The editors of Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Leap introduced a big revision to minimal manuscript charges on November 18, 2024, marking a notable step towards bettering the work atmosphere for creators.
The up to date charges will apply to serialized and one-off works printed within the journal from November 2024.
In a press release on the journal’s official X account, the editors defined that the payment improve was decided based mostly on earnings from journal gross sales, each print and digital.
The brand new minimal price for manuscripts is ready at 20,900 yen per web page for black-and-white works and 31,350 yen per web page for coloration works. This represents a rise from the earlier charges of 18,700 yen for black and white and 28,050 yen for coloration.
For the primary submissions by new creators, the preliminary manuscript payment is 20,900 yen.
It additionally emerged that if rivals provide increased charges, the choice can be made in session with the editors.
Moreover, compensation for the roles of making and illustrating unique tales can be decided via dialogue among the many creators.
Creators engaged on first serializations will even obtain a preparation payment of 500,000 yen.
The division confirmed that manuscript prices will improve yearly for sequence persevering with past their debut 12 months.
The editors additionally clarified that the one-year unique contract historically provided at first of serialization is now non-compulsory. “It is not one thing that essentially must be agreed upon”, the division emphasizes, giving makers extra flexibility.
The announcement additionally outlined up to date charges for Leap GIGA. The minimal manuscript price for this publication is now set at 13,200 yen per web page for monochrome works and 19,800 yen for coloration pages.
