An animator has called out Studio MAPPA for repeatedly stalling negotiations over pay.The worker in question, a freelancer for MAPPA, has worked on Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2. In a now-deleted X (formerly Twitter) post, the animator said, “When things get tough, I get flooded with work requests, but when it comes to money negotiations, it gets postponed for over a month. That’s the kind of company MAPPA is. I’m tired of keeping silent about it already.” The post went up on Nov. 18 before being taken down a few hours later.The post was met with widespread support, with fans wishing the animator the best in his negotiations and others calling MAPPA out directly. One user referenced a core theme behind Jujutsu Kaisen seemingly lacking at MAPPA, saying, “Rather than exorcise the darkness of cursed spirits, please exorcise the darkness of the [anime] industry first…” While MAPPA recently increased animator pay after controversial changes to the Japanese tax system, this animator details a workload clearly above the norm and no sign that the extra load comes with commensurate pay.”Crumbling” Anime Industry Asks SAG-AFTRA to Speak Some Sense Into Youth
An animator has called out Studio MAPPA for repeatedly stalling negotiations over pay.
The worker in question, a freelancer for MAPPA, has worked on Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2. In a now-deleted X (formerly Twitter) post, the animator said, “When things get tough, I get flooded with work requests, but when it comes to money negotiations, it gets postponed for over a month. That’s the kind of company MAPPA is. I’m tired of keeping silent about it already.” The post went up on Nov. 18 before being taken down a few hours later.
The post was met with widespread support, with fans wishing the animator the best in his negotiations and others calling MAPPA out directly. One user referenced a core theme behind Jujutsu Kaisen seemingly lacking at MAPPA, saying, “Rather than exorcise the darkness of cursed spirits, please exorcise the darkness of the [anime] industry first…” While MAPPA recently increased animator pay after controversial changes to the Japanese tax system, this animator details a workload clearly above the norm and no sign that the extra load comes with commensurate pay.
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