Comments on: “Not all manga has to be from Japan,” Major manga publisher Kadokawa looks for new manga artists overseas amidst labor shortage https://automaton-media.com/en/news/not-all-manga-has-to-be-from-japan-major-manga-publisher-kadokawa-looks-for-new-manga-artists-overseas-amidst-labor-shortage/ AUTOMATON is a website that covers the Japanese gaming world. We bring you the news on video games from Osaka and Tokyo. Fri, 08 Aug 2025 19:53:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Zyolluax https://automaton-media.com/en/news/not-all-manga-has-to-be-from-japan-major-manga-publisher-kadokawa-looks-for-new-manga-artists-overseas-amidst-labor-shortage/#comment-6385 Fri, 08 Aug 2025 19:53:10 +0000 https://automaton-media.com/en/?p=50871#comment-6385 I’m conflicted since personally I would rather have just the tried and true Japanese Manga artist. But since the rise of Viz’s Original manga one shots, Shueisha’s Manga Creators and the translation of japanese manga creation books I the eventual pivot to get more overseas creators.

They should probably do more region specific contests or get Sony to help foster a comiket type scene overseas to help kickstart the movement

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