{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-22T19:38:47.815Z","story":{"id":"r_e257c46268d14a6b92e3a8c8","slug":"anime-studios-shift-toward-full-time-jobs-survey-shows","url":"https://yomimono.id/anime-studios-shift-toward-full-time-jobs-survey-shows","headline":"Anime Studios Shift Toward Full-Time Jobs, Survey Shows","summary":"New survey data from the Japan Animation Creators Association shows a sharp rise in full-time salaried roles at anime production studios. In 2024, 47 percent of respondents held permanent positions, up from 17 percent in 2013. Non-permanent work fell from three in four to one in two over the same period. Average monthly working hours dropped to about 190, and median annual earnings rose to ¥4 million, though work stress remains high.","why_it_matters":"The data reverses a long-held narrative that anime runs on freelancers, as studios lock in talent during a persistent labor shortage.","published_at":"2026-05-16T04:37:45.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["Animenomics"],"citations":[{"source":"Animenomics","title":"Anime employment shifts to full-time positions","url":"https://news.animenomics.com/p/anime-employment-shifts-to-full-time-positions"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":["The Idolmaster"],"manga_titles":[],"studios":["Toho","Bandai Namco"],"people":[],"type":"business","domain":"industry","is_roundup":false}}}