The Sad Truth of Being A Manga Artist 

to be clear, I KNOW that the pic of Oda I used isn’t even Oda lmaoo. when u look up ‘eiichiro oda’ on google that’s like the second pic that comes up for some reason, MY BAD

What's disturbing is that they see this as natural

I feel bad for manga artists

I just love how he used so much footage from Isayama and yet he didn't even mention him lol

It’s crazy how a lot of people hate on artist, and get mad when they take breaks. There’s always going to be people out there who just hate for no reason.

'3 hours of sleep everyday' Fucking Hell Mate

i think we as readers need to encourage mangkas take more breaks. i don’t mind waiting for the next chapter their physical and mental health is more important.

And that is why I respect all mangakas, even the crappy ones.

This is very true, I’m only 18 and I started drawing my own manga about 3 months ago and I’m only on the 11th page, what’s even more insane is that I started actually planning my story 4 years ago, and I still haven’t even finished the first chapter…let that sink in.

Kentaro Miura died before completing his story which means he died having created a perfect series rather than rushing. Let’s be thankful he left a big impact on artist and games. Without him there would be no dark fantasy.

And this is exactly why ending a manga is one of the most challenging and stressful task. On one hand, these mangaka would finally get a free break where they could get a full sleep, party, or returm to family. On the other hand, you also have to end the story in the most satisfying way possible for fans. To do that, you would need to brainstorming and draw your part as best as you could. Which mean even more stress, more lack of sleep and more malnutrition.

that's why it would be good to buy physical or digital manga, instead of reading it from illegal sites.I know that a lot of readers can't afford it, but if you do, please support the manga artists

Togashi is like “fuck that ima rest!” I’ll never complain about HxH hiatus. That wonderful man can take his time

This is why I have a whole different level of respect for the authors and mangaka artists that bust their asses with very little sleep and breaks, just to get the chapters done.

And still people on Twitter send death threats, and harass Mangakas every week. As an Asian, it's disappointing to see how many people illegally consume Manga yet have the audacity to complain and nitpick. Usually in Physical Volumes, correction in Art and dialogues is done but I see every week people just bashing and comparing Mangakas' art and insulting them. People need to understand that every Mangaka is different. Not everyone draws like Inoue Sensei, not every story I same yet they insult creators by comparing them. I am happy that some Mangakas don't use Social media much, it's disheartening to see people harassing you when you were simply putting your hard work out there for people to enjoy.

I can't imagine going through all that, just to get bashed by consumers who didn't enjoy it.

This is why making a chapter per month should be a standard, I prefer such mangas like AoT or Hanako-kun where I know I always get a high quality of both art and storytelling each month without feeling sorry for the creators possibly overworking themselves to death.

i think mangaks should open a donation page or something so every foreign fan can donate to them

That's really sick, and unnecessary. The magazines could take in more authors, pay them a bit better and then half that schedule so we get 1 chapter every 2 weeks.

I feel bad for manga artists and that people harass them after all the work they put into it. I’m also scared because I want to be manga artist.

Im a young artist, gonna be 19 soon. I once was so passionate about my comic, i drew 60 full color fully shaded pages in just over 2 weeks, while also being an art student and keeping up with my other art assignments. I got a repetitive strain injury, and if i draw for too long, it comes back. There were days when I couldn’t open my hand, even hold a pen without being met with a stinging pain that went all the way up my arm. I wear a brace and take pain killers as soon as it comes up. That was self inflicted. I did that too myself. Even then, i was already a famous over worker amongst my peers, and the way that it was applauded. My passion that has lead to a maybe permanent injury is admired. And thats sick, that kind of culture amongst artists should be discouraged, artists are people, not a content pipeline

"Using a pen is anoying, using a pencil is anoying, making a manga is anoying, living is anoying,... I want to become a cheese burger!"

The fact that attack on titan was just a story in a man's head is incredible to me. Appreciate you for writing it down Isayama.

A pretty popular series called spy family on jump has a bi-weekly schedule (2 weeks per chapter) so I feel if can be more common, things can get better as artists can have more time

Moral of the story: read manga legally. appreciate these guys' hard work.

