Malachi Bredy ~ Senior Padlet by Malachi Bredy https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk Is the manga industry to blame for the deteriorating health of Mangaka (Manga creators) in the last three years, and if so what is being done to combat it? en-us 2023-05-03 17:53:22 UTC 2025-04-24 07:12:41 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4d6.png This is a video uploaded by Chibi reviews on 3/12/23 which provides some information regarding the health concerns of My Hero Academia artist Kohei Horikoshi mbredy20231 https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2577143728 2023-05-03 18:13:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2577143728 This is a video uploaded by Chibi reviews on 3/9/23 which provides some information regarding the health concerns of Hunter x Hunter artist Yoshihiro Togashi mbredy20231 https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2577144998 2023-05-03 18:14:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2577144998 Update on the status of My Hero Academia manga and the health of Kohei Horkoshi mbredy20231 https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2577148055 Kohei Horkoshi, Mangaka of My Hero Academia, has had to miss multiple Weekly Shonen Jump due to his unspecified health issues. While his health issues arent public, he makes mention of shoulder pain so sever he would rather not have shoulders it an authors comment.]]> 2023-05-03 18:16:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2577148055 Jujutsu Kaisen manga will be on indefinite hiatus due to creator Gege Akutami’s health. mbredy20231 https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2577148683 Gege Akutami, creator of Jujutsu Kaisen, is taking a break due to "poor physical" health. He wrote an apology tweet, along with a handwritten letter, claiming that the sickness wasn't serious and that his mental health is fine.]]> 2023-05-03 18:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2577148683 Article looks at concerning authors notes from Hunter x Hunter artist Yoshihiro Togashi and relates them to the manga's longest ever hiatus mbredy20231 https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2577151340 Hunter x Hunter artist Yoshihiro Togashi has been transparent with his fanbase, on his health concerns. He describes his debilitating back pain through author's notes. Even with such severe pain, he continues writing and says he plans to finish the series, even if it takes time.]]> 2023-05-03 18:19:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2577151340 Article update on health of World trigger creator Daisuke Ashihara mbredy20231 https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2577153284 Daisuke Ashihara, creator of World Trigger, is sick with unspecified sickness (not covid-19) and his manga will miss the March and May issues of Shonen SQ (monthly magazine)]]> 2023-05-03 18:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2577153284 mbredy20231 https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2577155564
"Rather than pushing manga artists to crank out pages and pressure them to keep writing and drawing, publishers should create a healthy work-life balance. 

Manga artists have recognized this problem, and are suggesting solutions.

Japan has a term for death from overwork: karoshi. Currently, people inside the industry are working to prevent burnout and health complications.

Manga artists currently have a union, the Japanese Cartoonist Association, founded in 1964 and incorporated twice. They negotiate on behalf of their members for fairer work conditions and for better health insurance. Currently, the industry in Japan is working to improve conditions, but it will take time."
]]> 2023-05-03 18:23:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2577155564 Article speaks to the death of Kentaro Miura, Mankaga of Berserk, and the Manga industry as a whole, specifically poor treatment from editors mbredy20231 https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2577156042 "Kentaro Miura's tragic death came far too early. The immensely talented manga artist's cause of death was due to acute aortic dissection, a rare medical condition often caused by hypertension. One major cause of hypertension is extreme stress, and a systemic issue often associated with working in the manga industry is artists being subjected to intense schedules, which produces such high stress.

While Berserk had long delays between chapters, every page took meticulous work to get perfectly right. Miura's cause of death indicates that his passing might be a symptom of a vast, dangerous problem undercutting the entire manga industry. There are many manga creators who end up suffering from their work, either forced to work long hours that affect their physical or mental health or suffer direct abuse from the system. Ultimately, something needs to change to protect the health and lives of the endlessly overworked creators."]]> 2023-05-03 18:23:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2577156042 An article that speaks to the potential causes of poor Mangaka health as well as the risk of death involved in their line of work mbredy20231 https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2577157848 "While there could be many rationales behind this scenario, the most alarming among all is the deteriorating health of the mangaka, which sometimes leads to death. Throughout the lifetime of their masterpiece, authors experience significant health risks due to various factors.

Everyone who has been consuming anime content for some time and came across an anime or manga on indefinite hiatus must have realized the intense stress of working in this industry as a manga author. 

The tragic death of Berserk's Keitaro Miura, being one of the most recent devastating demises in the enterprise, is due to a rare medical diagnosis caused by hypertension. While not all mangaka deaths are associated with hypertension, most of these conditions we've heard of are stress-induced. 

There is an unimpeachable pattern in how mangakas overwork themselves to death. While some people work multiple jobs to make ends meet, something is unhealthy with a manga author's career that burnt their lifespan quicker than a matchstick."
]]> 2023-05-03 18:25:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2577157848 MHA manga mbredy20231 https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2577182422 2023-05-03 18:45:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2577182422 Hunter x hunter mbredy20231 https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2577183981 2023-05-03 18:46:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2577183981 world trigger mbredy20231 https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2577185243 2023-05-03 18:47:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2577185243 jujutsu kaisen mbredy20231 https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2577186614 2023-05-03 18:48:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2577186614 News article that goes into detail regarding the working conditions in Japan, and reasons mangka are getting sick. mbredy20231 https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2581979186 "First of all, desk jobs—or any job that requires prolonged sitting—have a bunch of associated long-term health risks. They can cause pains in your neck, back, and shoulders and compromise your metabolic system. These increase your risk of developing cardiovascular disease and cervical spondylosis, among other serious problems, and generally lower your life expectancy."

