One thing I will say on licensing, especially for manga, is that there isn’t a lot of transparency on how it actually works, and most of the people with substantial knowledge on the matter aren’t in positions where they can publicly talk about it.
VLord Reads Too Much Manga
Some folks have asked me before “How do I know X manga publisher has seen my license recc to them?”
The answer: You kinda don’t and that’s normal.
