Comments by "King Ace" (@kingace6186) on "How streaming caused the TV writers strike" video.

  1. True. I used to think it helped the writers make more focused stories but now it just feels like the opposite. It just feels like robbing both the writers and the consumers.
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  2. Unions are having a comeback this decade and, ideally, will become more widespread and empowered again.
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  3. Manga writer here. I've always thought the week-to-week/month work ethic that mangaka operate under was harsh. For weekly manga chapters, for example, writers/artists work 6-7 days a week, every week, to produce ~20 pages of story per chapter. As you can guess there is a lot of overworking in the manga industry, especially since its hypercompetitive market means stories get axed ALL THE TIME if they can't gain enough traction. Meaning, the success rate is low; the karoshi ("overwork death") is high. But now I also realize that I, personally, prefer having the stability of a schedule based on weekly/monthly serialization. I get paid per chapter/page to get me by. Then, when chapters get compiled into volume form every four-month (9-11 chapters for weekly, 4 chapters for monthly), I get a direct cut of that as well. (Volume sales are how we really eat in the manga game). Then there are royalties for merch & licensing, IP cut for movie adaptions, & volume resales. Anime adaptions help bring exposure to the original source, too. My main point is that as long as manga writers/artists are successful then we don't have to worry about not getting paid for months at a time.
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  4. My only response to the AMPTP's response: THEN ACT LIKE IT.
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