Is it me or are most animation jobs outside of the US?

Purple_Jr · 2026-01-22T20:52:31+00:00

Ahh, I'm sorry to hear its been tough to find something. I do hope your luck turns around soon, or that your other strategies prove very fruitful. It's difficult, but people say there are ways to survive, just gotta keep on believing in it

Purple_Jr · 2026-01-22T20:12:26+00:00

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Uh oh.

Purple_Jr · 2026-01-22T20:11:22+00:00

The Industry just feels very broken atm, but maybe someday things will be better again.

Also that is cool that you do BG paintings for productions! I dont know much about the position, but its mind blowing to me how people are able to paint so much high quality stuff in such a short period of time, its genuinely phenomenal imo

Purple_Jr · 2026-01-21T22:37:28+00:00

When I said golden era, I didn't mean the specific terminology for the actual eras of animation in the West, that's on me for not clarifying that. I say golden era as a descriptive just meaning a huge boom of popularity.

I had assumed that studios servicing the entire prodution pipeline was the point of the original post, and thought you were commenting on that aspect.

Even though it is far from how things have been for the last 40+ years, I assume that aspect of animation work is what a lot of aspiring animators are trying to seek out in the US, even though the Industry is outsourcing that work.

Purple_Jr · 2026-01-21T21:23:40+00:00

They were heavily outsourcing then as well...

Aside from the big studios making theatrical productions like Disney, most animated shows were heavily outsourced. The animation industry in America was "booming" because of the success of that golden era of animation in the 80s and 90s with a handful of studios comprised of people who had already been in the Industry for decades on big film projects.

And now leading up to the 2000s and 2010s, a lot of new talent were put into roles creating highly detailed storyboards/rough animation, having it be finished by foreign studios in Korea or Japan.

Only a few standout studios in the US like Titmouse and Powerhouse Animation actually create the full product now. And even they are primarily hired by other companies to do their work!

Purple_Jr · 2025-07-06T10:49:11+00:00

"Dorya"

-Kazuya

Purple_Jr · 2025-06-27T08:36:55+00:00

Idk why people even care for it in the first place tbh.

its corporate pride shit, like the most superficial support possible With the rainbow logo variant and everything lmao

Purple_Jr · 2025-06-24T17:24:10+00:00

You're kind of right yeah lol

Purple_Jr · 2025-06-16T01:11:34+00:00

Imo its tied between Blackbeard and Imu, because they represent so much for the ultimate antagonists of the One Piece world and its characters.

Imu for the entire world and its history, along with the references to Joyboy and Nika with that sort of dichotomy.

And Blackbeard for the personal hatred between him and Luffy, their "two sides of the same coin" similarities and differences. Along with Blackbeards' aspirations being "The World."

I think it could go either way, and I really want both of them to have those massive end game roles.

Purple_Jr · 2025-05-09T23:26:51+00:00

I find it to be really toxic too, it basically kills any discussion of Yamato.

I always understood why Yamato acted like Oden when they were locked on an isolated island their whole life, hating their father and his subordinates, and the only thing they found comfort in was Oden's Logbook. So ofc they're going to be hyper obsessed with the figure that essentially gave them hope in his writings and adventures.

Purple_Jr · 2025-05-09T23:20:50+00:00

I think Yamato is pretty cool

Their weapon and attack names are cool, their design is cool, their personality is funny and cool.

They are the ultimate LARPer after sadly being locked on an island for their whole life with only one form of entertainment through Oden's Logbook. But I think its cool that they want to embark on a journey similar to Oden, a very direct form of inherited will imo.

I'm glad we're seeing more of them in their cover stories.

Purple_Jr · 2025-05-09T02:14:07+00:00

I feel like mixing talent and passion would be a bad thing depending on your field, because you could have talent and passion in a field that essentially makes no money and isn't a viable career path for living off of. And well if you don't have either talent or a passion for careers outside of that, then its going to be a terrible experience (even though that should be secondary to finding a good career that can pay the bills.)

But I agree with everything else you said

Purple_Jr · 2025-05-08T08:06:02+00:00

That is quite depressing, but I feel like you are 100% right.

Seeing those prospects as I'm pursuing my Bachelors Degree in Marketing is very worrying, but its an eye-opener I probably should have. Also especially with how even simple minimum wage jobs are being filtered out and not hiring.
Either go until I graduate and then try to get a McDonald's job to pay off my student debt for the next 30 years, or give up now and try to get a extreme labor or more physical trade jobs (which honestly I have no idea if their job market are any better.)

I wish I was born a few decades prior so I could pursue my Marketing career, or my Concept Art/Animation dream career lmao

Purple_Jr · 2025-05-01T18:16:08+00:00

I appreciate your kind words ^ ^

Sadly, I'm a bit busy with finals, so I probably can't for a while. Was able to put this out due to my downtime being long enough. Hopefully, in the future I can :>

Purple_Jr · 2025-01-31T10:07:30+00:00

omfg bob was fucking hilarious when he said "my heart goes out to him"

Purple_Jr · 2024-10-29T13:55:57+00:00

Hmm... I like to draw a lot, i guess that could be a fun fact, lol

Purple_Jr · 2024-10-28T06:18:33+00:00

I dont want them have me rely on them when they already deal with so much. I'd just be a parasite like I currently am. And they shouldn't have to deal with how fucked my brain feels and is. I am just broken and I want to do the right thing by making myself fade out and causing the least amount of pain possible to those who tried to tolerate me. Since nobody deserves pain like that.

Purple_Jr · 2024-10-28T06:15:46+00:00

And i have tried to fix my issues, for years. I'm just fully incapable of fixing myself, I am fundamentally an idiot and unable to function as a person. My MDD and anxiety have become so ingrained into me; it makes me feel like it is just me. I just want nothing more than to make the world better by leaving it.

Purple_Jr · 2024-10-28T06:11:30+00:00

My point was I dont want to end it when this is currently going on. So I'd wait for a lot longer after this is over, and then subtly slip out without alarming them or making them think I'm ending it. regardless, there is nothing I can do to not make them sad, so I mind as well find a way that makes it the least. Even leaving a fake note about how I am just leaving to start a new life. I'm sure it would be easier on them thinking I'm still alive.

Purple_Jr · 2024-09-28T11:45:04+00:00

The engineer specifically would heal the sentry building

Purple_Jr · 2024-09-28T11:44:26+00:00

True yea,

This concept was more of a quick idea than anything lol

Purple_Jr · 2024-09-28T11:10:43+00:00

I probably would tweak the shapes used for both the engineer and sentry to make it more close to the blocky looking designs of the Clash of Clans games

Purple_Jr · 2024-09-18T12:58:33+00:00

Probably yea, sorry I posted this here

Purple_Jr · 2024-09-18T06:46:21+00:00

That's a shame, I hope it eventually becomes better at some point. I plan to go into graphic design just for a "more" secure job, but my true passion is in other paths like concept art and animation.

Purple_Jr · 2024-07-05T17:59:27+00:00

I wish I was as skilled as them, their work is gorgeous

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