Manga Creator Says He Receives No Profit From Anime

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-09-05/the-disastrous-life-of-saiki-k-manga-creator-says-his-royalties-may-come-after-all/.120961
>Regarding yesterday's Tweet, the person in charge said, "You're getting [royalties] for sure," so I deleted it. I guess it being this late is relatively rare, but it seems like it's not a case of not getting the [royalties]. But it's scary how there's no explanation....
What did they mean by this?

Got ripped off by his publisher in the agreement probably.

>>161933293
Normally he would get them, looks like he is a pushover.

>>161933348
i hadn't seen this yet.
i guess they only informed him after he said that on twitter. they were kind of dicks.

If he had zero involvement with the anime's production as he said, that's not uncommon in Japan. It's also not uncommon for lesser authors to have no idea about what their contract says, because the publisher has all of the leverage and can pressure them to sign anything. Suing them is an option, but a most dishonoraburu one.

>>161933348
bad communication between author and publisher

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>>161933293
Somehow I'm not shocked by this reveal.

>>161933293
Was it even sell ?

>>161933533
that's a really shitty thing to do to an author.

>Asō replied that such an action would make him appear troublesome as a creator, and people involved with the anime's production might say something along the lines of "Ugh, this guy won't shut up about the money, the money...."
i bet him thinking this is not unfounded.
what the fuck japan?

>>161933640
it doesn't matter, he should receive money before the they sell anything because they are using his content. licensing fees, ip rights, etc.
that's how it works everywhere else

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>>161933293
>To tell the naked truth, regardless of how many people watch the film or how much the gross earnings are, not a single yen goes to the author. We are only paid an upfront license fee. The amount we’re paid is peanuts in comparison to the overall box office gross. The majority of the profits go to filthy unscrupulous companies such as Shueisha and Sunrise. Releasing individual manga volumes is way more profitable.
>http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/11/26-1/gintama-creator-comments-on-how-much-manga-authors-make-from-anime-adaptations

>>161933293
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-09-05/the-disastrous-life-of-saiki-k-manga-creator-says-his-royalties-may-come-after-all/.120961
>Regarding yesterday's Tweet, the person in charge said, "You're getting [royalties] for sure," so I deleted it. I guess it being this late is relatively rare, but it seems like it's not a case of not getting the [royalties]. But it's scary how there's no explanation...

>>161933768
>>161933348
its a short thread read it before posting the same exact thing

>>161933730
that sucks but at least he got paid and that is how licensing fees work. he should prob also have a clause something like: if it foes obver x ammount of profit then you receive 1% of royalties from that point on.