I don't know why you guys think these people get paid a lot of money. I know a little bit about artists in the animation industry, through a friend of mine, and these people do not get paid that much. Especially cult figures like Akiman and Nishimura, who are not particularly sought after (what have they done outside of Street Fighter? Akiman did Turn A Gundam and Overman King Gainer, and I think that's basically it).