How about you come and check out a little more about the salaries of Manga . Well, Comic LO conducted this interview and it is causing a lot of controversy. Since according to them, the financial return that most authors receive is very meager. So, enough stalling and let’s check out the news:

Manga Authors Salary

First, we had the following question that said: “Why do specialized magazines pay authors so little? Publishers are stealing them, right?”

Therefore, the answer was very clear and concise: “Simply because magazines are cheap. Since Comic LO magazine costs 1,000 yen ($9) per issue including tax, it'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 ($44) for the same price. So what a blessing it would be if all readers paid 5,000 yen a month! But, this is 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 Authors Salary – About Publications

The second question was: “The author who is writing for 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 authors really think, however we believe that many are simply interested in publishing their work in Comic LO. Because not all Manga artists are good at drawing Doujinshi or selling it. In this way, we also know that Doujinshi evolves in relation to trends. In other words, making self-published manga is exhausting. For those who simply want to draw Manga and have a stable income, sometimes a specialized magazine is the best option.”

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

Source: Official Twitter Account