You're working in Manga? - I do the backgrounds yes.
Japanese people work so much, foreigners can't even imagine how much.
Hey guys it's Cathy Cat. Today we have come to Sanrio Puroland to ask the Cosplayers that are here
if they would like to work in the anime/manga industry. We know that quite a lof of you are
interested in working in those industries. Let's find out if Japanese cosplayers would like to
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Would you like to work in the Anime/Manga industry? Yes or No?
Noooo - Nooo - I wish I could. - Me too...
I want to work there. - I USED to say yes... now it's NO...
Do you want to work in anime/manga? - I am working...
You working in it already? - I draw the backgrounds in manga.
Wow! That's amazing. So you're a background assistant? - I am!
I am. Sensei will tell me to draw a mountain and I do it.
I also add shading to the final pages...
Wow. How did you get that job?
First, you have to love drawing. I draw a lot. My friends...
are often late submitting the pages... so I started by helping my friends.
You draw your own manga, and you professionally support another mangaka.
While helping, I got asked to work with them.
What's good and bad about being a manga assistant?
This might be a dream crusher. - Honesty is important.
What's fun is when the manga gets printed.
I see the finished comic and see my own lines there.
Of course I only draw what Sensei tells me to draw. Still I am happy.
Sensei gets support messages from fans. Not me. But I am still happy.
What's tough is ... it's just sitting all day
while working, just staring at the pictures...
My back and hand starts hurting and deadlines are super scary...
There are many manga that tell how hard it is to do manga. It's true.
When there is a deadline, I heard you draw
though the night. True? - It's true. We draw through the night.
I die if I don't sleep, so I try to sleep then.
You try to sleep. - I try to sleep and do weights.
Beause you sit to much? - If you don't take care of your health you can't keep drawing
If you have a healthy body, you are more inspired too.
That's important. - Do you want to work in the anime/manga industry?
Well.... not for work but I actually....
tried my luck at voice acting.
You wanted to be a voice actor? - Yes I did go to voice acting school for 2 years...
It was my dream but I regret I never ended up becoming a voice actor.
Many apply at companies for a long time,
I tried many times for many years...
That's when you either realize your potential...
if you still think it's fun you stay. Others realize they can't do it
and they find another way. The anime and game industry...
is a place that you can try and challenge and see if it is for you.
I gave up last year. I live a normal life now.
He is good at impersonating people.
He is super good at imitating Takechi P - Can you try? - Shall I?
"Shibuya-san. Are you interested in becoming an idol?"
That was probably lame. - No I think that was good.
You USED say yes but now NO. Why?
I loved drawing and wanted to become a mangaka.
But now I am an adult... and I know how hard being a mangaka is.
I compared my drawing level to others and saw I lack
That's why I just support the industry as fan.
What is so hard as mangaka? - They have tough deadlines...
If you are not popular you get discontinued.
That's sad reality. I used to think drawing what I liked was good enough
but in reality it's not like that. You HAVE to become popular or you're out.
If you keep up your unrealistic manga ideals...
you will loose to reality. That's why now...
I support the mangaka who are drawing as fan. - If you love anime
you want to get close to working in that area.
But I found out how hard it is to work now, low sallary and such...
that's why I rather just support them as fan.
Salary? - I heard in the anime industry the salary is hard to live on.
Animators low salaries are a big problem in Japan.
Yes, after hearing that...
I don't think i could do that.
Animators, don't earn much? - Yes it's a really tough job.
They barely earn but work all the time.
That's too tough.
Hard to make a living. - So hard.
You also won't have much time to sleep...
That must be hard health wise. - Yes. - It's very exploitative.
I can't do that. - I heard animators are getting exploited a lot too...
They are openly one of the hardest industries to work in. I can't work there.
Can you explain? - They never have holidays.
You constantly have to draw pictures.
So you make it for the deadline. No breaks.
Are there weekends? - No weekends.
No breaks. - Working 24 hours and sleeping when possible.
- Just drawing. - That's pretty much it...
That's why I can't do it. - It sounds hard. - It's hard and overworking people.
Foreigners can't even imagine
how exploitative this industry is. - It's pretty bad. But there might be some good things too.
How much do they earn?
You hear a lot that they get a super cheap salary. I don't know the truth though.
But it is definitely not good. - What did you hear?
It's too low, compared to how hard they work.
We hear that a lot. - What did you want to do?
I wanted to voice act when I was young.
I liked using my voice. I found it interesting.
I wanted to become a mangaka. I wanted to make
my own world.... and make others like it....
I wanted to do that. - Did you try anything?
Well in middle school I ....
I made stories and drew manga for online.
I put up my pictures online too.
Were you the same? - Yes I loved drawing.
I made my own manga and put it online.
I was looking forward to the feedback from others.
I also got original characters drawn... so embarrassing.
I want to enjoy anime as a hobby.
I don't want to work in that industry.
I think it's more enjoyable to watch it. Working there....
you learn about the insides of the industry...
work is always hard....
And the dreams I got from the anime might break
They should not become real...
There are things of the industry I don't want to find out more about.
I want to keep watching anime, that's why I picked a different job. - Not breaking the illusion.
I wanted to become a voice actress...
But right now I gave up on that dream and am working normally now.
But when I was younger I did want to do it.
People used to make fun of my voice. I thought to make it my advantage...
and that's why. - Why are you not voice acting now?
I know what the reality looks like.
It was a dream within a dream. It's impossible for me.
What's impossible? - You have to visit schools for voice actors...
I couldn't pay those schools. I lived in the countryside...
and there wasn't even a school close to learn it.
You have to win against others in auditions too...
It's super difficult. - That's the reality of things.
I don't wanna work in that industry. - Why?
I want to keep loving my hobbies. If you know too much of the backstage....
Every work has advantages and disadvantages ...
I want to keep liking my hobbies.
If you work there, you might dislike anime?
Once it's your work, you get professional sense of duty.
Anime create an ideal world...
It's a wonderland, and that is why we admire it.
But reality is different. - I see. Thank you so much.
Would Japanese cosplayers like to work in the anime industry? Those who said
yes, were the ones who used to but they quit. Only a slight percentage
now is still working in the anime and manga industry.
Reason for that being is that the anime/manga industry is one of the hardest in most
competitive industries that you might know. There are lots of sacrifices you have to do
in order to live that dream. For example in order to work in the anime industry
you have to be prepared to sacrifice all your free time, because sometimes, especially
when there is a deadline, people will work all the way through the night until the early morning
sometimes even for days or weeks, depending on how tight the schedule is, also
the payment for starters in the anime industry is quite low,
so you might not be able to afford the rent of the place you're staying in.
Many Japanese people know this, and they know that this is a dream crusher. Instead of working
behind the scenes, they choose to support the hobby they love by actually supporting
it by buying merchandise, watching it and enjoying it all the way they can.
So how about you, would you work in the anime or manga industry? Let us know.
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