Do Anime Voice Actors Get Paid. It did admit that they started out with just usd30,000 per episode… which is still a lot bigger than most regular japanese wages. While that would be an awesome rate for a 40 hour work week, voice acting is freelance, and you only work when they call you.
Just in case you need a simple salary calculator, that works out to be approximately $36.68 an hour. According to mainichi news, tokyo, where many anime studios are located, has the highest minimum wage in japan (it varies by location) at 907 yen ($8.18) per. Anime pays less than video games or pachinko.
Voice actors, and actors in general, do not need a formal education to succeed.
However, the reality is different. Anime is one of japan's top exports, so yeah, i'm sure they're pretty comfortable spending good money on it! But most seiyuu are making very little just like almost everyone else in the anime/manga industry. Voice actors get paid on a per project or per job basis.
