---
title: 'How Anime Studios be treating their Workers'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=q6u-lQUwLRk'
video_id: 'q6u-lQUwLRk'
date: 2026-06-17
duration_sec: 0
---

# How Anime Studios be treating their Workers

> Source: [How Anime Studios be treating their Workers](https://youtube.com/watch?v=q6u-lQUwLRk)

## Summary

A comedic skit depicting the harsh, exploitative working conditions in anime studios, where a boss pressures workers to finish projects by 2023, uses threats and manipulation, and dismisses their complaints.

### Key Points

- **Worker claims to be finished** [0:01] — A worker says he's finally finished, but the boss immediately assigns more work.
- **Boss praises work but demands more** [0:14] — The boss acknowledges the work done but pressures the team to keep going.
- **Boss mentions 'Dark Lights' manga** [0:23] — The boss tries to discuss a manga, but workers react negatively, fearing more work.
- **Worker quits in frustration** [0:48] — One worker says he's done and quits, citing wasted time and low pay.
- **Boss lists new projects** [1:01] — The boss announces they've picked up multiple new anime series, adding to the workload.
- **Threats and family references** [1:12] — The worker pleads for his life, mentioning his family, while the boss threatens him.
- **Boss sets deadline to 2023** [1:55] — The boss tells workers to be diligent and finish by 2023, the next time he checks on them.
- **Workers reluctantly comply** [2:05] — The workers agree to work until 2023, showing resignation.

## Transcript

all right guys i think i'm finally
finished man
hey how's everybody doing oh pretty good
for the holidays it looks like some
great work has been doing here
you said you wrapped up yeah amazing
i'm so happy that you guys are going to
see your family thank you thank you no
problem thank you guys hey have y'all
heard of dark lights
oh no please
wait what are y'all doing
no no no literally it's i'm not saying
anything i'm literally just talking
about a manga in an animation studio can
we not do that okay well what about it
it's a great read you know it's about
action it's about you know those people
get powers at nighttime and stuff okay i
think it's gonna really win the people
over okay okay picked it up
what you looked really interested though
man now man i quit
you quit i'm done yes i quit i'm tired
of this what no i'm done you do it
i'm done wasting time i'm about to get
started oh you don't waste the time
right now oh okay
yeah yeah well get started everybody get
started uh we also picked up under the
stars another action anime and then we
uh mongamine and then we also picked up
uh assassination school so if you guys
were really diligent no no man you're
going to kill me and my family needs me
man y'all never pay me enough
man i'm done with this bro you have to
kill me man for real sonia
what
sonia
that's your daughter's name right yes
but what does she have to do 16 30
bridge bro
don't do this man don't do that
don't do it real fast don't stop man you
don't have to do this that's what i'm
saying like please
please hello stop take him out stop stop
stop okay okay
oh yeah just another one talking a false
alarm yeah oh wait what
you already did it what no
please just kidding
get to work guys get to work so like i
was saying if y'all work very diligently
you'll be done by 2023 okay and that'll
be the next time i check on you okay
lily
okay get to work yes sir rebecca
yeah yeah i'm on it all right all right
ashley yes sir i got you oh it's making
sure i got everybody's information
ready to work until 2023 right
all right
all right guys
[Music]