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Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources - Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment — ... networks and other traditional sponsors from funding new programs. That has driven many anime studios—most of which are small shops — toward making animated soft porn and violent movies targeted at adult audiences. At the same time, YouTube and other free Internet services have hurt sales of DVDs ... Morale is low. Industry executives estimate nine out of 10 new workers quit within three years, with the many talented employees leaving for better-paying jobs in areas like videogames." [The Wall Street Journal] ...

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CBR News — ... and other traditional sponsors from funding new programs. That has driven many anime studios—most of which are small shops — toward making animated soft porn and violent movies targeted at adult audiences. At the same time, YouTube and other free Internet services have hurt sales of DVDs ... Morale is low. Industry executives estimate nine out of 10 new workers quit within three years, with the many talented employees leaving for better-paying jobs in areas like videogames." [ The Wall Street Journal ] Internet | Wikipedia is hemorrhaging volunteers editors, clocking a net ...

Are Japanese anime studios in hot water?
Blog@Newsarama — With Japanese anime studios wrestling with longer hours, slimmer budgets, and growing (sometimes government-backed) competition from studios in China and South Korea, the Wall Street Journal has reported that dissatisfaction is becoming more pervasive than ever. Here’s a highlight: Morale is low. Industry executives estimate nine out of 10 new workers quit within three years, with the many talented employees leaving for better-paying jobs in areas like videogames. A survey conducted this year for industry executives showed that ...

Anime declining behind the scenes
The Four Color Media Monitor — ... Tuesday, November 24, 2009 Anime declining behind the scenes A writer for the Wall Street Journal explains why Japan's anime industry and studios are now facing problems, including less employees, that are leading to its potential decline. Labels: ...

The comics-loving Wall Street Journal on manhwa, Paley, more
THE BEAT — ... ? The finance paper has had a recent rash of comics/animation related stories. Perhaps the most stark is this account of the dwindling fortunes of Japanese animators: ...