With all the success Crunchyroll is having, some of the artists on the anime dubbing industry They made mention of the issue of the low wages they receive. The voice actors complained, through their official Twitter accounts, about the salaries set by studios like Crunchyroll and Funimation for dubbing an anime in the English language.
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stephanie shehwho lends his voice to Hinata Hyuuga (Naruto) and Orihime Inoue (Bleach), He commented on the importance of forming a union that promotes the earning of a minimum wage and along with other benefits, such as medical insurance and a retirement fund. She posted on her personal account about it, “Now that Funimation and Crunchyroll have teamed up, will we be able to have voice actor unions?”
michael schwalbeKawaki’s voice in the English dub of Boruto: Naruto next generations, stated that Funimation it already had a history of exploiting voice actors, paying minimum wages with no employee benefits.
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How much do voice actors get paid?
Currently, according to Sara Secora, a casting director and also a voice actress, artists in this area charge between $35 and $75 an hour to dub anime, which she sees as too low when it comes to voice acting, since dedicating yourself to it “usually takes years of work, requires class expenses, study equipment at home, etc” and that it is not “just about reading funny voices”.
He also noted that anime dubbing is the lowest paid genre for voice actors compared to other dubbing jobs.
Actors ask for implementation of benefits
Following the merger of the two companies, other artists raised similar claims, saying there was no excuse for continuing to pay poor voice actors, screenwriters and other creators.
Another voice actor, Ben Diskin, mentioned the benefits that a union like SAG-AFTRA, which stands for The Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, would offer a voice actor. He commented that, “with the merger of both platforms finally happening,” they should use the new 2021 Dubbing Agreement. artists to get closer to qualification” in order to have better salaries and projects.
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