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Originally Posted by MasterBate
So it's pretty much impossible for a foreigner to get a job as a manga-ka situated in Japan. Thats a downer.
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Well nothing is impossible, and this is a fantasy many JF users have. But you have to think logically.
Manga-ka are not "employees" of a publishing company, they are contractors. They may have exclusive contracts, but that doesn't make them an employee.
Independent contractors don't get visas.
So in a way there are manga-ka in the US and all over the world...but their work being published in Japan really doesn't require them to move there. When Harry Potter was published in Japan, J.K. Rowlings didn't need to move there. I only know of one OEL manga being published in Japan: Megatokyo.