User blog comment:Zolnir/The Inconvenient Truth of Japanimators/@comment-32856285-20150319023046/@comment-25555436-20150319024159

Actually, it is, considering modern costs in general, and how many other jobs in comparison give you a better pay per day, and even by Japanese standards, don't downright slave you for a pityful salary.

And there are other places, like the US, where stuff is so expensive 125-150$ per month is not going to help you at all. Open your eyes, don't be optimistic, be realistic.