Being a famous mangaka means a lot of responsibility and pressure.
Below are 5 facts behind the success of famous mangakas.
Eiichiro Oda, the author of One Piece, only sleeps three hours a day
Oda is one of Japan’s most famous mangakas, who had to sacrifice his daily life to maintain One Piece, the manga masterpiece loved by readers around the world.
His usual routine is to wake up at 5 a.m. and sleep at 2 a.m., which means Oda only sleeps 3 hours a day.
Masashi Kishimoto – the author of Naruto, had his script rejected many times
Super product Naruto was not created easily.
However, this did not make Masashi Kishimoto give up, he still tried to persevere to the end and now the results have not disappointed people when Naruto has become one of the most popular comic books of all time, to the point that many publishers
Tite Kubo – author of Bleach, the work was forced to end
Imagine your series being entered as a contender for the top three popular shonen manga at Shueisha, and suddenly you receive a notification that your manga is suddenly forced to end.
And this is the case of famous mangaka Tite Kubo in the Bleach series.
Hajime Isayama, the author of Attack on Titan, felt pressured to end his own story
Letting the Attack on Titan series end became a major struggle for mangaka Hajime Isayama, which was evident in his work habits on the manga.
A documentary proves that Isayama was so pressured that he decided to end his story.
Yoshihiro Togashi – author of Hunter x Hunter, often has to interrupt due to illness
Hunter x Hunter is by far one of the most interrupted manga series, the reason being that author Yoshihiro Togashi is often hospitalized due to his health.
However, many fans of the series expressed criticism, suspecting that he was just using illness as an excuse.
