The average manga artist sleeps 3 hours a night. The creator of Hunter x Hunter (Yoshihiro Togashi) famously draws with excruciating back pain. The industry glorifies karoshi (death from overwork) as a mark of honor.
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The post-WWII American occupation sought to democratize Japanese culture, but inadvertently catalyzed its entertainment boom. The lifting of censorship allowed for the golden age of (Godzilla, Seven Samurai). Simultaneously, the advent of television in the 1950s gave birth to taiga dramas (year-long historical epics) and the precursor to modern variety shows. By the 1980s, Japan had built a self-sustaining entertainment loop: talent agencies like Johnny & Associates (now Smile-Up) created the boy band template, while Sony and Nintendo revolutionized home gaming. The average manga artist sleeps 3 hours a night