However, According to one of the most renowned anime directors today, Yutaka “Yamakan” Yamamoto (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Lucky Star, Wake Up, Girls!), the anime industry is already dead.
During an episode in Wake Up Girls!, the director mocked this rule by showing the panties of the members of Wake Up Girls.
In an event in Osaka last July, the ever-controversial anime director declated that “Anime is Dead,” and he did in fact cause quite a stir.
Miyazaki has been known for having quite the disdain for otakus, and once said that the anime industry had too many otakus.