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Most manga artists in Japan submit a 'oneshot' manga piece when they are in high school. (Usually in response to some contest a magazine puts out.) After they graduate high school, they usually start a small job and then start creating a manga. If the manga does well, they quit the job and become a full time manga artist. So, no, I don't think manga artists need a bachelor degree.
The word manga is Japanese, literally meaning "comic." For Americans, manga are comics produced by Japanese artists. Due to this standard, then yes, "manga" as we know it is a product of Japan. There is of course American-made "manga" that imitates the art style of Japanese artists. The word manga is applied to some of these works to be better categorized at a glance by readers looking for material that falls into the manga genre archetypes.
Authors are artists with words.Artists are inspirational people.
No, you do not have to live in Japan to make manga. Many creators outside of Japan have successfully created and published manga in their home countries or online. However, living in Japan may provide more opportunities and resources for aspiring manga artists.
Yes, there are English manga artists who create manga-style graphic novels. Some prominent examples include "DramaCon" by Svetlana Chmakova, "Digger" by Ursula Vernon, and "Empowered" by Adam Warren. These artists have drawn inspiration from the Japanese manga style while creating their own unique stories.
It depends on the amount of funding or how popular the series becomes but chances are no. Some authors who simply do it for the art will not push past manga or light novel stages.
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Most Mangaka have a website or somewhere similar that will have an address to send fanmail. Make sure you write in the language they speak, though, or you probably wont get a reply. In general, fan snail mail can be sent to the manga's Japanese publishing company. See related questions for some examples.
Manga artists usually include some sort of chibi-style into their work. A manga primarily using chibi form is something I have yet to stumble across. I do have mini-book series that are completely chibi characters.
CLAMP are a group of manga artists who created many famous manga series like Chobits and Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE. They also made Cardcaptor Sakura, RG Veda, Magic Knight Rayearth, XxxHolic, Kobato and some others.
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