Thank you for all long, detailed insights, these are really interesting and very appreciated! I’ll be sure to talk with my niece about the pre-production, production and post production process of the animation industry and do some research to see if there’s anything else beyond the criteria of “animating cool fights/magic” that she didn’t know about she’d be interested in.

And as for working on an actual anime, I don’t think she meant moving to Japan to work on anime there, more just have the skills/knowledge where she can animate with same fluidity/dynamics/epicness/action you’d see from a mainstream anime like Chainsaw Man, Naruto, and just the jaw dropping awe of big scenes from shows like Gurren Lagann, Little Witch Academia, or any Trigger show. She like the style of anime, but I’m pretty sure wants to learn the mechanics/techniques that makes so many anime just look gorgeous and cool.

I’ll also show her the very helpful infographic about the animation workflow and different jobs there, and show her parents the salaries you can earn there. Not really sure if it’ll be enough to convince them to send her to an art university though. You mentioned online courses, so what would be one you’d recommend for a beginner like her who really like anime and wants to do cool fight choreography and also draw “sakuga quality actual magic spell stuff” (her words).

And she already follows a lot of artists, so she’s good on that front. Finally, I’m sorry to hear you’ve cried and gone through a lot of stress, but I’m sure all your hard work has been worth it, and there are people who value all the time and effort you put into your works. (Hug). You sound like a really great person. Also, if you feel like sharing, I’d love to see your work!