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Japan's Top Paid Mangaka
Date: 5/31/2005
In somewhat of a tabloid tradition Japan's National Tax Administration Agency released it's annual manifesto of celebrities who took in the highest taxable income on May 16. But alas this may be last year such numbers are available to the public as the Agency may bar the release in favor of protection of personal information. Below is the manga artist ranking:
1. Rumiko Takahashi - Ranma 1/2
2. Aoyama Gosho - Detective Conan
3. Masashi Kishimoto - NARUTO
4. Yuji Horii - Dragon Quest
5. Ritsuko Kawai - Hamtaro
6. Naoki Urasawa - MONSTER
7. Takehiko Inoue - SLAM DUNK
8. Fujio Akatsuka - Genius Bacabon
9. Yanase Takashi - Anpanman
10. Masami Kurumada - Sage Fighter Hoshiya
Source: Anime News Service