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Foreign seniors who debuted first
Artists who as foreigners actually took on Japanese manga publishing and landed results serve as mentors directly.
1-on-1 mentoring with foreign-artist seniors
Japanese manga publishing — not alone, but with seniors.
Rutsubo is a membership mentoring circle for aspiring artists taking on Japanese manga publishing. Get information and feedback, systematically, from seniors who debuted before you.
- 1:1
- Senior coaching · feedback
- 出版社
- Real debut experience
- 48h
- Guaranteed first reply
A mentoring circle for overseas aspirants taking on Japanese manga publishing.
Hello, I'm R, the founding senior of Rutsubo. When you take on the Japanese manga industry as a foreigner, you hit walls beyond raw skill. So we built a place where people who already got over those walls are on your side.
Things that are hard to figure out alone
- 01How to access the information
- 02Naturalness of your Japanese
- 03How to work with an editor
- 04What publishers and magazines actually want
- 05How winning entries are evaluated
- 06The path from debut to serialization
- 07What to study and which trends to track right now
Foreign artists with real debut and working experience tackle these topics with you.
The walls beyond skill —
we get over them together.
We break down the walls foreign artists hit — information, language, communication, evaluation — into concrete routines.
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Information & trends
What publishers and magazines want, how winning works get evaluated, and the path from debut to serialization — organized and delivered.
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1-on-1 work feedback
Concrete feedback and an editor-minded perspective at every stage — pitch, storyboard, and finished manuscript.
From application to result, in 4 steps.
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Sign up · choose a plan
Pick the plan that fits you.
- 2
Fill out the application
Enter your profile, background, request type (consulting / feedback), and short- to mid-term goals.
- 3
Staff assignment
The staff pick and assign the mentor and supporter that fit your case.
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On-site text mentoring
Consulting and feedback happen on the site, under your nickname.
Three plans,
matched to your needs.
Every plan includes lab unlock tickets and unlimited requests. Manuscript proofreading is billed separately.
- First response within 48 hours
- Nickname-based anonymous operation
- Minimum personal data collection
Basic
₩50,000/ month
- 4 lab unlock tickets, granted once the deposit is confirmed
- Unlimited requests
- Priority feedback queue
Premium
₩100,000/ month
- 10 lab unlock tickets, granted once the deposit is confirmed
- Unlimited requests
- Priority feedback queue
Premium Plus
₩150,000/ month
- 15 lab unlock tickets, granted once the deposit is confirmed
- Unlimited requests
- Priority feedback queue
Apply now,
and get an answer within 48 hours.
The staff sort your case, then assign a mentor.
Start the application →