Host: The Association of Japanese Geographers
Name : Annual Meeting of the Association of Japanese Geographers, Spring 2023
Date : March 25, 2023 - March 27, 2023
The animation industry is seeing changes in its industrial structure as a result of work style reforms. In this paper, we consider the trend of animation industry agglomeration in terms of external economies and external diseconomies.
The results show that External diseconomies are in Although animators were working fluidly, there were problems with their working hours and compensation. Therefore, animators were converted to employees, but this increased fixed costs for production companies. In addition, resolving the shortage of human resources has resulted in higher wages and worsening business conditions. Nowadays, local dispersion is increasing, partly influenced by digitization.
