I know that not all of you are anime fans, and also that the current epidemic is putting a bit of a crimp on some people’s funds, but I’m going to plug this anyway…
The New Anime Making System Project/2020 is a project to, uh, make a new system for anime production. It’s on Kickstarter and it has, in fact, reached its funding goal, but if you can spare some money and want to see better quality anime produced in the future, maybe you can register your support, so to speak. There are six days left on the campaign, and pledges start at about $5, so check it out.
The backstory: anime production is plagued by low wages and long hours. A significant proportion of young artists entering the profession don’t last three years before burning out. Typical wages for starting animators in the industry won’t pay for a one-bedroom apartment in Tokyo, never mind minor details like food. The project aims to build a studio over the next three years which focuses on producing quality animation while paying reasonable wages. And their video says it better than I can.
Okay, plug over with, back to writing The Empress’s Mage. 94,000 words and I’m nowhere near finished. Why do fantasies always end up so large? I blame LotR.
And, you know, check out that Kickstarter if you can spare the time and money.
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