"An Introduction to Publishing in Japan" by the Japan Book Publishers Association: JBPA.pdf
"The Field of Japanese Publishing" by Brian Moeran: BrianMoeran.pdf
"The Japanese Way! Relationships between Authors and Publishers in the Context of Developing Works into Diverse Forms" by Tetsuro Daiki: TetsuroDaiki.pdf
"You've Gotta Have Wa If You Want to Get Published" by Robert Whiting: RobertWhiting.pdf
Manga Poverty by Shuho Sato (translated by Dan Luffey): ebook
The following are a live-action drama and three anime. Antiquarian Bookshop may be the coziest cozy mystery series ever. In the process, you'll learn a good deal about the used book trade in Japan. Shirobako is an "inside baseball" account about how an anime series is made.
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun and Bakuman feature teenagers who want to be professional mangaka when they grow up, a subject that constitutes its own genre. Bakuman in particular pays close attention to the technical details of the profession. It debuted on NHK Educational TV.
The Sakuga blog provides a good explanation of the "production committee."
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Another Japanese drama (though not available on Crunchyroll, sadly) about the (manga) publishing industry that was quite enjoyable is Juhan Shuttai, which follows a former judo athlete as she becomes an editor at a smaller manga publisher.
ReplyDeleteYour posts have been really interesting to read! Thanks!