How do we save Nihei?

>"The clock I bought half a year ago that should be on the wall ever since has disappeared. Quite a while later, I find it in the refrigerator, but since I had a divorce years ago, and I now live alone, I am definitely who did this. This is all this book cover's fault. yeah. The once completed drawing was returned to be redone by the editors just because the shoulder straps on Shibo's breasts weren't drawn well. It's been 4 days since I started this drawing. First of all, the first rough art I submitted was Killy and Dhomochevsky holding a gun, but the editors forced me to "just draw tits". 20 years of being a manga artist, sometimes I just wanna draw what I want to. But still, all I get is emails from my manager asking me for the direct opposite of what I want to draw. Then I get laughed at when I ask what "π/" meant, thinking it was a typo, getting asked how an active manga artist doesn't know what π/ means.((side note π/ means tit oppai->pai-->π)) On top of that, I get complaints about using too much gray and black for a color print, making me give Sanakan's skin color and drawing tits larger, both Shibo and Sanakan ended up looking nothing like the original art. Gradually as I continue redrawing Shibo's tits, I start tearing up as I realize my unworthiness. But I had no time to cry. Even tomorrow, I need to finish the cover art for my ongoing "Aposimz" series' 2nd book. There's another reason I feel like crying. Cover art doesn't make me money. Once when I asked why, I was hit with the grinniest grin ever, getting told that's just how things are. But I've heard in other companies cover art makes money. No, the rumor that other manga artists get paid for cover art in Kodansha... No, gotta focus on my work, for now, no time for bad thoughts. Gotta work so that the most people possible will see this book. Honestly, though, I'd rather not have my old parents in the countryside see this book."

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I guess no one's reading this OP, but they should, because it's fucking sad.

His editor spams him with π to draw more oppai? I don't know Nihei, and I've never read Blame! or anything else by him, but that's just awful. He should try doujinwork or switch companies.

I found no information about Nihei's wife of why he divorced him. It's rare for a Japanese woman to ask for divorce because it's viewed as a failure of the woman. Unless Nihei married a gaijin considering he worked for years in America after finishing college but who knows

>switch companies
Very few did it, and is considered a betrayal and an heresy. This is why many editors don't give a shit and shamelessly force the mangaka to do what they want.

should have just stuck to his old blame! art style instead of deteriorating his art like that

Is this a recent quote?

Honestly, as an outsider looking in who knows nothing about his stuff, that's the vibe I got when looking through his works. His current manga seems to be some fantasy thing that would appeal to all these big titty isekai fantasy idiots. He got too close to oppai manga, now he's writing one.

I wonder what cover is referring to...
And how old is this rant? Blame finished a shit tons of time ago.

>I guess no one's reading this OP, but they should, because it's fucking sad.
Yeah, it's truly a tragedy. I suppose Nihei is still a niche author here despite him having several works and two shows based on them, but still, this shouldn't be ignored.

There is no saving him.
Nihei died during the mid volumes of Biomega, whatever soulless space bug who took over his flesh its not Nihei