How about you check out a little more about manga ? Well, Comic LO conducted this interview, and it's causing quite a stir. According to them, the financial return most authors receive is very meager. So, enough of the chatter, let's check out the news:

Manga Author Salary

First, we had the question, "Why do journals pay authors so little? Publishers are ripping them off, right?"

The answer was very clear and concise: “Simply because magazines are cheap. Comic LO costs 1,000 yen (US$9) per issue, including tax, and that's still very cheap! On the other hand, a doujinshi (self-published manga) costs 500 yen (US$4) for about 30 pages. So if you calculate that, an issue of Comic LO would cost 5,000 yen (US$44) at the same price. So, what a blessing it would be if all readers paid 5,000 yen per month! But that's unlikely to happen. The market is different, so writers and readers are free to choose what they want to read/publish and where to read/publish it.”

Manga Author Salary – About Publications

The second question was: “The author who is writing in Comic LO knows that he could earn more in Doujinshi, but the publishers don’t allow him to do that, right?”

So, again, the answer was quite straightforward: "We don't know what the authors really think, but we believe many are simply interested in publishing their work in Comic LO. Not all manga artists are good at drawing doujinshi or selling them. We also know that doujinshi evolves with the trends. In other words, self-published manga is exhausting. For those who simply want to draw manga and earn a steady income, sometimes a specialized magazine is the best option."

So, what do you guys think of all this? We simply appreciate the entire work, but we don't see what the authors go through to make it. Leave a comment with your opinion, and see you next time!

Source: Official Twitter Account