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Key News Articles & Reports
UN Report on Industry Collapse (2024)
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Summary: UN warning about labor exploitation, stagnant wages, and systemic collapse risks.
MAPPA Studio Overwork Exposé (2023)
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Summary: Animators describe MAPPA’s “factory-like” conditions during Jujutsu Kaisen and Attack on Titan production.
Mental Health Crisis in Animation (2023)
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Summary: 17% of animators suffer depression; 68% report psychological exhaustion.
Japan FTC Investigation (2025)
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Summary: Government probe into Antimonopoly Act violations and unfair subcontracting.
Vox: Dark Side of Anime (2019)
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Summary: Explores poverty wages and burnout amid anime’s global boom.
NAFCA Labor Survey (2024)
Summary: 323 animators detail harassment, underpayment, and lack of training.
PDF: Exploitation in Animation (2019)
Summary: Theoretical analysis of labor cannibalization in anime production.
UN Follow-Up on Wages (2024)
Summary: Animator Terumi Nishii discusses poverty wages and union efforts.
Reddit: Industry Collapse Thread (2024)
Summary: Users discuss UN warnings and Netflix/Amazon’s role in exploitation.
Twitter: Animator Advocacy (2024)
Summary: Calls for strikes amid outsourcing and wage theft.
Mangaka Harassment Case (2024)
Summary: Western fans attack mangaka over fictional plot misinterpretations.
Worker Cooperatives Proposal (2019)
Summary: Advocates unionization and worker-owned studios.
NAFCA’s Policy Demands (2024)
Summary: Union demands for wage floors and anti-harassment policies.
Freelance Animator Exploitation (2021)
Summary: Entry-level animator earns $175/week despite 80-hour weeks.
MAPPA Animator’s Reddit AMA (2022)
Summary: Mental health decline due to job instability and crunch.
Black Companies in Japan (2025)
Summary: Explains Japan’s “black company” phenomenon and labor law violations.
Toxic Work Culture Guide (2024)
Summary: Survival strategies for navigating Japan’s corporate exploitation.
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