The day Oda puts his pen down by finishing one piece he will be looking at a master piece of his creation

Damn. I knew it was bad, but this is worse than I even expected. I'm currently trying to decide between becoming an animator or a manga artist, so it looks like I'm really just choosing whether my death is gonna be in black in white or in color.

Mangakas truly needs respect. Oda was hospitalized because of his overworked, and his very good friend kishimoto went to visit him, but instead of Oda resting, he was still working under such circumstances. I'm also glad Kishimoto and Oda helped each other out to finish Dressrosa Arc.

That is why AOT fans should be grateful for the ending they got. It's his story and he should be able to end whatever way he sees fit. He worked hard all this years only to receive severe backlash in the end.

Me , Someone who wants to become a Mangaka : “Shit”

I always get irritated when someone says that a mangaka doesn’t deserve their current wealth and attention, despite them working their asses off to make something their passionate about and to simply entertain people for a tiny fraction of the time they work.

As Japanese who used to work in manga (not as mangaka) and audiovisual industry. It’s 80% true. Once I worked around 500 hours month without getting any additional salary. I loved working in what I love tho, I literally almost died by work. I immigrated to France, I feel more human my life became BUT my annual salary got 4 time less than Japan. However I’ve also seen lots of non Japaneses who work more than us. I think it’s safe to say every creative industry requires some sort of “dedication to work” as there are not only 0 or 1 answer for it.

And toxic fandom still saying "this manga / anime is trash"

I spend 5 minutes reading each page of a manga because I know it takes way more than 5 minutes to draw that from scratch and there's a lot that goes into making each page that it is unfair to read in seconds. Manga artists have my respect and I bow down to them for their intensive efforts

I'm not a manga artist but there was this one time in my English class, we had a project on creative writing that requires making a short comic. So being me, I was excited to try drawing a manga. The deadline was in three weeks time. The first week I spent the first three days procrastinating then the next four creating a plot and choosing between two of which the best I've thought of. The second week was spent making sketches for each scene (no matter how much you love drawing, this is straining piece of work) and the first three days of week 2, I only made 2 pages (and I had to *resketch because it got blown by the wind and was stepped on and torn by my dogs* because I work outside), the next two days I made five and I wasn't even halfway through. So on the first week I had a weekend break but since the third week is nearing and so is the deadline, I fucked it and sketched all way from morning til 4:00 am and would wake up at 6am to continue on week 2. I still had to finish sketching few more pages so I decided to tell myself I need to finish the sketches on day one of week three. So I did. And when I thought it was over. . . it wasn't. I had to ink all 14 pages with *every single detail* and it took me six days, (the last few chapters became sloppy) and I wasn't even done with making a cover art for it, I was planning on using water colour but since I haven't yet started on my other modules, I decided to make the cover tomorrow (i.e day 7 of week 3). . . Day 7 of week 3 came, it was 5:00 am, the sun was already rising but I wasn't halfway through 13 subjects. So I worked and worked on them. Nightfall came and since I haven't slept a night and had no proper sleep days prior, I decided to sleep since I was really drained and set my alarm to 3:00 am so I can begin with the cover art. I did not wake up. . . 8:00 am, Monday, the supposed deadline of the project. I was being shaken up by my mother awake asking where my modules were so she could go and submit them. I swear every single blood cells in my body stopped circulating and froze cold. The project wasn't even bound together yet. . . I bolted u from the bed and rushed towards my workspace in my room and frantically reordered them into chronological order and stapled them, I thought fuck cover art, I'mma just put a paper and write "Creative writing project Gr.8 : Comic Strip" and that's what I did. My mother took then and went to the school. The next week later, results of the three week modules were returned and it included my project. I earned half the full marks, that would've been alright since I did become sloppy due to rushing it and didn't make a cover but the thing is, my teacher added a note that said, *"I said comic strip not a book. Great plotline btw."* I'm not really mad but. . . yeah. Appreciate the effort people. It's offending.

