Day in the Life of a Japanese Manga Creator

Mangaka day in the life in Japan also known as a Manga artist and manga creator. This documentary style video show the life of Mangaka from morning until the evening at the mangaka workplace, home and general mangaka working schedule. Working in Japan and Tokyo life is unique in itself, but even more unique for a Manga artist creating manga in Tokyo Japan. Mangaka illustrate manga commonly known as comic book. Maybe in Western societies, Mangaka are referred to as cartoonist or comic book illustrators. Manga creators in Japan with rensai status work with publishers to produce weekly manga. This Manga artist day in the life follows Reiji Miyajima 宮島礼吏 , who lives in Tokyo Japan and creates the manga Kanajo okarishimasu 彼女お借りします which translates to Rent a Girlfriend. Mangaka working in Japan often work in their home and set aside office space for them and their assistants. In fact, we also get a look into Mangaka Assistant life as well as how manga is created. Many Manga Creators work on serial comic books with weekly deadlines, meaning that each day of the work week in Japan is different as the manga creation process has to produce 1 new manga per week. Manga artist must not only know how to draw and create manga, but they also must know how to manage manga assistants. We even touch on Mangaka salary for first time manga creators. An inside look on how manga and comic books are made in Japan.

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[sarthakshah]

Plot twist: Paolo sneaks into their homes and they are too polite to tell him to go away

[DanielKth]

I respect that he’s the top boss and yet cleans toilet every morning for his employees.

[exzackly]

Man what a cool documentary of a Manga Artist! I am sure he will not become clinically insane after 5 years have passed.

[duckduckie]

the contrast between the old comments and the new comments is just hilarious

[tofusius]

"Can I draw one line in the manga"
Mangaka: sure... *save draft + new layer"

[kovacspistol]

Beer and water in the fridge, my dude has priorities.

[tribute]

What a truly inspirational guy! Im sure his main character will go through lots of character development and be one of the most well written characters of it's time!

[hugemango]

This comment section has better character development than Kazuya.

[AMa-usde]

The boss comes first to the office and CLEANS TOILET for his ASSISTANTS
Only in Japan

[RyukenXX]

Mangaka : *breathes
Interviewer : As you can see, he inhales air from time to time

[genematthewjuanico]

2019: We're so proud of you!
2022: Reiji, what the fuck

[justsomerandomweeb]

What an amazingly inspirational mangaka! Surely nothing could go wrong 100 chapters later!

[Aequeritas]

typical day start: wakes up at office, goes home to work

[cholonight]

Coming back here after Rent A Girlfriend took off in the anime charts.

[elijahlingzhaozhong]

2019: Oh he is making a manga. Good luck for him.
2020: OOOH WAIT IS HE THE AUTHOR OF RENT-A-GIRLFRIEND? NOICE.
2021: I heard about the second season. Cannot wait.
2022: ... Miyajima-san, you need a counselor and medicine.

[atropanda]

Funny how laid back and wholesome he is and now we know in the future he is loving his own character more than his wife. At this rate he will get his own Netflix documentary.

[kafuuconner]

Still waiting on the “Day in the life of a yakuza member”

[tiamtiam]

OMG I DIDNT EXPECT HIM TO BE THE ONE CREATING RENT A GIRLFRIEND, DUDE YOU ARE AMAZING

[LLord-hgvp]

What a nice dude! Surely his manga isn't weird at all

[officialflikz]

Mangaka must be one of the most mental health absorbing jobs I know of, I have a lot of respect for authors who know how tough and badly paid is their industry and they still prevail because they want to share their story with others, my admiration to all of you, there's a lot of very talented people in the animanga world