{"id":40107,"date":"2024-11-19T16:36:38","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T07:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=40107"},"modified":"2024-11-19T16:36:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T07:36:41","slug":"one-of-japans-biggest-manga-publishers-is-stepping-up-to-pay-authors-significantly-higher-wages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/nongaming-news\/one-of-japans-biggest-manga-publishers-is-stepping-up-to-pay-authors-significantly-higher-wages\/","title":{"rendered":"One of Japan\u2019s biggest manga publishers is stepping up to pay authors significantly higher wages\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wages in Japan\u2019s anime and manga industries are notoriously low. However, Shueisha\u2019s <strong>Weekly Sh\u014dnen Jump<\/strong>, one of Japan\u2019s biggest manga publications, announced significant revisions to their manga manuscript fees on November 18.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3010\u3054\u5831\u544a\u3011<br>\u300e<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E9%80%B1%E5%88%8A%E5%B0%91%E5%B9%B4%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%97?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u9031\u520a\u5c11\u5e74\u30b8\u30e3\u30f3\u30d7<\/a> \u300f\u672c\u8a8c\u3067\u9023\u8f09\u30fb\u8aad\u5207\u63b2\u8f09\u3059\u308b\u5834\u5408\u306e\u6700\u4f4e\u539f\u7a3f\u6599\u309224\u5e7411\u6708\u63b2\u8f09\u5206\u3088\u308a\u6539\u8a02\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u3054\u5831\u544a\u3055\u305b\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3060\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<br><br>\u8aad\u8005\u306e\u7686\u69d8\u304b\u3089\u3044\u305f\u3060\u3044\u305f\u96d1\u8a8c(\u7d19\u7248\u30fb\u96fb\u5b50\u7248)\u306e\u58f2\u4e0a\u5229\u76ca\u3092\u57fa\u306b\u3001\u5f0a\u8a8c\u4f5c\u5bb6\u3055\u3093\u306e\u3088\u308a\u826f\u3044\u57f7\u7b46\u74b0\u5883\u4f5c\u308a\u3078\u4eca\u5f8c\u3082\u6539\u8a02\u3092\u91cd\u306d\u3066\u307e\u3044\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k2krA7V52w\">pic.twitter.com\/k2krA7V52w<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u5c11\u5e74\u30b8\u30e3\u30f3\u30d7\u7de8\u96c6\u90e8 (@jump_henshubu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jump_henshubu\/status\/1858442586601459954?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Shueisha has received praise in the past for <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231106-22822\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">paying their artists more than the average publisher<\/a>, and they have once again decided to increase manuscript prices. Jump will now pay mangaka a minimum of 20,900 yen (about $135) per black-and-white page and 31,350 yen (about $203) per color page. This is an increase of 2,200 yen and 3,300 yen respectively compared to figures made public last year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As these are flat rates for newcomer artists, remuneration will increase for each year an author publishes their work in Weekly Sh\u014dnen Jump. In addition, the editorial department will allow authors who have offers from other publications to negotiate for higher manuscript fees. Mangaka who get approved for serial publication will receive a deposit payment of 500,000 yen and will be offered an annual 1-million-yen exclusivity contract.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1208\" height=\"700\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1208px) 100vw, 1208px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231106-22822-header.jpg\" alt=\"Weekly Shonen Jump manga\" class=\"wp-image-22826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231106-22822-header.jpg 1208w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231106-22822-header-600x348.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231106-22822-header-380x220.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231106-22822-header-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231106-22822-header-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231106-22822-header-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231106-22822-header-696x403.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231106-22822-header-1068x619.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20231106-22822-header-725x420.jpg 725w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The news from Shueisha has prompted various responses, even from experienced mangaka. Tamiki Wakaki, the artist behind The World God Only Knows, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/angelfrench\/status\/1858487343356785088\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">chimed in to say<\/a> that even at the peak of their career at their former publisher, they did not receive more than what Jump is offering its newcomers. Both manga fans and creators alike are hoping Shueisha sets an example for the rest of the industry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shueisha has announced an upwards revision of how much they pay Weekly Sh\u014dnen Jump authors, including newcomers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":40109,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,65],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-40107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-nongaming-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>One of Japan\u2019s biggest manga publishers is stepping up to pay authors significantly higher wages\u00a0 - AUTOMATON WEST<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Shueisha has announced an upwards revision of how much they pay Weekly Sh\u014dnen Jump authors, including newcomers.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/nongaming-news\/one-of-japans-biggest-manga-publishers-is-stepping-up-to-pay-authors-significantly-higher-wages\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"One of Japan\u2019s biggest manga publishers is stepping up to pay authors significantly higher wages\u00a0 - 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