Kazuki Takahashi (the writer for YuGiOh) was so dedicated to his creation that he was actually working from his hospital bed to finish the original arc that covered the origins of the Pharaoh himself. He actually later admitted that the arc felt rushed and it could've been better.

When I was in high school my classmates and I used to pass around manga to read throughout the day. They would always give it to me last because they knew I took a long time appreciating the artwork and scenes. The way people just rapidly absorb manga without really LOOKING at the story slash bothers me because the artists work SO hard to bring their visions to life.

Some toxic AOT fans: I am gonna pretend I didn't watch this.

People seem to think that Japan is this progressive, rich country with some of the best living standards in the world. This video highlights only ONE profession in Japan where overworking is normal. Japan in general has numerous social issues. The low birth rate, the overworking rates, the suicide rates, and yes there is corruption.

i applaude ALL storywriters, editors, proofreaders, cleaners, translators, assistants, artists, for their hard work, ability to do this! i had no idea of this! keep bringing these videos! (how about videos of seiyuus??)

I actually wanna become a manga artist myself and after seeing this I'm not gonna let this slow me down and I'm not gonna let anybody control my story I just hope it terns out well

*"I can create the story but i can't control my story"* _some artists guy_

Wow, most of the comments are into shaming readers instead of of shaming the institution for imposing sadism on the artists. I see no reason why, especially with digital distribution, why publication couldn't be bi-weekly or even monthly. The Japanese comics industry needs to grow a soul and both pay the artists for what they're really worth as well as give them ample time off.

Manga is more than just a form of entertainment. It is a true art form that captures the imagination and inspires creativity. The intricate details of the characters, the vivid landscapes, and the emotions conveyed in each panel are a testament to the skill and talent of the artists who create them. The combination of storytelling, illustration, and design in manga is truly unparalleled. The artists are able to transport readers to new worlds and bring characters to life in a way that is both powerful and captivating. Manga has the ability to evoke strong emotions and leave a lasting impact on its readers. It has the power to inspire and influence generations of artists and storytellers. In short, manga is not just a book, it is a masterpiece of art that deserves to be appreciated and celebrated. It is a testament to the power of creativity and imagination, and an inspiration to all who seek to express themselves through art.

I hope Japan realizes how much of a cultural treasure they have in their hands. Anime and Manga did so much for their country. I've read they tend to look down on Manga and anime, which if true would be kind of sad.

Rest in piece Kentaro Mura, lots of respects. man literally details every pixel in a giant panel, spent 38 years dedicating his life to one of the best mangas in history.

More like the reality of being an adult. I'd rather spend 10 years of my life creating a story (and dying for it), than 40 years enslaved to a grocery store (and dying there).

Around the time she was creating the Swordsmith Village arc, Demon Slayer's mangaka had family issues come up, but wasn't given a break. She ended up ending the series early. Thankfully, we have the databooks, but everytime I hear someone say Demon Slayer's writing is trash / it sucks / etc, I remember the little note she put at the beginning of the very first volume, about how excited she was that her work had gotten published.

Same thing applies to Webtoon artists like me.

Despite the dark side of the industry, there’s still more passionate authors debuting almost every year, even though they know the stress it causes they’re still willing to keep writing just off of passion alone, and I respect that. And regarding the statement of manga authors not having control over when the series ends, that was mainly an issue for extremely popular series in Weekly Shonen magazines, like Fairy Tail, Naruto. Recently they’ve been more willing to end series on the authors accord, good example is Kimetsu no Yaiba, it ended with only 4 year run but is now one of Jump’s most popular series in years, and My Hero Academia, a series that you would usually expect to go on forever like Naruto, is in it’s final arc, even Jujutsu Kaisen and Tokyo Revengers, series that’re blowing up at the moment, are ending pretty soon (Jujutsu Kaisen was stated to end in another year or 2, and Tokyo Revengers is currently in it’s final arc as well.) And when it comes to to scheduling, you have an alternative to Weekly Jump, Jump Plus, which manga artist has a more flexible work schedule, being able to work at their own pace. So when it comes to the current state of the manga industry, I feel that it’s slowly becoming less as stressful as it was back then. But anyways good video! Sorry for the wall of text lol.

