Want to work in the anime industry?

So you want to find out more about how to land a job in the hottest industry… I’m here to help guide you! Anime is so popular, that it’s value hit an estimated $24 billion in 2019 (Dooley & Hida, 2021). In fact, anime is so popular, that Sony’s Funimation recently acquired its competitor, Crunchyroll, for a whopping $1.2 billion (Simons, 2021). 

Currently, I am the Social Media Coordinator at Sentai Filmworks and HIDIVE. Sentai is an anime licensing and distribution company, while HIDIVE is an anime streaming service. Both are headquartered in Houston Texas. Sentai also translates and dubs anime into English! So obviously, translators are needed! But there’s more to the business than just translating from Japanese to English, there’s also merchandising, theatricals, production, marketing, accounting and so much more! You just have to find the right fit for you and your skillset.

In this blog series, you’ll learn more about my background, how I got into the world of digital marketing, and how some of my past experiences helped me pursue a career in the anime industry. My hope is to be your Senpai, and help guide, inspire and motivate you to land your role in either the anime or the entertainment industry.

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References: 

Dooley, B., & Hida, H. (2021, February 24). Anime is booming. so why are animators living in poverty? Retrieved August 31, 2021, from https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/24/business/japan-anime.html

Simons, R. (2021, August 10). Everything you need to know about the Crunchyroll and Funimation merger. Retrieved August 31, 2021, from https://www.newsweek.com/crunchyroll-funimation-merger-explained-what-happens-now-1617743