Mangaka

Mangaka and Manga

Poll

Would you like to be a manga artist in the future?

• Yes

• No

Poll

Do you read manga?

• Yes, often

• Sometimes

• No, never

Open Ended

If you read Manga, what do you read?

How much does a Mangaka make?

Is it possible to make money from your own manga? How much money do mangakas make? A mangaka in Japan can make over ¥2,000,000 (roughly $19,000) per year, or over ¥50000 (approximately $470) per volume. Oda Eiichiro, the top-earning mangaka in Japan, is rumored to have even made around ¥3 billion (roughly $29,000,000) last year.

Multiple Choice

About how much did Oda Eiichiro make last year?

• Around 3000¥

• Around 30,000¥

• Around 3,000,000¥

• Around 3,000,000,000¥

Let's meet some famous Mangaka

• Kishimoto Masashi is widely regarded as one of the most well-known manga artists. Kishimoto Masashi is the mastermind behind ‘Naruto.’

• Toriyama Akira is the founder of the Dragon Ball franchise.

• Oda Eiichiro has sold over 450 million volumes of his One Piece manga.

Multiple Choice

Who is the Mangaka of Dragon Ball?

• Oda Eiichiro

• Toriyama Akira

• Kishimoto Masashi

Top 7 best-selling manga.

• One Piece

• Golgo 13

• Dragon Ball

• Naruto

• Detective Conan

• Black Jack

• Doraemon

Open Ended

How many copies has each of the top seven sold?

Number of copies sold

• One Piece - 480 million

• Golgo 13 - 300 million

• Dragon Ball - 260 million

• Naruto - 250 million

• Detective Conan - 230 million

• Black Jack - 176 million

• Doraemon - 170 million

Poll

So, now do you want to be a Mangaka?

• Yes

• Maybe

• No