Top 3 tax-payers list for Manga-ka

[Fantastische Hure]

I found this. Obviously merchandise money & so-on is counted I'd think, because you know they do make money off their series. This is how much tax they paid said year & so it's a richest people list. In the category manga-ka are listed-in it's like a cultural-figures category or some-thing, so I guess anyone that creates things (that aren't music-artists because those entertainers have their own list), maybe? Like painters, ceramic-artists, composers, lyricists & so-on. I listed them by their over-all rankings in their category, so for example Rumiko Takahashi in 1983 is no.5 despite being the highest manga-ka on the list.

In 1980 both Fujiko Fujio took places 4 & 5 (171,910,000 & 171,350,000).

Spoiler

1981
1. Akira Toriyama - 539,240,000
5. Hiroshi Fujimoto (Fujiko Fujio) - 215,710,000
6. Motoo Abiko (Fujiko Fujio) - 214,500,000

1982
1. Akira Toriyama - 647,450,000
4. Rumiko Takahashi - 272,100,000
6. Hiroshi Fujimoto (Fujiko Fujio) - 190,650,000

1983
5. Rumiko Takahashi - 147,600,000
9. Motoo Abiko (Fujiko Fujio) - 98,090,000
10. Hiroshi Fujimoto (Fujiko Fujio) - 97,950,000

1984
2. Takashi Shimada (Yudetamago) - 279,920,000
3. Yoshinori Nakai (Yudetamago) - 276,660,000
4. Yoichi Takahashi - 244,020,000

1985
2. Takashi Shimada (Yudetamago) - 240,020,000
3. Yoshinori Nakai (Yudetamago) - 225,830,000
4. Yoichi Takahashi - 221,910,000

1986
5. Rumiko Takahashi - 147,540,000
8. Hiroshi Fujimoto (Fujiko Fujio) - 132,740,000
9. Motoo Abiko (Fujiko Fujio) - 132,110,000

1987
2. Hiroshi Fujimoto (Fujiko Fujio) - 179,360,000
4. Rumiko Takahashi - 170,150,000
7. Masami Kurumada - 137,510,000

1988
1. Masami Kurumada - 313,970,000
6. Osamu Akimoto - 170,570,000
15. Motoo Abiko (Fujiko Fujio) - 82,460,000

1989
7. Rumiko Takahashi - 127,270,000
8. Osamu Akimoto - 115,850,000
14. Mitsuteru Yokoyama - 103,590,000

1990
6. Rumiko Takahashi - 207,380,000
10. Osamu Akimoto - 146,340,000
11. Mitsuteru Yokoyama - 133,110,000

1991
8. Mitsuteru Yokoyama - 143,720,000
9. Rumiko Takahashi - 134,730,000
10. Osamu Akimoto - 134,220,000

1992
4. Takehiko Inoue - 194,500,000
8. Mitsuteru Yokoyama - 138,510,000
11. Rumiko Takahashi - 123,710,000

1993
2. Yoshihiro Togashi - 379,220,000
6. Takehiko Inoue - 177,840,000
7. Rumiko Takahashi - 174,960,000

1994
2. Yoshihiro Togashi - 356,620,000
6. Takehiko Inoue - 188,030,000
15. Mitsuteru Yokoyama - 85,750,000

1995
6. Fumiya Sato - 131,290,000
8. Nobuhiro Watsuki - 104,840,000 ( :withheld :withheld:withheld)
13. Yoshihiro Togashi - 89,610,000

1996
4. Gosho Aoyama - 307,310,000
8. Fumiya Sato - 200,290,000
11. Takehiko Inoue - 125,750,000

1997
3. Gosho Aoyama - 306,150,000
11. Yoko Kamio - 120,960,000
14. Fumiya Sato - 104,710,000

1998
3. Gosho Aoyama -277,470,000
16. Fumiya Sato - 88,070,000
18. Akira Toriyama - 85,940,000

