On this episode of the Japan Station podcast, Kushwagra Kushwaha, an animator working in Japan’s anime industry tells us how he got to Japan, how he got his break in the Japanese anime industry, what it’s like working as an anime animator in Japan and more.
About Kushagra Kushwaha
Kushwagra Kushwaha is a professional animator working in the anime industry in Japan. He has worked on well known shows like Yowamushi Pedal, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Danmachi, YuGiOh and more.
Topics Discussed
- Kushwagra’s interest in animation and Japan
- How Kushawagra went about studying Japanese
- About how Kushwagra broke into the animation industry in Japan
- The low wages in the anime industry in Japan
- The challenges of working in the anime industry in Japan
- The various anime Kushwagra has worked on
- The changing style of anime in Japana nd it’s trend towards uniformity
- About working on JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure as an animator
- Advice for people hoping to work as animators in Japan’s anime industry
- And much more!
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