Do mangaka HAVE to listen to their editors?
If you're a rookie mangaka yesIf you're togashi or oda you can do whatever you want
>>275225445I feel like that happened with Kishimoto.The editor probably let him do the same by the end... And it sucked
>>275225237The Japanese are allergic to free will.
>>275225237Editors are editors because they're familiar with what sells and what doesn't, they usually know what they're talking about when they give advice.
>>275225237Almost every creative field has and needs a tard wrangler role, not just manga. Justifiably so because pretty often they go full retarded after getting too big to be kept in check.
>>275225237>do employees HAVE to listen to their bossesYou better really know what the fuck you're doing if you don't.
>>275225237Yes, I trust a manga published in WSJ to give an unbiased insight into WSJ's inner workings