How do people become Mangaka? (IN PROGRESS)

Points to include (find some images and include text prose to weave these points together!)

Early artists who painted picture scenes like emakimono, ukiyo-e, sumi-e etc.
- Katsuhika Hokusai
- Hiroshige
Osamu Tezuka’s, the ‘godfather of manga’, his career shift from medical doctor to mangaka, his work ethic, etc.
Manga education and vocational training
- Any particular colleges or vocational training institutes for visual arts and manga?
Nonfiction books about creating manga
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Draw_Manga the ‘How to Draw Manga’ series by Hikaru Hayashi and The Society For the Study of Manga Techniques
  - https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/how-to-draw-manga-hikaru-hayashi
  - https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/how-to-draw-manga-hikaru-hayashi
Working life and conditions of mangaka
- Videos depicting
  - Day in the Life of a Mangaka/Manga Assistant (from Paolo in Tokyo)
    - Day in the life of a Japanese Manga Creator https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3rKrTehORY
    - Day in the Life in a Japanese Manga Artist Shared House https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wVQxAmaEQ4
  - Takehiko Inoue (Vagabond, Real, Slam Dunk) interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFoZtBvgVi4, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VybvT_ZHjJ0
  - Hiroyuki Takei (Shaman King) interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp6_kvcEI_4
  - Mieri Hiranishi’s mangaka life https://www.youtube.com/@mierihiranishi < an entire channel dedicated to showcasing the production process and working life of a manga creator, includes factual videos and recorded livestreams, includes English subtitles
    - Week in the life of a part-time manga artist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOtkXE1fzMc&t=3s&pp=0gcJCQMKAYcqIYzv
    - Manga artist workplace tour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oyswl7HvSZk
    - Manga creation process
      - Creation of a whole chapter: Storyboards, lineart, backgrounds, finishing touches, publishing online https://www.notion.so/How-do-people-become-Mangaka-IN-PROGRESS-256c68d7f57c80f09bd0c931c1604c22
      - Detailed look into storyboarding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nrgENqqoWQ
- Negative/harmful working conditions
  - Insane packed schedules
    - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsSjriILu_I
  - Health deterioration
  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC6zxh4MFBI
Manga family tree? Some hierarchical map depicting career influences similar to the generations of sensei and students in Naruto
- Akira Toriyama (Dragonball), Yoshihiro Togashi (Hunter X Hunter, Yu Yu Hakusho)
  - Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, Fairy Tail, etc.
    - Tatsuki Fujimoto (i don’t want to mention this guy since i think his works are stupid and rely on shock value)
      - Tatsuya Endo (Spy x Family)
      - the DanDaDan dude
Manga narratives which depict mangaka
- Bakuman, by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata
- that autobiographical one by Akiko Higashimura
- (to a lesser extent) Hirayasumi