CATDOLL: A comic book artist complains on Twitter about being single and having no gay friends, masturbating all his life

Some time ago, we reported that the copyright fee for a manga artist's single volume exceeded 100 million yen. "Can you believe that the copyright fee for a manga artist's single volume is 130 million?!" It makes everyone feel that this industry seems to have a bright future, and buying a house and a car does not seem to be a difficult thing. But is the reality really so beautiful?

Recently, there have been many ACG works related to the profession of cartoonists appearing before us. The plots in some works have also resonated with many cartoonists. Recently, a cartoonist who makes a living by drawing erotic comics, MARUTA, expressed his views on Twitter.

"There are many works that make me think a lot as a cartoonist, such as Shirobako and Can This Guy Be Considered a Cartoonist?. Cartoonists are not simply a profession that makes you feel unfortunate all the time. They have no friends, and even if they fall down with a high fever with the awareness of death, they will fall into a situation where no one cares about them. This is simply not something a human being can do."

"In "Can This Guy Be Considered a Cartoonist?", there are characters who gave up their careers as cartoonists despite their best-sellers. But I think this is the right choice. Isn't it natural to give up this career in order to be happy? But even though I said this, I have been drawing NAME since this morning. The last time I saw him was two weeks ago."

"I won't say anything like 'I hope to find a wife' or anything like that, but at least I hope to have a male friend. Before I die alone, at least a friend will know when I die. As I am about to turn 40, I often fall into this kind of loneliness, worry and fear. This is not what a normal person should have."

"As a cartoonist, it doesn't matter what happens. Like many people, I am just working. Even if I am alone, I really hope to have my own family and friends. Thinking about it this way, the last scene of "Can This Guy Be Considered a Cartoonist?" is really touching. I have wanted to cry since this morning."

"So, although some people will say, 'I don't interact with others at all except for work~', they prove their existence by interacting with others at work. At the same time, when they return home, they have a wife and children waiting for them, so what these people say can't comfort themselves at all. I live alone here and only meet with my assistant 2 days a month!"

"Whether in works or in real life, there is always this kind of couple combination - 'the husband who is always working and rarely socializing' and the 'wife who always smiles when interacting with others'. So when will such a wife come to me?"