Anime & Manga
What Ghibli, Kyoto Animation and MAPPA Do Differently
Kyoto Animation salaries its artists, MAPPA runs more shows at once than most, and much of any credit list belongs to subcontractors nobody names.
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Anime & Manga
The Money Behind a Single Episode
One episode passes through a committee, a studio and a dozen subcontractors before it streams. Who funds it, who owns it, and why schedules slip.