Yet, there are still people who are reading for free online and complain about the author /comic. Its ridiculous really. Edit: I think its fine to read for free online, but if you do, stop complaining and shitting on the author just drop it if you dont like it.

This is a main reason why I hate people who hate on a manga ..you might not like it but somebody is literally suffering to bring those out. RESPECT THEM

It's pretty sad that these people do so much sacrifices just for us to enjoy, they deserve more respect.

Honestly, I do wanna be a Manga / Comic creator when I get a little older, and this video has given me the idea to make a schedule now before I decide to create my stories. I don't want to kill myself just so I can draw a page or two. I also have another profession that I want to make time for too. This video was Bit of an eye opener, hopefully I can enjoy making manga while still being able to have a life and not do any harm to myself 😁!!

fun fact: that 30 minute sleep every four hours is a real thing That only the busy can acomplish. its typically called the Davinci schedule since he supposedly used it. its facinating how little we can truly live on.

This makes me appreciate the art of anime and manga even more tremendously

Shonen Jump is known to exploit their artists, that's why other magazines that publish monthly are a much more feasible task to accomplish and healthier for the artists. Fans need to know that creators are human beings too and deserve to have a life outside of drawing. Adding to the fact that Japan has often a sick work ethic, it's not going to change.

I will admit I am guilty of reading manga online free because I can't afford it, but I try to support the author in other ways like watching the show on subscription streaming services and buying official merch when I can. I know that doesn't fully make up for it but it's the best I can do.

This is why we should appreciate the work the Manga Authors put out for us each week, take The Promise Neverland as an example many people disliked how the show ended

as an artist i understand how draining it is to make a comic so it enrages me when people put even more pressure on already overworked, likely exhausted artists. not every comic has to look like a masterpiece, the people making it are only human.

I wanted to be a manga artist when I grow up- and this video scared me-

Why does it seem like things that come from Japan and South Korea like Manga/Manhwa and Kpop, are cool but come with this horrible dark side?! Is there any commodity that's cool from these countries that doesn't have a tinge of a horrible cloud hovering just behind it?! Japan has a name for folks who work themselves to death, like come on!

Am an aspiring manga artist and even though my manga isn’t popular it’s still so hard making it, I hope people will start to appreciate mangaka more.....

I hate it when a manga artist's hard work is often not recognised because you have idiotic fans being toxic, overly-demanding, or just trashing it. No matter how much you think something is 'mID' or 'tRaSH' or whatever, there's always people who put effort into drawing it or animating it into an anime (although that's not the main focus of the video)

The standing desk was a big step forward for these guys I bet

Drawing as it is, already demands your attention. If you want your drawings to look clean and smooth then you have to focus on it all day. And that's just drawing, now there's inking, drawing back grounds, inking backgrounds and finally coloring it if you're a mad man.... That is the pinnacle definition of DEDICATION.... Sheeesh.

those people are dying to give life to fictional characters😔.

After the gigantic shitstorm AoT received for its ending, imagine if One Piece actually gets an ending that most fans consider to be terrible as well... man the world would break apart. I honestly think we should all calm down and even if we dislike an ending to a story, we shouldn't take it that seriously and move on as best as we can. I think the mangaka who have put so much effort into their stories deserve that much atleast.

Being a mangaka is literally my dream job, and yet I know that in the back of my head that there is hardly any leisure time. I love storytelling, drawing, and anime/manga in general. And with my depression, I know it's not possible until I get better mentally. I'm still young, and yet I feel as though I never achieve my dream. I know this job relies on popularity, but the more popular you are, the less leisure time you have.

