Manga Publishing....Things I didn't know before....

Manga is not built on a "lone wolf visionary auteur system" the way American and French comics are often built, with random submissions.

Based on what I've observed, it seems like one of the strongest foundations of anime and manga are relationships. Manga and anime aren't just built on talent and ideas. They're built on relationships...As in relationships between artists and publishers, artists and editors, manga-ka and editors. Japanese publishers seem to like the idea of mentoring and coaching artists they have a GOOD relationship with, one that is built slowly, carefully, over long periods of time...