Anime are now a big part of entertainment industry and it’s growing rapidly over the time. We have seen many big anime movies ruling over the Highest-Grossing Box-office movie chat in some countries. Currently Demon Slayer: Mugen Train is the Japan’s highest grossing movie with over 40.43 Billion yen revenue. With anime making this whooping amount have you ever wondered about the salary of animators behind the astonishing animation? Well no need to wonder anymore, because we have covered the amount animators get paid in big Japanese animation studios.
According to Masamune Sakaki, a CG creator in the anime industry, an average 13-episode anime season costs around 250 million yen ($2 million). It’s hard to put an exact figure on the amount, considering the fight and action scenes in an every anime differ. Anyway, let’s move om to our topic.
Salary of animators in Famous Japanese Animation Studio:
According to some reports, a person working in Japan as an animator earns approx 398,000 Yen per month. The salary differ with experience and also the rank, rage from 203,000 Yen, which is the lowest to 613,000 yen, the highest.
Base Monthly Salary Of Newly Hired Animators:
On August 18, 2021, Chainsaw Man director Ryu Nakayama released a blog post on his Fanbox account. He mentioned that anime studio MAPPA is actively recruiting new animators for the Chainsaw Man team and also train them up.
In that same blog post he also mentioned the newly hired animator’s salary and the increment procedure. The salaries are subjected to rise and bonus based on time & performance.
Salary of Toei Animation Animators (Newly Hired)
Toei Animation offers a base monthly salary of 233,900 yen (US$2,036).
Salary of MAPPA Studio Animators (Trainee)
Mappa studio has been a hot topic lately due to their working conditions but they are consistent with their admirable animation works. The starting salary for a trainee animator of Mappa is 230,543 yen (US$2,007) per month. The salary differs based on performance and also the bonus just like other studio.
Salary of Kyoto Animation Animators (Newly Hired)
A newly hired animator for Kyoto animation get salary of 172,000 yen (US$1,497) per month. Once studio hired them as full-time staff, the animators get monthly salary of 202,000 yen (USD$1,760.69).
Salary of Studio Ghibli Animators (Newly Hired)
Studio Ghibli is popular for the high quality of its filmmaking and its artistry. Its feature films won both critical and popular praise and influenced other animation studios. The newly hired Animators at studio Ghibli get around 200,000 Yen (US$1,740) salary per month.
Note: The given Salary data of animators in Japanese Studios are according to the reports from August 2021 and may be different now. The salaries are subjected to rise and also bonus based on time & performance.
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Source: Crunchyroll