This is why I read my manga physically. Me having their hard work in my hand is just more respect to the author

This actually just makes me respect them even more...there is a work ethic in their culture that is astonishingly Savage. In California, In 2010 There was a 19 year old girl from japan in our 3d fundamental class, the widows are tinted as a way to help us loose track of time. While me and the Americans would knock off the labs early she'd always remain behind on her screen just toiling away, Even when assignments were complete 🤷🏽‍♀️ sometimes she'd come with a sleeping bag and sleep in the labs. Till One day, she just didn't come, which was such a foreign notion to us that we stopped working and asked questions, we later found out that she went temporarily BLIND!!, 😳 We didn't even know it was possible to SPRAIN YOUR EYES. I don't understand what pushed her but all I know is , where ever she is today, she has my respect because all who majored STILL talk about it in their marriages and in work places... She left an impact with just her work ethic alone. And yes of course she was the best of us but even after scooping that title she had no reason to work how she did.

I have a comic i started last year and usually ill do one page a day. Mind u this was solo work plus i had to attend law school as well. making comics or manga is a ALOT of work but seeing these guys through such a hellish journey makes me feel like i haven't been doing enough even though i feel exhausted.

I worked on a Webtoon for a competition once. Since my partner and I entered a little late, we were pressed for time. I was invested in the story my writer had, but I also had very high expectations for my art that we simply didn't have time for. In the end, I was drawing the second I woke up to the second I slept, 15 hours a day. We barely made the first episode, as we pulled all nighters as the week came to an end. Anyone who knows the format knows that Webtoons are usually colored. Although I was confident in the artwork for the first half of chapter one, I had to cut it down drastically, to the point where I hated looking at it. It's an eyesore. I'm only glad that my readers didn't tear me apart for it anymore than I did. I'm trying not to type so much, but we got episode 1 out, and immediately began scripting episode 2. Now I knew what episode 1 was like, so I adjusted my art for the second episode. It wasn't nearly as nice as the first half of 1, but it wasn't miserable like the second half. The workload was still the same, however. We never finished it. By the end of it, my back was in excruciating pain for a good while, which I feel I haven't fully recovered from since i get a small pain if I draw for too long. My wrist also stiffens and burns if i draw for too long as well. Despite all this, I am in love with drawing and writing. So I still plan to create. I plan on starting another webtoon soon, but this time at my own pace (I'm thinking monthly as opposed to weekly) and I will also be writing my own story. What i primarily want people to take away from this is that it is definitely dangerous to work under such a short window of time. Since I have then improved a lot artistically, mentally, and physically, I feel like I can take it easier the second time around. If you love it more than anything, give it a shot!

The energy you put into translating these matters doesn't go unnoticed either RU-vid career can also be very taxing & we appreciate the perspective you've shown us

These kinds of things are why I really do think that more manga magazines should have bi-weekly or even monthly schedules. As an amateur comic artist myself, I can say that even just my comics which are far shorter and less well made than those of published mangaka take a lot of time and effort to make. I can't imagine having to stick to such a schedule.

Rest in peace Akira Toriyama :c

it always feels weird when I watch one of your videos and I go to the comment section and realize that you don´t have thousands of comments, cause you deserve it

Sadly this doesn't not apply only to mangakas but also for webcomic artists, trust me is not easy to spend hours and hours coloring backgrounds or modeling 3D to bring a speed race for the readers, and sometimes they're very rude cof cof Webtoons

I hope that Isayama is rich for life. Every single character in his saga is like a universe. Not a single one is shallow. We somehow know that, even with the ones that appear in the story fleetingly, if we were allowed into their story, a LOT would be revealed. And yet he had to deal with people whining and even disrespecting him because he saw his vision to the end instead or writing their fanfic end.

This video, has given me more of a reason to support manga creators As a fan of Manga, who collects and reads them in French because I'm from a french speaking localization, thank you for making this video, it made me feel more empathetic for those who put time and dedication into making manga :')

This is exactly why i didn't complain about the Ending of AOT. Imagine working for eleven consecutive years with dedication, difficulty and passion just to have a bunch of ungrateful and inconsiderate people bashing your work. *Edit: there are people in the replies convincing me that the ending of aot was bad. yes, I agree with that.there were plenty of inconsistencies and plotholes... though that does not exclude the well written characters, quality storyline and plot we had prior to everything. it's not like we can change a bad ending by complaining* Edit: it's over. I feel so empty 😭🖤

I always wondered how manga artists managed to pump out issues every week. Usually comic book creators have a month to make up an issue and the work is split between writers, pencilers, inkers, and colorists. This sounds like hell. Much respect to all the mangakas out there.

