became 250 hours during the month. A average annual income, of less than 1 million Yen, was reported by 26.8%, 1 million to less than 1 million Yen was reported by 19.6% and 2 million to less than three million Yen was claimed by 18.6%. Two out of three people claimed less than a three million Yen income. 80% were found to work according to the payment scheme that compensates animators for each cel drawn at an aaverage compensation rate of 186.9 Yen on the average. A less than one million Yen annual salary was reported by 73.7% of this type of animator. 78.4% answered that they "had pride" when embarking upon animation as a career, and as for the rewards 49.5% have answered, "It is not convincing amount". Unemployment and the pension are admitted by 90% to be "Enough". According to Geidankyo, public entertainment culture promotion director, Shigeru Yamato, The improvement of labor conditions for Japan's animators is an important problem. |
| Source: Anime News Service |
