User blog comment:Monkey.D.Me/MONEY for thought/@comment-4107497-20111128054831

On the December 22nd issue of “Shukan Bunshun“, it was reported that Oda Eiichiro annually makes over ￥2 billion (approximately $23,920,584)! According to the magazine, the mangaka earns about ￥1.3 billion from royalties, and ￥750 million from second-party usage fees for the characters.