Editorial

Mid-length articles that touch on current issues in Japan and how they may affect the doujinshi/ manga/ anime scene. These Editorial articles present information objectively, but may contain our opinions and comments as a publisher. Many news from Japan reported in English tend to be “skewed” one way or another. We hope to bring balanced reporting for current issues to explain how it will affect the industry.

A cover of the blog article featuring Kibayashi Shin with the text, "Legendary Mangaka With Seven Names"

Kibayashi Shin: Legendary Mangaka With Seven Names

This dapper man in the picture is a man so renowned in the Japanese manga industry virtually any industry person would know his name. Or perhaps more than one of his seven author names...
A cover for a blog article with the text, "Artist Sold 0 Works at Comiket and Analyzes the Mistakes."

Comiket 100: Artist Sold 0 Works and Analyzes the Mistakes

An artist by the name of Yokotsuki Reiji wrote a blog about how they didn’t sell a single work at Comiket 100 that took place this past August and tweeted about it. Ironically, their...
A cover of a blog article with the text, "Comiket: Do Artists Make Money at the Event?"

Comiket: Do Artists Make Money at the Event?

On August 13 and 14, 2022, the commemorative 100th Comiket (Comic Market) happened in Tokyo, bringing in approximately 170,000 attendees.  Back in 2018, Abema News reported that the economic effect brought by Comiket was estimated...
A cover of a blog article with the text, "Animators: Why Are They Paid So Poorly in Japan?"

Animators: Why Are They Paid So Poorly in Japan?

In the last few years, we saw Demon Slayer: Mugen Train become the highest-grossing animation in all Japanese film history as well as Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time and Jujutsu Kaisen 0 become...

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