Director Watanabe Takashi Couldn’t Get a Job Outside Anime Industry
Director Watanabe Takashi is known for having worked on popular series such as Slayers, Shakugan no Shana and more recently Genjitsu Shugi Yuusha.
But fans were worried about him, a publication on June 14th, Watanabe Takashi recounted an event that occurred in his life and the concern he has for his future.
About 2 years ago, i decided to quit animation. I applied for a job through an employment registration site, but all the applications were unsuccessful. I was told to ho to the Silver Human Resources Center, where the only jobs available were light work and night shift guard work.
The take-home pay is about 120.000 yen ($ 900), i realized that it was hopeless for me to change my job at the age of 63, it’s a harsh world in the end, i could not change my job, and i am still here.
2年ほど前、もうアニメなんかやめようと思い立ち
本気で転職を考え、人材登録サイト経由で応募したが
ことごとくだめで、シルバー人材センターに行けと言われ、求人が軽作業、夜勤の守衛、ぐらいしかなく
手取り12万程度。63歳での転職は絶望と悟った。
厳しい世の中だ。
結局転職できぬまま今に至る。— 渡部高志 (@TkashiWatanabe) June 13, 2022
I don’t mean to belittle myself, but if i erase animation from myself, i’m almost worthless. But i can’t keep doing this job forever, eventually the stage will change drastically. I still don’t know what i should do then.
高校時代の同級生はみんな定年退職して
悠々自適・・・なのか?
俺にはそうも見えんのだが。
しかし60歳定年は早すぎるな。
俺はまだかろうじて現役だ。— 渡部高志 (@TkashiWatanabe) June 13, 2022
Watanabe Takashi is getting old, he didn’t get another job and the anime industry pays little, he is very afraid and afraid of what will happen to his future. It’s a shame, because he directed good anime.
Looking at Watanabe Takashi’s list of works, it’s clear how long he was away. The last TV anime he had worked on as a director was 2016’s Taboo Tattoo, after which he worked as a director on the OVA of Ikkitousen Western Wolves in 2019.
The most recent anime that Watanabe Takashi directed were the two seasons of Genjitsu Shugi Yuusha in 2021 and 2022. In 2021 he was assistence director on Mahouka Koukou no Yuutosei.
via: Yaraon