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This was the case of Naoko in the 90s but then she learned her lesson and since the franchise revival in the 2010s she's the one getting the most profits. She also bought the rights for the 90's anime so when Toei got $4 million in 2017 due to international licenses she probably got x2 that figure.
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I don't. I have no problem with manga creators getting a share, but people really underestimate all the work done to create anything for TV or theatrical releases, especially in terms of animation. There are script writers who adapt the material, storyboarders who plan the action out. There are animators who create the very images we will never even know their names and the same of background artists. At least composers, directors, and voice actors do get some recognition, but the point is the film that is produced is more than a single creator's vision. It's the result of hundreds of people getting together.
Which is sad because because TOEI approached her and was instrumental in developing even the manga. She deserves money, no question, but not the bulk of the profits from the anime. She has a manga and other works under the franchise she was heavily involved in. One can view those to have a less filtered view of what Sailor Moon is
I really hope this is not true. With the way the series has treated filler arc characters like Ail and En, that means they will never be seen outside reruns again. Then again, it's telling that I'm more partial to the filler and anime inventions -- even as flawed as they are -- than the actual non-filler developments.
Which is sad because because TOEI approached her and was instrumental in developing even the manga. She deserves money, no question, but not the bulk of the profits from the anime. She has a manga and other works under the franchise she was heavily involved in. One can view those to have a less filtered view of what Sailor Moon is
I really hope this is not true. With the way the series has treated filler arc characters like Ail and En, that means they will never be seen outside reruns again. Then again, it's telling that I'm more partial to the filler and anime inventions -- even as flawed as they are -- than the actual non-filler developments.
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Starlight and Jawshx
Complaining that the original creator only gets two or three times the annual earnings of an administrative or physical worker here (precisely three times my annual salary) without lifting a finger is bourgeois infighting that we have no stakes in.
What we have a stake in is the conditions and compensation of the animators and artists.
What we have a stake in is the conditions and compensation of the animators and artists.
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It is true, she bought it, I wish I could find an article to prove it. However, as an attempt to convince you that it is true I will use as an example the fact that all foreign distributors who wish to license the 90’s anime have to talk directly with Naoko, the owner, and her business, PNP, Princess Naoko Planning.
I always find these things so confusing. If Naoko has control over everything then why is Toei to blame for the way Crystal turned out?
In any case, I doubt her getting one percent would matter (even though I don't think that's the case), she's already hella rich anyways so that spare change won't matter to her anyways.
In any case, I doubt her getting one percent would matter (even though I don't think that's the case), she's already hella rich anyways so that spare change won't matter to her anyways.
Naoko has decades of experience negotiating royalties and licensing deals with various companies across Japan and internationally. There is no way she would settle for just 1% of profits from any licensing deal.
As to Demon Slayers, we don't know all details of the deal, and don't know why the author agreed to it.
Back in the day James Cameron famously sold the Terminator movie script for just one dollar, which sounds like a robbery considering how much money the movie has made consequently. But the truth is that James Cameron turned down all offers of large amounts of money from other studios, and instead agreed to one dollar + movie director position deal. Maybe the author of Demon Slayer also negotiated some favorable additional conditions which will help them in future career, instead of just grabbing a huge amount of money and disappearing into the sunset with it.
Some fans just love to whiteknight Naoko and blame Toei for everything that goes wrong.
As to Demon Slayers, we don't know all details of the deal, and don't know why the author agreed to it.
Back in the day James Cameron famously sold the Terminator movie script for just one dollar, which sounds like a robbery considering how much money the movie has made consequently. But the truth is that James Cameron turned down all offers of large amounts of money from other studios, and instead agreed to one dollar + movie director position deal. Maybe the author of Demon Slayer also negotiated some favorable additional conditions which will help them in future career, instead of just grabbing a huge amount of money and disappearing into the sunset with it.
Some fans just love to whiteknight Naoko and blame Toei for everything that goes wrong.
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Googling the words 'James Cameron with cars' yields some interesting page results. 
James Cameron’s Avatar comes to life in Mercedes’ sleek concept car
Naoko would be so jealous.
#AVACAR
James Cameron’s Avatar comes to life in Mercedes’ sleek concept car
Naoko would be so jealous.
#AVACARIt is quite true. Naoko has recovered the rights to the anime 90.
That's what the Mexican publisher (Talk Box - Tower) said at the time. That everything had to go through her.
Likewise for Sailor Moon Crystal, everything has to go through her. The validation of the scenario, etc.
This is what the writers say in an interview, that the orders are adapted from the manga. An episode = an act.
The modifications are from Naoko (the Shitenno - the relationship with the 4 senshi), it was her choice. What she had done wrong in the manga, she corrects in the anime.
That's what the Mexican publisher (Talk Box - Tower) said at the time. That everything had to go through her.
Likewise for Sailor Moon Crystal, everything has to go through her. The validation of the scenario, etc.
This is what the writers say in an interview, that the orders are adapted from the manga. An episode = an act.
The modifications are from Naoko (the Shitenno - the relationship with the 4 senshi), it was her choice. What she had done wrong in the manga, she corrects in the anime.
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If all the rights belong to Naoko could she not have just gone to another animation company than Toei to animate Crystal? Why would she go back to Toei if she supposedly had so much bad blood towards them in the 90s? I’m sure a lot of smaller studios would die for a mega franchise like Sailor Moon. Or was it a case of money speaking louder than words and she received a sum for Crystal from Toei she couldn’t refuse? Some things aren’t adding up for me..
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As the article stated, she owns the broadcasting rights of the 90’s anime and of the manga—that information is both on the article from Tuxedo Unmasked and also on the Wikipedia page in Japanese.
It is also a fact that international distributors have to negotiate with her to license the manga and anime in foreign markets, as many people here have stated multiple times.
It is also a fact that international distributors have to negotiate with her to license the manga and anime in foreign markets, as many people here have stated multiple times.
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