Voice actors are often considered the backbone of the animation industry. Not only do they give a mere voice to the character they are playing, but they also bring it to life in a way that nobody else can.
And while how much pay the anime industry offers to its workers is controversial, there are actually a few select numbers of people who have managed to make a fortune in this line of work. One of the names you might recognize in this list is of
Mayumi Tanaka, the voice actor of Luffy, the main protagonist in the popular
One Piece Series.
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Mayumi Tanaka’s Accumulation Of Wealth
While she might be widely recognized for her role as Luffy in One Piece, Tanaka actually has a vast and diverse portfolio to herself. The 64-year-old voice actress has worked in hundreds of anime, anime movies, video games, and even Live-Action being dubbed into Japanese. She is also the voice of Krillin and Yajirobe from the Dragon Ball series.
Having such a wide portfolio, she has managed to have an estimated net worth of $42 Million, according to sources on the internet. Such immense net worth places her above many actors and actresses in terms of wealth.
When compared, Tanaka’s net worth is nearly 5 times that of Amber Heard’s fortune of $1 Million and Megan Fox’s $8 million fortune combined.
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Unequal Pay Distribution In The Anime Industry
The Japanese animation industry is not exactly transparent about how much it pays its workers in general, however, there have been controversies and protests in the past on how studios often underpay animators as well as voice actors.
Akira Toriyama, the creator of the Dragon Ball series himself, revealed the struggles of the work environment a worker suffers through in the industry. He disclosed how he had to often work more than 12 hours a day, 7 days a week in order to meet the manga deadlines, often getting only 2 hours of sleep at night.
He said that someone employed in this line of work needs to have a healthy work-life balance, which the studios and the deadlines usually do not allow to happen.
Essentially, Mayumi Tanaka has been one of the lucky ones to get good enough opportunities to create a brand out of herself. She is one of the most popular as well as the most sought out voice artist by the studios. She is also going to be making another appearance as Luffy in the Japanese dubbed version of the upcoming
One Piece Live Action series.
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Source: PopularBio
