Manga News: Ane Doki just got axed!
series by Mizuki Kawashita
Ane Doki, a manga series that I have been following, just got axed by Shonen Jump!
It is said that the series was having bad ratings in Japan, and hence the publisher decided to axe this series.
That’s the world of manga in Japan; although you get to be very famous and your comic may never look like ending, like One Piece who has been running for more than 10 years, yet the downside of it is that your manga series can be easily axed when your comic isn’t favored by the community.
I am slightly disappointed that they didn’t continue with Ane Doki, which was getting interesting with the development.
Manga artist salary: Case Study of Satou Shuuhou
I have always wondered about a manga artist’s salary, and how does that artist earn a living. I believe that this is one big question to many people, and especially to aspiring manga “artists-to-be”.
After searching in Google and in many places, the answers provided are less than satisfactory.
However I chanced upon articles about Satou Shuuhou, the manga artist of Umizaru and Blackjack ni yoroshiku(seinen manga, which is for young adults and maybe unsuitable for teenagers), where he spoke about his distress with his publishers in his blog.
Subsequently, Satou Shuuhou reveals his income, expenses and some of his struggles as a manga artist. Now, he started to sell his manga online.
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