{
  "id": 16567830,
  "title": "Anime’s Pay Divide Runs Between Studios That Take Risks and Those That Don’t, Says Tokyo Festival Advisor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/animes-pay-divide-runs-between-studios-that-take-risks-and-those-that",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-26T06:42:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/festivals/anime-pay-divide-studios-appetite-risk-tokyo-advisor-1236930984/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Japan’s anime industry is in better shape overall, but gaps in pay and conditions are opening up largely between studios prepared to put their own capital on the line and those that are not, according to Fujitsu Ryota, programming advisor for the Tokyo International Film Festival’s Animation section. “Given the high level of creativity demonstrated […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}