Cases of exploitation in the anime industry are, unfortunately, common in most studios. While some production companies seek the convenience of their employees, others face great pressure from publishers to release products as quickly as possible.
Tomoyuki Miyata, founder of JC Staff, responsible for Toradora, Danmachi and the second season of One Punch Man, has shared his hardships during his tenure as director of the studio in an interview with the Japanese media Animan. Miyata explains that his health suffered from the stress of running the company.
“I was very busy at that time, and due to stress, I developed a stomach ulcer and had two-thirds of my stomach removed. I returned to work on the tenth day after surgery. After this, I developed alopecia areata and had to paint it with a marker until it grew back. Then I suffered acute hepatitis due to fatigue, as well as jaundice and had to be hospitalized.”
In addition to what has already been mentioned, Miyata explains that he continued working and hiring new employees while he was hospitalized for hepatitis, a situation as absurd as it was terrifying, considering that, in other countries, he would have taken a break from work to focus on his health.
Unfortunately, the work culture In Japan it is too deeply rooted in this philosophy, and it is not the first time that we see Japanese workers sacrificing their health for their profession. Fortunately, more and more new studies are emerging that seek, above all, the well-being of their workers.
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