You may be right, but it is hardly unique to either startups or to anime. The fine art world is full of artists who put their soul into their work, and gallerie

You may be right, but it is hardly unique to either startups or to anime. The fine art world is full of artists who put their soul into their work, and galleries who try to profit from it. In an ideal world, both sides get value from working together despite being at odds philosophically, but in reality there is certainly some misalignment of incentives.