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The Japanese animation industry has been challenged by coronavirus epidemic.
日本動漫行業因新冠病毒疫情遭遇挑戰。
As of June 1, a total of 45 television and movie animations in Japan have been delayed or stopped broadcasting, including the beloved "Chibi Maruko-chan," which has run for the past 30 years.
截至6月1日,共有45部日本動畫電視劇和電影推遲或者停止播放,包括已經播放超過30年的廣受大眾喜愛的《櫻桃小丸子》。
Since officials declared a state of emergency for the Tokyo metropolitan area on April 7, one local animation production company made its employees work from home. The head of the company said that most animations need special drawing paper and a light pad.
自4月7日官方宣布東京市區進入緊急狀態以來,當地一家動畫製作公司讓員工在家工作。該公司的負責人說,大多數動畫需要特殊的畫紙和光墊。
Drawing at home is not only time consuming but also decreases efficiency due to the back and forth as drawings are submitted and revised. The work of employees who drew animations by hand was made 30 percent less efficient as a result.
在家裡畫畫不僅費時,還會因為圖紙提交和修改的來回切換中降低效率。那些手繪動畫的員工的工作效率降低了30%。
Animation dubbing has also been hit hard. Japanese media has reported that a number of Japanese voice actors and actresses tested positive for COVID-19. As dubbing needs to be carried out in an enclosed environment, all animation dubbing work has been suspended since April. A recording studio in Tokyo reopened on June 1 after a nearly two-month closure.
動畫配音也受到了重創。據日本媒體報導,多名日本聲優被檢測出COVID-19陽性。由於配音工作需要在封閉環境下進行,所有動畫配音工作自四月起暫停。在關閉近兩個月後,東京的一家錄音室於6月1日重新營業。
A survey by the Association of Japanese Animations has shown that the Japanese animation market made 2.18 trillion yen (19.7 billion U.S. dollars) in 2018. The suspension of one section in its long and closely-connected production chain will trigger a domino effect of problems for the other stages.
日本動漫協會的一項調查顯示,2018年日本動漫市場收入達到2.18萬億日元(197億美元)。在該行業持續而緊密相連的生產鏈條中,某一環節的暫停將對其他環節產生多米諾效應。
Delays in the animation industry will affect subsequent cooperative projects such as music and games, as well as the sales of derivative products.
動漫產業的延期推遲會影響到後續的音樂、遊戲等合作項目,以及衍生產品的銷售。
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