In 2022 alone, the anime assiduity dredged in about$ 25 billion. With this profit figure, it’s not hard to imagine why successful manga artists( mangaka) have a rich dream life. According to net worth statistics, below are the richest mangakas of all time in Japan.
1. Hirohiko Araki( Network$ 13 million)
Hirohiko Araki is best known for the JoJo’s crazy series. As of 2022, Hirohiko’s manga has vended over 10 million clones in print and is on the list of the stylish manga of all time. The JoJo’s crazy ballot includes a series of nine conclusions, oneshots, light novels, and videotape games. All help bring the author a fortune worth about 13- 15 million USD.
Besides, pictures and anime acclimations of the series have been produced since 2005. So far, the series has not ended and the followership is awaiting its quality to be further bettered.
2. Masashi Kishimoto( Network$ 25 million)
One of the most influential manga in Japan. Masashi Kishimoto is notorious for his Naruto manga- the original of the most popular anime series worldwide. Naruto ranked fourth in the best- dealing manga map with over 250 million clones vended in 47 countries. Masashi Kishimoto’s fortune isn’t bared exactly, but it’s estimated at 25- 27 million USD.
3. Yoshihiro Togashi( Network 30 million USD)
Yoshihiro Togashi isn’t only a notorious artist but also the author of two classic manga series, Hunter X Hunter and Yu Yu Hakusho. Both series were veritably popular at the time of their release and both had extremely successful anime acclimations after that.
In Japan alone, Yu Yu Hakusho has vended over 50 million clones. Hunter X Hunter vended 100 million clones worldwide. Both series were huge successes for the Japanese manga assiduity in the 90s. In 2022, Togashi’s fortune is estimated at around$ 30 million.
4. Hajime Isayama( Network$ 45 million)
When Hajime Isayama started writing Attack on Titan in 2005, he did not anticipate this to be the work that made him the richest mangaka in 2021 and ranks among the richest mangakas of all time.
Indeed when he was rejected by Weekly Shonen Jump, Hajime Isayama did not give up on his idea, he submitted the handwriting to Kodansha. incontinently, it came a popular manga work, bringing the author innumerous awards as well as reaching the deals corner of further than 100 million clones. Hajime Isayama’s$ 45- 46 million fortune is presently all collected. attained from the brand of the anime adaption and the particulars accompanying the series.
5. Gosho Aoyama( Network$ 50 million)
The manga operative Conan or Case Closed has vended 240 million clones. In addition, further than 1000 anime occurrences have been produced since the manga’s debut. These emotional achievements have brought Gosho Aoyama- Conan’s father- a fortune of$ 50 million at the present time and there’s no sign of stopping.
6. Akira Toriyama( Network 55 million USD)
Akira Toriyama is frequently appertained to as the” Godfather” of the Japanese manga assiduity as a colonist in introducing manga to the West. He’s the author of the fabulous manga series Dragon Ball. Up to now, thanks to the trade of the rights to exploit characters, composing after stories, designing game characters Akira Toriyama has possessed a large fortune worth 55- 57 million bones .
7. Eiichiro Oda( Network$ 230 million)
maybe Eiichiro Oda is a unique legend in the Japanese manga vill, because he owns a fortune of further than 230 million bones by 2022. presently, the series isn’t over, although in the once 22 times, The story has vended further than 490 million clones and came the alternate best- dealing series after Superman.