Anime pay gap opening between studios that risk their own capital and those that do not, says Tokyo festival adviser

Fujitsu Ryota, programming advisor for the Animation section of the Tokyo International Film Festival, tells Variety that Japan's anime industry is in better shape overall, but pay and working-conditions gaps are opening. He says the divide runs largely between studios prepared to put their own money on the line and those that are not. The festival runs October 26 to November 4.