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Originally Posted by MMM
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.
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yes this is very true. people don't seem to understand why a japanese company would go through the trouble of hiring a foreign artist when theres just as many artists in japan looking for work. just because you like manga and think you can draw doesn't mean you can work in japan. i suppose a lot of JF users aren't even at the point of looking for a career job yet anyway so i guess we'll let time take its course...