Crunchyroll's Low Pay Sparks Controversy Among Voice Actors

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Many fans of anime have been waiting to see who would ultimately be the main platform used after Sony acquired Crunchyroll in a 1.2 billion dollar deal. However, as it looks like Funimation will ultimately be moving its entire collection over to the orange-clad streaming platform, voice actors are expressing outrage at how poorly the company has been paying them.

Several voice characters known for their work on major anime dubs have been taking to Twitter to complain about their pay rates with some calling for more unionization efforts to ensure fair treatment. There have been claims that Crunchyroll is exploiting their voice talent, underpaying them while not providing any other benefits.

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Sara Secora, known for her voice work in video games in SMITE as well as anime like Rumble Garanndoll and Log Horizon, took to Twitter to explain why current rates offered are unacceptable to her. Anime companies, specifically FUNimation/Crunchyroll, are owned by a major corporation like Sony. They easily have the funds to allow their actors to make a living wage, yet they are not hard pushed to do so because so many actors are willing to take lowball rates."

She also claimed that anime dubbing was «notoriously» the lowest paying genre for voice actors as the genre hasn't increased pay rates since anime was new and had less interest in Western countries. With a lack of benefits provided as well, there's the potential that voice actors who damage their vocal cords while recording won't be able to afford support.

«Additionally, voicing in anime can also be physically damaging to vocal chords,» she explained. «DBZ (Dragon Ball Z) is a good example of an anime that puts