One of the Richest Manga Artist in Japan: The Author of One Piece -- Oda Eiichiro

In the past, people who were rich, they have made their money through hard assets like properties or land. Nowadays, thanks to the advance technology, people create their wealth through different alternative ways.
Most of the parents in Asia think that being a manga artist will eventually end up poor, or even worse, end up with debt.

However, the most popular manga artists in Japan have earned themselves very good fortune, some can even beat the annual salary of NBA super star.

Oda Eiichiro, the creator of the famous manga "One Piece", looks nothing different like most of the ordinary people, however, his one and only master piece has earned him at least multi millions of dollar per year.

One piece is so popular, it has fans all around the world. The main characters in One Piece have their own individual strong personality, plus the inspirational story touches the readers' hearts.
The success of One Piece is massive, fans always called Oda Eiichiro, the father of One Piece.

He is a workaholic, only sleeps 3 hours per day, for the past 15 years, dedicated most of his time on his manga. We can tell that he does it for the passion for manga, not because of money.
So far he has only created one manga: One piece.
The sources of his income includes royalties, income earned from international licensing and character goods.
All of them made up of 3.1 billion yen ($26 million) last year.