Anime is Japan’s most successful cultural export, but its production culture is feudal. Animators work for literal poverty wages, driven by amae (dependency) and the hope of a credit scroll. Yet, from this grueling labor emerges high-art existentialism.

Japan's Anime Market Hits Record $25 Billion, Driven ... - Variety 30-Oct-2025 —

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