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Day in the Life of a Japanese Anime Director



Day in the Life of a Japanese Anime Director

A day in the life of a Japanese Anime Director in Tokyo Japan working in an Anime Production Studio. This is the typical work day in Japan of an anime director from morning his morning routine, daily work activities, all the way to nighttime. The Japanese work culture in an animation production studio is unique on it’s own as it requires 200 people to make one episode alone. This average work day in Japan at an anime studio highlights the passion each worker has for their job and how they all work together to create a Japanese anime series. Shu, the anime director, is currently directing an anime called, MAYONAKA PUNCH, meaning Midnight Punch. Working directly for the P.A. works animation studio and the Kadokawa publishing company. On his 2nd series he worked at this studio for about 10 years now. So Shu works as a freelancer, which is rather typical in Japan’s anime industry as they make up almost 70% of its workers. For Shu, this means his work location changes depending on his client projects. Currently, his primary studio though is in Kodaira which allows him to bike to work, but this morning he needs to head directly to the voice recording studio first. Today, the team is recording one episode which is 24 minutes long with the Seiyu voice actors. It takes about 4-5 hours on average but if there’s an issue, it’ll take as long as it needs until they can get it right. That is how this anime director’s day starts, but then will move onto more tasks throught the day.

Anime English Title: MAYONAKA PUNCH
Synopsis: Meet Masaki, the now former member of a popular NewTuber group. After getting fired unexpectedly via a livestream, she joins forces with a partner with superhuman abilities. Together, they aim to create sensational content and hit 1 million subscribers.

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47 Comments

  2. @SongofIceandTea

    Another great video, i heard that worked in animation studio in Japan are rough, and looking at this, pretty much confirms it, however now that Anime are part of streaming services and using season system, i hope the animators have better work environment and revenue, And also great job Paolo !

  9. @cyberqueen7784

    Wow, huge respect to Shu and all anime directors for all the work that has to be put in to make the anime that we all love to watch. I'm glad Shu knows when to take care of himself. Yikes, staying up till 2 AM. That's pretty late. I'll have to check out Mayonaka Punch! I would love to be a seiyuu, but I'm sure my voice would be hoarse by the end of recording if they have to go hours and hours on even just a single line!

  12. @LunarVibesNightcore

    Wow, this video really hit home. Your passion for daily life shines through in every second. Thank you for creating such inspiring content—it’s videos like these that keep me coming back to your channel!

  13. @limelight58able

    Paolo, I have a special request. I'd love to see you do a "Day In the Life" of a professional fighting game player, namely Daigo Umehara.

    Please and thanks! 🙏🏿

  14. @jimmyquek6536

    Big respect to all the people making amine possible.. I love watching Anime. Another amazing episode and this one was an overtime for your too. Great work Paolo!

  17. @calpikaxl1965

    The anime industry has been sick for a pretty long time; even for "normally overworking" Japanese, the anime industry is notorious. For basic animators who do inbetweening, the salary of ¥200,000 ($1365 USD) a month is probably above average, while their working hours are, as shown in the video.

  23. @kiluna6319

    Awesome video! It’s so interesting and it makes you show more respect for anime and the people behind the art! Love Angel beats!

  29. @cav0526

    animators deserves a huge respect like the amount of work that is put into an episode is crazy. hopefully, they get the rest they need. 1 episode per week is tough.

  30. @H8trs

    If this schedule is considered “normal” at anime studious I don’t want to even imagine what employees at Mappa go through

  35. @adeasprilastore

    A.B.S.O.L.U.T.E_V.I.D.E.O

    What a masterpiece again by Paolo-San. Thank you for always making an incredible content Paolo-San 🙏🏻

    I watch Mayonaka Punch too, this anime airing at Ani One Asia Youtube Chanel

  38. @kevinsyamharira8301

    man, this is shirobako live action. I didnt expect to see P.A works in daily live videos, the place its so familiar cause its like from shirobako, the room, the rooftop, etc. Great video 👍

  39. @praguhbis

    Strange looking gang. Almost like vampires living in a fantasy sweatshop. Weird. Boring. Stupid.

  42. @Midori_Hoshi

    I'm let down at how absurdly bad some of these people are at wearing masks. Not only are they not covering their noses, they aren't even covering their mouths! What is even the point of the mask if it does absolutely nothing for health? It's like wearing pants without a belt so they fall down around their ankles. Either do it right or take em off instead of looking like a fool.

  45. @nuttydesu

    Just what you would expect from the anime studio that produced Shirobako 🎉🎉🎉🎉 ( an original Anime abt Anime production ) being allowed to show the studio around and seeing the irl ppl the anime references 😂

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