User blog comment:Tinni/MangaHelpers will no longer host manga/@comment-1454424-20100619045036

... I think you should stop quoting your big brother and think about the situation yourself objectively for a moment. I would also appreciate it if you did not assume you know what Kubo wants and doesn't want.

Besides which, there is a difference between wanting a lot of money and wanting enough money to be able to make a living off of what you like. Kubo lives in Tokyo, one of the worlds most expensive cities to live in. The rent is sky high and Kubo needs to pay for an apartment and his studio space. He might not want to be a mangaka millionaire but I think he loves his job and would like to be able to continue doing it. As such, Kubo would be deeply concerned about the continuity of Shonen Jump. Not only for himself but for other mangaka.

Let's face it, Kubo is at a point now that even if Shonen Jump disappears tomorrow, it wouldn't matter too much for Kubo personally as all it would really mean is that Kubo would have to publish exclusively in volume format. His fans would go to hell and back to get his volumes. But while Kubo can do that now, he wouldn't be where he is now if Shonen Jump didn't get him his audience in the first place.

Besides which, what about Kubo's next manga? Say Bleach finishes in 4 years time, then what? Kubo needs a platform from which he has to launch his next manga doesn't he. There is no doubt that Kubo's primary motivation is the art but along with that is the point that Kubo needs to make a living out of his art or he can't continue doing his art. It is very easy to point to "greedy corporations" but at some basic level, it is about the mangaka being able to be a mangaka.