Salary for “Read for free” Manga Authors
If you’re a reader of free web manga on official publisher platforms, you may be wondering how much an author makes. In this article, we will focus on Shueisha’s web manga platform Shounen Jump+...
Miyamoto Issa and Other Hentai Artists Get Their Works Stolen
Miyamoto Issa is a popular Japanese hentai artist who we work with us at Irodori Comics.
In October, Miyamoto Issa had a work of his (which could be read entirely for free on his PIXIV...
Starbucks Japan Slapping Dicks and Laying Eggs
TW: Trypophobia
The new Starbucks menu is causing a stir in Japan. Even with an enticing name like “Blueberry and Cocoa Cream Pie”, its peculiar looks are terrifying.
(Source: Starbucks Japan)
According to the product description, it...
Japanese Sex Workers’ Guide to Stroking the Male Ego
Japanese Soapland Manual Leaked!?
A Japanese Twitter user, Madokamarusuisan, had a viral tweet on August 18th, when they posted a few pages of what is alleged to be customer service manuals given to women working...
Twitter Had Plans to Launch Its Own OnlyFans-Like Service
The Verge reported that Twitter had plans to roll out an OnlyFan-like service on its platform earlier this year. However, the plan was trashed by May 2022.
As we all know, OnlyFans has blown up...
Doujinshi Retailer “Tora no Ana” Shuts Down Stores
A pillar of the Japanese doujin community closes many physical stores.
【Aug 31st, 2022 Update Added】
On July 5th, Tora no Ana (TORANOANA Inc.) stated that it will be shutting down 6 of its company-owned retail...
The Start of AI-Generated Doujinshi?
AI-generated hentai being sold on DLSite?
On October 6, 2022, a certain Japanese tweet became viral and has accumulated over 28,000 likes (and counting).
https://twitter.com/sarasiru/status/1577966988206301184
In this tweet, user Sarasiru alleges that there seem to be people...
The Impact of 10-Yen Sales for Japanese Artists
Popular hentai manga artist, Hyji, shared an interesting piece of information about a 10-yen sales of his works in a tweet on September 3, 2022.
https://twitter.com/hyjihyji/status/1565893172743442433
In this tweet, Hyji shared a screenshot of their electronic...
What’s that Weird Eyeball Monster Japanese Artists are Drawing?
What's that Weird Eyeball Monster Japanese Artists are Drawing?
You might have seen a wide range of fanarts of a particular multiple-eyed blue monster on Japanese Twitter.
There are cute ones like these:
https://twitter.com/cherry_arai/status/1550670282398273536
https://twitter.com/rikak/status/1549529517219352576
A fantasy monster...
Artist Consent Doesn’t Matter for AI!?
Japanese Artists saying, "I don’t grant permission for my art to be used in AI learning," has no legal power, a Japanese lawyer says.
Earlier this month, a new Japanese website called mimic came under...