Why don't the animators in Japan fight back?

Scordolo said:
Like reducing the workload,paying appropriate wages,etc.
Do they value Discipline over their own life?That's really admirable but they shouldn't pressurize themselves like that.
Thoughts?

Manaban said:
I still can't help but adore how so many on this board think that complaining about the working conditions of animators in Japan is the epitome of social consciousness

You're not a weeb, you don't worship Japan, you're aware of how poorly the animators are treated and you're going to barrage people with as much like shouting into an online void about it will actually amount to anything! That'll show those people who made fun of your anime pfp on Twitter that you're not like the stereotype of a weeb!

Good job!

But yeah, I doubt OP or most people who hammer this so often actually give a shit. It always comes across as ridiculously self-serving to me.

5ika said:
It's because of us. At the end of the day if the consumers of anime decided to start boycott in order to rise the wages they would rise but at the same time the cost of animation would too. Especially in an industry with high pirate rates like anime it is pretty hypocritical to complain about bad working conditions. Does the OP care enough about animator's conditions to stop watching anime and start paying more for it in order to improve them?

GreenPlatinum said:

I don't think animators get a cut of the profits. Most of the excess money gets funneled up to producers and executives.

Buy more merch doesn't fix the system.

rebellion1310 said:


Whatever happened to workers unions?