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The problem is not low salary, the problem is overpriced DVDs and the fact almost nobody that watches anime actually buys it. Shows that get 1% ratings only sell about a thousand copies? 1 in 1000 buys it? It's ridiculous. That's probably why our animators get paid that less.

"Business has never been better for Japanese anime. And that is exactly why Tetsuya Akutsu is thinking about calling it quits. When Mr. Akutsu became an animator eight years ago, the global anime market — including TV shows, movies and merchandise — was a little more than half of what it would...