Cartoon dreams: Japan anime school targets booming demand

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From runaway box office triumph “Demon Slayer” to recent Cannes sensation “Belle,” anime has shaken off its reputation as a geeky subculture, drawing in hordes of new fans during virus lockdowns. | AFP

George Wada, president of top anime production house WIT Studio, which is running the training with Netflix, compares it to other fast tracks into demanding industries.

Tateno, who has worked on top titles from Studio Ghibli’s “Spirited Away” to cult classic “Akira,” has built a successful career by in-betweening. The firm hopes the academy will “help the future of Japanese animators to spread their wings to the world through their works,” with eventual plans to expand and offer tracks into other animation specialities.

With the first six-month program finished, the WIT Academy is now welcoming its second cohort of students. Most in-betweeners in Japan are freelance or part-time, with only 18% holding full-time positions, and 80% of in-between work is sent abroad, mainly to China or South Korea, the Japan Animation Creators Association says.

 

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