The entertainment industry (TV production, game development, anime studios) is notorious for unpaid overtime, karōshi (death by overwork), and exploitative contracts. Even major game companies like Nintendo have faced lawsuits over temporary worker treatment.
A single property is designed from inception to exist across manga, anime, games, novels, stage plays, and merchandise. Example: The Mobile Suit Gundam franchise has generated over $20 billion USD in model kit (Gunpla) sales alone, independent of the anime. The entertainment industry (TV production
: Everyone arrived exactly ten minutes before the scheduled call time. karōshi (death by overwork)