CATDOLL: Can you make a lot of money by selling books in Japan? The author revealed that his income is over 10 million

In Japan, there are many large-scale doujinshi sales every year, and doujinshi has a very large consumer market. It has long been rumored that doujinshi authors earn a lot of money, so how much money can they make? Recently, a netizen who claimed to be a doujinshi seller had an online discussion with netizens. He said that some doujinshi authors and clubs can earn millions of yen from a single exhibition, and some even earn more than 10 million yen. However, is it really that good in reality? Many netizens also joined the discussion and raised a lot of questions.

[Question 1] Can you really make that much money by publishing a book?

1 or less\(^o^)／でVIPがお送りします2015/12/13(日) 02:11:53.272 ID:NZQWMwJda[1/16]

It takes about a month to prepare for a comic convention, and the company can generate sales of 3.5 million to 4.5 million yen (about 185,900 to 239,000 yuan), and can also receive commissions for doujinshi activities. Some people have been doing this for 8 years.

7 or less, \(^o^)／でVIPがお送りします2015/12/13 (Sunday) 02:13:12.175 ID:QUQ2+7Va0

Only big-name fan clubs can earn this kind of income...

Under 11, \(^o^)／でVIPがお送りします2015/12/13(日) 02:13:57.910 ID:NZQWMwJda[3/16]

A big club can earn 10 million yen (about 531,000 RMB) from a comic convention, which is something that people can only envy...

Under 19, \(^o^)／でVIPがお送りします2015/12/13(日) 02:13:20.174 ID:9Y64sWEm0

After deducting taxes and costs of approximately 400,000 yen (approximately RMB 21,200), the total amount received was approximately 6 million yen (approximately RMB 318,600).

Under 35, \(^o^)／でVIPがお送りします2015/12/13(日) 02:26:35.002 ID:NZQWMwJda[10/16]

I have been on the poster wall three times. Being on the poster wall can help me sell more books.

Under 39, \(^o^)／でVIPがお发りします2015/12/13(日) 02:29:38.193 ID:4PshPr4/0[2/2]

Isn't it true that there are times when doujinshi cannot be sold? I think everyone only buys doujinshi from the societies they like. For example, "XXX society has released a new doujinshi, I want to buy it." They won't buy doujinshi from societies they don't know.

Under 46, \(^o^)／でVIPがお送りします2015/12/13(日) 02:35:37.042 ID:iVZ7KRiCd

It's not just about selling notebooks, selling peripheral sets and pillows can also make a lot of money.

Below 53, \(^o^)／でVIPがお送りします2015/12/13(日) 02:44:45.409 ID:VbkePhgE0

There is no such thing as a profitable business. Although there are many doujinshi clubs, only less than 10% of them can actually make money.

[Question 2] Why don’t big-name doujinshi artists start out as commercial cartoonists?

Under 25,\(^o^)／でVIPがお发りします2015/12/13(日) 02:20:13.068 ID:4PshPr4/0[1/2]

Why do you only publish doujinshi and not commercial magazines?

Under 29, \(^o^)／でVIPがお送りします2015/12/13(日) 02:22:13.932 ID:NZQWMwJda[8/16]

Some popular doujinshi artists will try to make commercial doujinshi, but they will quit immediately if the rewards are low. They don't want to find other jobs at their age. They still think selling doujinshi is easy to make money, so they make money from making doujinshi and save money to live.

[Question 3] Is publishing a book a long-term strategy? Will there be unexpected events?

Under 15,\(^o^)／でVIPがお送りします2015/12/13(日) 02:15:28.555 ID:UEBlf8wt0[1/2]

But these good days have come to an end because of the Tokyo Olympics.

Under 34, \(^o^)／でVIPがお发りします2015/12/13(日) 02:25:53.680 ID:UEBlf8wt0[2/2]

Due to the Olympics, comic conventions cannot be held at Tokyo Big Sight for 3 to 5 years, and a replacement doujinshi venue has not yet been found.

Under 38, \(^o^)／でVIPがお发りします2015/12/13(日) 02:28:31.111 ID:JpfDNneIp

There is no venue in Japan bigger than Tokyo Big Sight. Doujinshi exhibitions will become smaller and smaller in the future.

Below 42, \(^o^)／でVIPがお发りします2015/12/13(日) 02:31:37.143 ID:l0XKc6Q/0[2/2]

How much you earn depends on the size of the venue. Working for three days is different from working for a week. If the event cannot be held at Tokyo Big Sight during the Olympics, I will have to move to Kansai.

After reading the above discussion, I found that although some doujinshi authors do have high incomes, not everyone can make money just by publishing books, and this is a very unstable job. Many large clubs publish books for popular works and popular CPs with a large number of fans. In fact, it is not a job that can be done as you please.