Do not underestimate a mangaka’s workload. A lot of them complain that …

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Comment on Thermae Romae Mangaka “Got $10,000 of $62,000,000″ by Juno:

Do not underestimate a mangaka’s workload. A lot of them complain that they barely get a few hours (2-4) sleep a night, not even getting breaks to feed themselves, especially when deadlines get closer. When I visited a studio apartment in Japan to talk to a new amateur author I met at an art store, the group (her and her assistants) was nearing their second-ever deadline, and they all had blankets and coats sprawled out everywhere. They couldn’t recall when they last actually went home. They had take-out noodle dishes all over the place because they had no time to actually sit down for a proper meal. The literally ate while they worked. Not to mention, the apartment was quite smelly and I believe it was due to their lack of hygeine in recent days. The only reason she allowed me to meet with her was because I told her I wanted to be a mangaka in the future. I was told to sit down and watch when I arrived. About three hours in, I was told to leave because my presence was a distraction and everyone was on a tight schedule. I never even got to speak with her again until I saw her at the store again, two months later.

It does not surprise me that a mangaka is “too busy with work” to care about anything but making deadlines so they at least make SOME kind of money and aren’t shifted off the magazine for a more reliable author.

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