Is being a mangaka a good job?

Is being a mangaka a good job?

Being a manga artist, or a "mangaka," must seem like a dream job to most otaku. … Well, unfortunately, the reality of what life is really like for manga artists is usually far from being a dream. Not only are jobs hard to come by, but they are riddled with unbelievable hardships and soul-crushing amounts of stress.

How much do anime drawers make?

The top 100 averaged a whopping 70,000,000 yen in royalties for their artists — that's about $900,000 a volume annually for the top performers. Not bad! Sounds like a pretty good living.