| It's been a couple years since Yamada left KyoAni, and I remember reading this SakugaBlog article which covered why it initially looked like Science Saru would have been a good fit for her, but there was some concern about the direction of overworking and overlapping projects that the studio seemed to be taking, despite their initial goal to avoid these working conditions that have become a norm in this industry. Yamada alone was the director of 3 projects in 2022, and Science Saru had several other projects last year directed by others. Does anyone know of any news regarding the working conditions at Saru recently? I love Naoko Yamada's work and it really hurts me to think that she might be a victim of increasingly unrealistic production timelines, especially after having worked at one of the only studios with humane working conditions, and losing her coworkers during the arson attack. |
I can't even function as a human being anymore. |
| Heike would've had the majority of the production in 2021 since it actually started airing on the 15th of september of that year. In 2022 she only directed a 30 minute ONA episode for a different studio and a 20 minute short film for Science Saru. I think she'll be okay. |
ElPolzerino said: That's true, the stuff she worked on was all pretty small scale last year. I guess that the main reason for my concern isn't solely about what Yamada is working on, but also the direction the studio has taken as a whole, spreading their staff of 40-50 core employees thin and expecting the same level of quality from them.Heike would've had the majority of the production in 2021 since it actually started airing on the 15th of september of that year. In 2022 she only directed a 30 minute ONA episode for a different studio and a 20 minute short film for Science Saru. I think she'll be okay. An animator at Saru that was working on Heike and a couple different projects around the same time went public about the poor work conditions at Saru, and the studio threatened to sue them for doing so, which I think is pretty indicative of the culture of the studio rn. The condition of Saru right now obviously isn't nearly as bad as a lot of other studios, but they've definitely taken a turn for the worse post-covid. I just find it kinda sad that Yamada has to work in this kind of a work environment now, especially when the working environment that she had previously experienced was the healthiest and smartest in the industry. |
| I can't even function as a human being anymore. |
ElPolzerino said: Yeah, hopefully things get better at Saru though so it doesn't come to thatWell not that it should be any consolation, but she is in a very senior role in the company. Its not like she couldn't just pack her bags and get another gig with a snap of her fingers, if she wanted to. |
| I can't even function as a human being anymore. |
| I hope my girl is alright. I like her works a lot ^__^ |
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| I also hope that she is doing well! |
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| Yeah, hopefully she does well on this project and have good health. I think she should co-manage with others than doing it just herself though. |
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