So as the country adjusts to life under the pandemic, voice actors and actresses are being hit hard, according to the Japan Actors Union.
Add it all up, or, more accurately, subtract it all down, and it’s a tough time for actors, voice and otherwise, in Japan these days.
Out of the 528 respondents, 75.7 percent said they will not be receiving any payment for performances that have been cancelled.
The survey’s released data does not differentiate between live-action and anime voice actors, and in some ways it seems as though the latter group should be more insulated from the economic effects of the coronavirus.