'Publishing company editors have gone from bringing up manga artists, like they are farming, to hunting for them, ' says Kamentotsu, who goes by his pen name and wears a mask in media appearances. Photo: Reuters
Manga artist Kamentotsu didn't expect much when he uploaded a four-panel strip about an anthropomorphic bear who runs a cake shop to his Twitter account three years ago.
But the first instalment of Koguma's Cake Shop, drawn as consolation for a tired friend, attracted tens of thousands of likes. Within a week, 40 companies had approached him with offers.
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Manga artist Kamentotsu
'Publishing company editors have gone from bringing up manga artists, like they are farming, to hunting for them, ' says Kamentotsu, who goes by his pen name and wears a mask in media appearances. Photo: Reuters
Kamentotsu, who goes by his pen name and wears a mask in media appearances, draws his four-panel strip comic 'Koguma's Cake Shop' at his workspace in Tokyo. Photo: Reuters
Kamentotsu's four-panel strip comic 'Koguma's Cake Shop' seen on his smartphone. Photo: Reuters
Kamentotsu draws his four-panel strip comic 'Koguma's Cake Shop' at his workspace in Tokyo. Photo: Reuters
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