Is low income misinformation? The official statistics on the income of animation practitioners are released

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During this period of time, the topic of annual income in the animation industry has aroused heated discussions from all walks of life. In particular, the low income of animators is even more touching. However, according to the 2015 Survey Report on the Current Status of Animation Producers released by the Japan Animation and Performance Association, the average income of animation practitioners is 3.33 million yen.

The oolong of the media

The reason why the income problem in the animation industry caused an uproar this time is actually related to the oolong made by some media. For example, NHK reported on the morning of the 28th that "the average income of young anime makers is only 1.1 million yen" is very different. And because after the news was broadcast, there were criticisms on major online platforms such as "the working environment is too bad", "it's a black prison", and "the darkness of the animation industry", and some people even thought that "it's only 90,000 yen a month, and you can't let people live?" ”

However, according to the explanations of the officials concerned, NHK Osaka TV received an initial "current situation investigation report" while it was conducting a program to study the working environment of young animators, and based on it, it aired the program "Harsh Working Environment of Animators" on April 28. However, the program only listed the income related to "animators" in the report, and concluded that it was "too low compared to other industries", and later the official revised it.

The average income of "total painting director" is 5,638,000 yen, and that of "director" is 6,486,000 yen

And even from the perspective of animators, in fact, there are a lot of tricks in media reports. The Japanese word for "animation" refers to the process of drawing drawings that are connected to the original drawings in the process of creating an animation. If you want the picture to move, you have to draw a lot of drawings. Animators are responsible for that, and as they grow in seniority, they move on to roles such as concept art or animation inspectors.

Since most of the people involved in this work are freelancers, it is possible that if you only occasionally take on jobs and make soy sauce, you may only get tens of thousands of yen a year. If the average is extracted from such a population, then the number is naturally not very high. And the conclusion that "young animators = poor people" is also a misunderstanding of the media about the animation scene.

In addition, the average annual income of "animators" is also included in the report. For example, the price for "coloring" is 1,949,000 yen, and for "original painting" is 2,817,000 yen. In the case of "character design", it can reach 5,104,000 yen, "total painting director" is 5,638,000 yen, and "director" is 6,486,000 yen.

In subsequent media reports, corrections have been made more systematically. For this reason, the low-income riots that have caused a stir on Twitter and other platforms can be regarded as gradually regaining calm.

Long working hours are still a problem. 16% work more than 350 hours a month

That said, it doesn't mean that the working environment of animators is not problematic at all. In the results of the survey, we also found that animators worked too long hours. An animator works an average of 262.69 hours per month, while 15.9% of people answered "more than 350 hours".

If you work 350 hours a month, if you take one day off a week and 27 days a month, you will work an average of 13 hours a day. On average, animators only have 4.63 days off per month, and 54.9% of animators answered "less than 3 days" (25.0%) and "4 days" (29.9%).

Among those surveyed, one commented: "The overall management of the annual schedule is getting worse every year. Because of this, although many people want to participate in the work, they are too strict about the mental torture, and they have to give up in the end. (20-something female, color management)

On the other hand, when asked about their future work plans, 61.7% of them replied, "As long as I can still work, I would like to continue to work as an animator maker." This is also a very clear gap from the second place "didn't think too much" (10.8%). It seems that the job of animation does require love to do it.

For this reason, a lot of netizens have commented:

Name before: 名無しさん Contribution date: 2015-04-30

若手で平均333なら変な中小企業より良くないか?

If the average annual income of young people is 3.33 million, isn't it higher than some small and medium-sized enterprises?

Name before: 名無しさん Contribution date: 2015-04-30

動画は描くのが遅いslaveは稼げないけど

速いslaveはどのくらい稼いでるんだろう

Drawing animation sketches, those who are slow will not make money. But how fast will it be?

Name before: 名無しさん Contribution date: 2015-04-30

でも、上から支援されて絵に色塗ってるslaveが

年収7 million も8 million ももらうようになったらアニメ業界はおしまいでしょ。

一見生産性が高そうなCGが国内アニメで十分に活用されないのは

CGを扱える技術者の単価が高いからなんだし。

However, if some big names come to give support, and the director can even get seven or eight million a year, then the animation industry is really finished. At first glance, CG, which seems to be highly productive, is not fully used in Japanese animation, and this is probably because of the high wages of people working in the CG industry.

Name before: 名無しさん Contribution date: 2015-04-30

これアニメーターだけが安いんだろ、声優、音楽、音響、原作、監督、効果音、辺りは高いと聞いたけど

で、全足して平均だすと3,000,000越えなんだろ?

Let's look at it this way, only animators have very low incomes. The voice actors, music, sounds, original works, directors, sound effects, etc., all sound high. And then what? That's an average of 3 million yen?

Name before: 名無しさん Contribution date: 2015-04-30

bias to であることは間違いないが

動画に限れば1,100,000なのか

実働時間はどんなもんなんだろ

Although the media certainly carried out biased coverage. However, the animator alone is still only 1.1 million. What about actual working hours?

Name before: 名無しさん Contribution date: 2015-04-30

平均年間収入/月平均作業時間/月平均休日

Animation 1,113,000 yen/251.3h/5.1 day

The second original painting is 1,127,000 yen/271.5h/4.5 days

The original painting is 2,817,000 yen/250.0h/4.2 days

The system is 3,092,000 yen/288.7h/4.2 days

The color design is 3,335,000 yen/214.3h/4.6 days

Background art 3,416,000 yen/248.7h/4.7 days

3DCG 3,839,000 yen/258.1h/7.1 days

Painting supervision 3,933,000 yen/271.3h/4.4 days

キャラデザ5,104,000 yen/259.9h/5.3 days

Supervision of 5,638,000 yen/315.5h/3.6 days

プロデューサー5,420,000円/262.0h/4.9 days

Supervision 6,486,000 yen/271.4h/3.2 days

I copied down the whole number, you see:

Average annual earnings/average working hours per month/average rest days per month

Animation 1,113,000 yen / 251.3 hours / 5.1 days

The second original painting is 1,127,000 yen / 271.5 hours / 4.5 days

Original painting 2,817,000 yen / 250.0 hours / 4.2 days

The preparation of zuò is carried out for 3,092,000 yen / 288.7 hours / 4.2 days

Color design: 3,335,000 yen / 214.3 hours / 4.6 days

Background art 3,416,000 yen / 2,48.7 hours / 4.7 days

3DCG 3,839,000 yen / 258.1 hours / 7.1 days

Painting director 3,933,000 yen / 271.3 hours / 4.4 days

5,104,000 yen / 2,59.9 hours / 5.3 days

The total number of paintings and directors is 5,638,000 yen / 315.5 hours / 3.6 days

5,420,000 yen / 262.0 hours / 4.9 days

Director: 6,486,000 yen / 2,71.4 hours / 3.2 days

Why don't fandom writers animate? The issue of animators is back in controversy

During this time, the issue of low remuneration of animators has caused an uproar on the Internet. Some people think that this is an act that destroys the Japanese animation industry, and some people say that animators themselves are not a legitimate profession. Recently, some Japanese netizens asked from another angle: Why aren't illustrators and fanfiction writers animators?

Some of the comments are as follows: