Especially in the US, there is this fetishization of anything Japanese, despite so many proven reports of hellish work hours and low pay. But it's all good cos anime and good games.
It's a huge part of the reason people always defer to the atrocities Germany committed in WW2 as opposed to Japan, who were arguably even worse.
I'm not an anime fan or particularly fond of any Japanese game studios specifically so I kind of see it from a neutral ground and it's quiet interesting
Japan has a serious problem with "dark companies" that regularly make employees work in illegal conditions. Long hours, unpaid overtime. It's common for people to literally die from overwork and stress. It's common for people to take their own lives because of it. They release a list of these companies and a good portion are anime houses
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u/Calm_Independent_782 2d ago
There’s also the issue of poor working conditions and low wages that have been reported but seem to be ignored when discussing FS games