The industry was taken by surprise today as Makoto Shinkai, director of critically acclaimed anime films including Your Name and Garden of Words, announced that he would be ending his career in the anime industry in order to focus on streaming gameplay of the online game Fornite. Shinkai, who had previously been working on a new film project, canceled all current production work in order to allow more time to focus on his new streaming channel.

According to sources close to the director, the decision was mostly economic. The director’s films, while regarded as visually stunning, had become increasingly costly along with taking years to produce. The shift to streaming would allow new content to produced nearly every day at only a fraction of the budget.

Shinkai’s new stream was revealed to be titled “5 Meters per Second”, a reference to the approximate rate at which the storm eye shrinks in a Battle Royale match. Several close staff members have reportedly been selected by Shinkai to join him in setting up his new Twitch channel. The rest of the former director’s animation staff found themselves suddenly let go from their positions as news of the decision broke.

“I tried to reason with him, but he simply wouldn’t have any of it,” former CoMix Wave animator Yugoro Kazuto stated. “I heard him a week earlier talking about starting a project that captures the essence of the modern youth. I didn’t know that this was what he had in mind.”

“When I first heard about it I suggested that he at least play PUBG instead, but then he just threw me out of his office,” Yuguro added.

The decision marks a rising trend in the field of animation as more creators struggle to make revenue from modern online media. In related news, Jun Maeda, writer for various work from Key such as Clannad, announced that he was considering leaving his position to pursue unboxing and reaction videos.

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LAPAN gadis kostum anime serta tiga lelaki warga asing yang menyertai Festival Anime di hotel di ibu negara ditahan dalam Ops Bersepadu dijalankan Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia (JIM) Kuala Lumpur, semalam.

Kesemuanya ditahan berikutan menyalahgunakan pas lawatan sosial serta permit kerja yang diperoleh.

Pengarah Imigresen Kuala Lumpur Hamidi Adam berkata, dalam operasi itu, JIM memeriksa seramai 52 individu yang menyertai festival diadakan di Jalan Putra.

Katanya, festival berkenaan juga didapati dianjurkan tanpa mendapat kebenaran daripada Agensi Pusat Permohonan Penggambaran Filem dan Persembahan Artis Luar Negara (PUSPAL).

“Operasi berkenaan dijalankan sekitar 2 petang, semalam selepas kita mendapat maklumat mengenai penganjuran festival itu yang diadakan selama dua hari bermula semalam.

“Dalam serbuan itu, 52 individu yang menyertai festival berkenaan diperiksa dan berjaya menahan 11 warga asing serta seorang lelaki tempatan,” katanya ketika dihubungi, hari ini.

Hamidi berkata, 11 warga asing yang ditahan itu membabitkan lima warga Jepun, Singapura (3 orang), Thailand (2 orang) dan Hong Kong (1 orang).

“Siasatan dijalankan mendapati mereka (warga asing) yang ditahan itu sudah masuk ke negara ini sejak beberapa hari lalu menggunakan pas lawatan sosial.

“Namun, ada antara merek turut menyalahgunakan permit kerja diberikan dengan menyertai festival itu,” katanya.

Beliau berkata, kesemua yang ditahan disiasat mengikut Seksyen 56(1)(d) Akta Imigresen 1959/63 dan Peraturan 39(b) Peraturan-peraturan Imigresen 1963.

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