love when pop culture journalists have to write about anything in real life because they have no idea how to do it. like why would the sanctions be on the anime series? what does that even mean? how could north korea violate the sanctions on itself? wouldn't it be the japanese studio (that isn't named until the 7th paragraph) that violated the sanctions?
While this is just the latest controversy surrounding outsourcing to North Korean studios, the general practice was the subject of intense discussion recently when it arose that a child had potentially worked on a Winter 2024 anime series. While their true age is unclear, it prompted discussion over hiring practices over the Internet and how low investment in human resources leads to a scramble to hire whoever is available.
Implies that North Korean studios (maybe?) employ child labor when the (unverified) story was that a Japanese animator might be 14, and Korea has nothing to do with it. Like I'm not saying journalism school would have helped this article, but I feel like it could have at least established a baseline standard of reporting.
. Miles "Tails" Prower is cancelled.