This is the reason why when I read mangas, I like to take my time and apriciate the hard work they put into making it, (my parents once cought me admiring a page for almost 30 minutes).

Give these people credit. They give us Manga and Anime every day by working and pushing themselves as hard as they can. Respect.

You know what else is hard ? Him hearting 90% of the comments.

For having only about 6000 subs the quality of yo vids is crazy good and seems professional. Shout out to all the never ending mangas, we gonna miss berserk :/

After seeing all this, I think that the manga schedule should be changed. They all deserve 8 hours of sleep, higher payment, vacations and all of support. We must never take advantage of these Japan manga artists, creators & authors for granted, because they all deserve a break & they're all human like us. So let's all do what we can to give these people the respect they deserve. After all, when we read all about manga, we remember the people who drew them & deserve nothing less.

art is passion when you love doing something, your body goes into a trance, I want to salute all the manga artist, if illustrating,drawing or animating is a death sentence then dying for something you are passionate about is the noblest way to go.

good video and how sad that it is a reality

I feel so sad for the authors who work so hard and many people say bad things about the manga. Man I feel so sad.

i was always fascinated by anime and wanted to make one i even planned a story based from my experience but its seriously heartbreaking seeing artists struggling also i dont have any talents except of drawing manga and my dream is crushed but my life is saved tysm for telling the truth i hope we can help the artists and the animators and i also hope that their studio give them credit or increase their income cause this is unfair for them

I respect the illustrators and authors who make manga. Details to draw the manga and ideas for them are already both very tiring to do.

I’m an artist writing his own series and I can tell you every artist knows the risk and struggles that come with our talents but there’s something about writing a story and putting our hearts on a page for all to see and enjoy, it just does something for us and while there is potentially little in it for us, it’s still something we would fight for

Tite Kubo is a huge victim of this he was tormented by shueisha and shone jump so badly to finish and rush the ending of bleach as he did this his health severely deteriorated and he was admitted in hospital many times but still continued the manga due to a letter from a terminal illness patient he was touched by and when he finally finished tybw in 2016 all people could say was trash ending and hated on the manga itself sending hate messages to kubo all I can say is that this somehow has to be resolved in the near future

Watching a manga serie, or movie, you can tell by every second it plays, every detail however little, has been created with such a mastery of attention, one cannot describe it.. That is why anime is so incredible, beautiful, full of emotion and deep meaning. I am very, very grateful that there are such artists, whom are creating this for us al to enjoy, laugh and cry with. I only pray for those men and woman that they respect their own life as they respect their Art, too. But if you really love something, it becomes very easy to give it all of your attention, so I understand what they go trough, and why they 'suffer themselves'. They love it, yet a little bit more money for those artists would serve them right! They deserve

I don’t know why people never talk about hiro Mashima the man can’t be human with how hard he works😳😳😳

This is why is when I become a Comic Book Artist I’m gonna do a monthly schedule. Tho it won’t help with the stress it would be easier for me

I feel so bad for Isayama he's trying his best to create a fulfilling story for the fans but the fans never seem to be satisfied they need to realize how heartbreaking it must be to work so hard on a series but everyone tries to change it and even try to make an alternate ending it must be heartbreaking for him so please lets appreciate the ending of AOT we got

People label Togashi as lazy, I did too. Seeing how cluttered and dirty his room is in that one famous picture painted him in a bad light. When they state health issues the hiatus makes it a bit iffy cause he's been on break for years. But when you think about it mental stress and other psych issues are also very real. Its sad tho that Muira died before he could finish berserk. I don't think I'll ever read his final chapter.

As an artist myself, who draws his own anime despite not being Japanese, I always appreciate the hard works that they always do for us though if they can't do any more stories, that's fine, there will always be new stories inspired by these ideas and that's more than enough.