SUBMIT YOUR
MANGA STORY
Studio Gijutsu is a manga publisher that doesn't take your rights. We have no upfront fees for writers, and we work through honest agreements before production begins.
NO MONEY UPFRONT
We never ask writers for money upfront. No submission, development or publishing fees. To recover our effort in developing chosen stories, we agree on a revenue arrangement with the writer in writing before work begins: how much, when, and how payments are made.
HOW TO GET YOUR MANGA PUBLISHED WITH US
INTRODUCE BRIEFLY
Send a brief concept summary: logline, character motivation, and a 200–400 word synopsis. No full manuscripts.
POTENTIAL EVALUATION
We read stories and look for real potential. If we do not see potential, we take nothing and the story stays the writer's.
WRITTEN AGREEMENT
If selected, we ask only for production rights, never full rights. Terms and revenue arrangements are agreed in writing before any development begins.
DEVELOP & PUBLISH
We develop the full manga with artists and either publish together (credited together on our platform and others where possible), or hand it over to the writer to publish under the agreement.
NEVER FULL RIGHTS
We never ask for full rights to a story. If we choose a story, we ask only for production rights: the right to produce and publish the manga. The writer keeps the story. The exact scope, duration and territory are written in the agreement.
DO YOU NEED AN ARTIST FIRST?
No. You do not need an existing artist or portfolio. If we select your story, Studio Gijutsu develops the manga in collaboration with sequential manga artists, character designers, and background illustrators.