Why are Japanese animators forced to live in poverty?

In this eye-opening piece in The New York Times, they ask the question: If the Japanese anime industry is booming, why are so many of its animators only earning as little as $200/month?

Thousands of lower-rung illustrators do grueling piecework for as little as $200 a month.

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