{"id":30100,"date":"2024-04-25T12:58:59","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T03:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=30100"},"modified":"2024-04-25T12:59:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T03:59:00","slug":"anime-studio-addresses-reports-of-north-korean-involvement-in-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/anime-studio-addresses-reports-of-north-korean-involvement-in-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Anime studio addresses reports of North Korean involvement in production"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A report by Japanese news site <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jiji.com\/jc\/article?k=2024042300340&amp;g=int\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jiji.com<\/a> suggested that animators from North Korea might have been involved in subcontract work on Japanese anime. The evidence comes from 38 North, a website that analyzes events in and around North Korea. Since this news broke on Tuesday, one of the anime studios named has been investigating the matter.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the 38 North website, anime-related files had been saved to a cloud server believed to be operated by North Korea. The shows affected include the Japanese anime Dahlia in Bloom, which is scheduled to be broadcast in July. Files were found containing the name of an anime production company based in Sapporo, Japan. Evidence that suggested North Korean animators\u2019 involvement in the US Amazon Original animation Invincible was also discovered. The animation images on the server had comments written in Chinese and Korean.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240425-30100-001.jpg\" alt=\"Dahlia in Bloom anime\" class=\"wp-image-30108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240425-30100-001.jpg 900w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240425-30100-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240425-30100-001-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240425-30100-001-600x338.jpg 600w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The upcoming Dahlia in Bloom anime (image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchyroll.com\/news\/latest\/2023\/12\/24\/dahlia-in-bloom-crafting-a-fresh-start-with-magical-tools-anime-debuts-in-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Crunchyroll News<\/a>)<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, there is apparently no evidence to suggest that the Japanese and American animation companies were aware that their work was being outsourced to North Korean subcontractors. The studio responsible for the Dahlia in Bloom anime have since taken to X to address the matter, stating that they were not aware of the situation and are currently carrying out an investigation.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u300e\u9b54\u5c0e\u5177\u5e2b\u30c0\u30ea\u30e4\u306f\u3046\u3064\u3080\u304b\u306a\u3044\u300f\u306b\u95a2\u3059\u308b\u5831\u9053\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066<br><br>\u4e00\u9023\u306e\u5831\u9053\u3067\u4f1d\u3048\u3089\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u5185\u5bb9\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u3001<br>\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a\u304a\u3088\u3073\u5236\u4f5c\u30b9\u30bf\u30b8\u30aa\u3082\u628a\u63e1\u3057\u3066\u3044\u306a\u3044\u60c5\u5831\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u73fe\u5728\u3001\u4e8b\u5b9f\u95a2\u4fc2\u3092\u8abf\u67fb\u4e2d\u3068\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>&mdash; TV\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u300c\u9b54\u5c0e\u5177\u5e2b\u30c0\u30ea\u30e4\u306f\u3046\u3064\u3080\u304b\u306a\u3044\u300d\u516c\u5f0f (@dahliya_anime) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dahliya_anime\/status\/1782754876315074994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Post translation; <\/strong><em>Regarding the news report relating to the anime \u201cDahlia in Bloom\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br><em>With regard to the content of a series of media reports, neither the production committee nor the production company were aware of this information, and the facts are currently under investigation.<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The server was apparently accessed from China\u2019s Liaoning Province, which borders North Korea and is thought to be home to many of the country\u2019s IT professionals. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/zuzu0301\/status\/1782604114972877150\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Commenters on X<\/a> suspect that a Chinese subcontractor shared the workload with North Korean animators, without the Japanese production company\u2019s knowledge, However, the full story behind the situation has yet to be confirmed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Japanese animation studio has denied knowledge of alleged involvement of North Korean animators in upcoming anime Dahlia in Bloom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":30107,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-30100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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