Like I really don’t think people appreciate how much work you need to find every year as a freelance TL to make anything resembling a livable wage with the rates where they are rn. To hit the median US income on pretty typical manga rates you’d have to get about *50 volumes* a year
Might as well join in the party so you can see how poorly we are paid...
Recommended rates for manga translators:
5pp minimum
10 for mid-level publishers
5 for big publishers
15 where you can get it
Notice the disparity for "big publishers?" They pay less because EVERYONE wants to work there