"Working as a manga artist has all those problems, compounded by the highly stressful nature of deadlines and the physically taxing work of drawing for hours on end. It's common for artists to get cramps and repetitive strain injury (RSI) due to using a pen too much, and these can develop into more severe problems down the line."

"Although Japan has a cultural problem with overwork, manga artists have it much worse than other occupations. Recent legislation limiting the amount of overtime for employees has little bearing in an industry where 98% of artists identify as self-employed. This means that there's nothing stopping people from working 18-hour days, and some artists freely admit to doing just that to meet tight deadlines."]]> 2023-05-08 12:36:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2581979186 mbredy20231 https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2583838948 Take a screenshot of Chibi Reviews profile]]> 2023-05-09 13:40:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2583838948 script mbredy20231 https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2583840393 2023-05-09 13:41:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2583840393 Beginners guide to manga mbredy20231 https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2583879718 2023-05-09 14:05:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2583879718 My Hero Academia tweet (1) mbredy20231 https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2591294864 MHA tweet regarding missed weekly SJ due to Mangaka's poor health]]> 2023-05-15 13:08:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2591294864 My Hero Academia tweet (2) mbredy20231 https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2591296414 MHA tweet regarding missed weekly SJ due to Mangaka's poor health]]> 2023-05-15 13:09:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2591296414 My Hero Academia Author's comment mbredy20231 https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2591299587 Kohei Horikoshi’s Author Comment in Weekly Shonen Jump Issue 5/6 (2023), Shueisha]]> 2023-05-15 13:11:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2591299587 Jujitsu Kaisen tweet mbredy20231 https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2591969179 Jujutsu Kaisen tweet regarding missed weekly SJ due to Mangaka's poor health]]> 2023-05-15 22:40:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2591969179 Information regarding the late Berserk Mangaka Kentaro Miura mbredy20231 https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2591975827 2023-05-15 22:53:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2591975827 Article speaks on what the Manga industry is doing to take care of Mangaka mbredy20231 https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2591996172 "On the other hand, even if the law isn't helping manga artists directly, the growing awareness of overwork-related problems is having a noticeable effect on the industry...
The fact that it's becoming more common for popular manga to take breaks also points in that direction....The shift to digitally drawn manga and online distribution is also a welcome trend...So while it's true that many manga artists suffer from health problems, and only the most successful will reliably get the support they need, the industry is already moving in a better direction overall."]]> 2023-05-15 23:25:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2591996172 The Plan mbredy20231 https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2592020776 This is a collection of sources (articles, videos, tweets, and pictures) to be used in my video where I will prove that the manga industry is responsible for the poor health of mangaka (manga creators). I plan to start off, prefacing the question by discussing the passing of Kentaro Miura, Mangaka of the series Berserk. After posing my question, I will explain why I have taken an interest in the topic. Then I will provide a somewhat detailed introduction to the manga industry, to give viewers a baseline understanding of what is meant by the term "manga", as well as other aspects of manga that will be referenced later in the video. I will then introduce my main text and, using panels from the manga, explain the lifestyle of a mangaka. After this, I will read segments of the different articles I found, that speak on the working conditions in Japan, the different Mangaka and their ailments, and the causes of their illnesses. During this segment, I will also reference tweets and author's notes that pertain to their poor health. I will then speak on what the manga industry is doing to reduce the number of sick Mangaka.]]> 2023-05-15 23:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2592020776 Typical Mangaka schedule mbredy20231 https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2592023096 2023-05-15 23:59:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2592023096 Manga info mbredy20231 https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2592024365 "Manga artists spend most of their time throughout the week storyboarding, writing, drawing, inking, and meeting with editors. If their manga is picked up for franchise adaptations, the artist needs to serve as a consultant as well.

Artists can hire assistants, but if they cannot afford one, then they have to do the work alone. Pay can also be low for manga creators and artists; one former assistant illustrated this by pointing out an artist getting paid $100 per page at 32 pages a month (an average length for a monthly series) only makes $3200 a month.

If an artist is working on at least one manga chapter a week, that means they have to produce dozens of pages every week. A collected tankoubon can have around 200 pages, which means about ten chapters per volume in demand. "

"Comic projects in the United States usually have a writer, penciler, and inker. The work is split among a team who specializes in different tasks. The page expectations are also different: an American comic produces about one issue per month, ranging from 20-32 pages."]]> 2023-05-16 00:01:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2592024365 Manga info mbredy20231 https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2592025198 "A single manga consists of separated volumes, while a single volume holds several chapters, and a single manga chapter has an average of 18-22 pages."]]> 2023-05-16 00:02:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2592025198 Bakuman Chapter 1 Page 21 mbredy20231 https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2592078850 2023-05-16 00:45:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2592078850 Bakuman Chapter 1 Page 22 mbredy20231 https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2592079760 2023-05-16 00:45:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mbredy20231/jczse20h2u4i0nqk/wish/2592079760