1999
1. Kazuki Takahashi - 403,690,000
2. Akira Toriyama - 284,880,000
8. Gosho Aoyama - 178,850,000

2000
3. Gosho Aoyama - 197,940,000
5. Rumiko Takahashi - 151,030,000
9. Kazuki Takahashi - 132,110,000

2001
1. Rumiko Takahashi - 225,360,000
6. Gosho Aoyama - 162,340,000
14. Masami Kurumada - 84,120,000

2002
8. Rumiko Takahashi - 172,140,000
10. Takeshi Konomi - 159,170,000
11. Gosho Aoyama - 135,120,000
& just because it's soooooooooo good, the 4th place is:
18. Naoki Urasawa - 61,770,000 (OOOOOH YEEEAH!!!)

That Dr. Slump money though!!!

I saw some other website, but out-side of some-thing some numbers didn't line-up exactly, but they seemed like typos (since I can see those typos happening) so I'm not sure which one is right but I think this is fine.

Was AT already evading taxes in the mid 80s-90s? He doesn't appear at-all despite DragonBall & I guess some people have people who better manage their money so they can keep more of their money so it doesn't exactly go by who is richest maaaaaaaybe.

@Warmmedown

 

[Fantastische Hure]

Actually 1981 & 1982 was supposedly the total amount, before taxes were reduced.

Translations | FOCUS 1982 #19: Akira Toriyama Wedding

English translation of an article from the 1982 #19 issue of 'FOCUS' magazine in Japan regarding Akira Toriyama's wedding & annual income

www.kanzenshuu.com

 

[Fantastische Hure]

he thought of these taxes as “harsh”

^so harsh he stopped paying them

 

[Warmmedown]

Nobuhiro Watsuki paid US$1890 in taxes.

So that was Toriyama before Dragon Ball. Already a "rich man". If only they knew.
That is an insane amount of tax though - like 80%? Japan's highest income tax rate is only 45% though and corporation tax is 8%. Wonder how it worked out so high.

And how did he just disappear from the rankings in most of the 80s and most of the 90s?

 

[Fantastische Hure]

Nobuhiro Watsuki paid US$1890 in taxes.

So that was Toriyama before Dragon Ball. Already a "rich man". If only they knew.
That is an insane amount of tax though - like 80%? Japan's highest income tax rate is only 45% though and corporation tax is 8%. Wonder how it worked out so high.

And how did he just disappear from the rankings in most of the 80s and most of the 90s?

u do the math (if you can & want to)

pre-1983 it seemed they reported the total (taxes & all), after that they did the highest tax-payers. also got no idea, i heard he might have got a good accountant. maybe he had the same accountant he did when he got the tax-evasion thing happen to him, but that'd be a looooong time.

 

[Fantastische Hure]

Also what about Naoko Takeuchi?

 

[Warmmedown]

@Six Trails needs to get into manga accountancy. big bucks and free body pillows

 

[Fantastische Hure]

But he's real you see.

 

[Six Trails]

@Six Trails needs to get into manga accountancy. big bucks and free body pillows

I don’t know Japanese

 

[Six Trails]

Or anything about taxes

 

[Fantastische Hure]

Or anything about taxes

Me neither. High-5

 

[Shamshoo]

Thanks for sharing this exciting list. It's always fascinating to see how much money people make and how much they pay in taxes. It's unsurprising to see some of the big names in manga, like Fujiko Fujio and Rumiko Takahashi, on the list.

I wonder how much their rankings have changed as the industry has evolved. Sadly, we spend so much on taxes and basic needs. Luckily, there are services like checkstub creator, which help me to manage my taxes and other expenses. Do you use anything for that?

 

[Fantastische Hure]

No problem. I’m glad it interested someone-else too.

 

[Yoshi]

Rumiko Takahashi is such an underrated Mangaka. Mad respect for her tax paying to the Manga industry.