Aspiring Mangaka Sees Armpit Manga Success

Text on the meme

average aspiring mangaka with an interesting story getting rejected for the 12th time watching the armpit fetish manga reaching its 4th volume:

What it means

A monochrome, hooded face reacts to an aspiring manga artist repeatedly being rejected while an armpit-fetish manga reaches its fourth volume. The joke is absurdly bitter: bizarre or niche commercial ideas succeed while a supposedly meaningful story cannot get published, so the image conveys disbelief and despair. EN: A monochrome, hooded face reacts to an aspiring manga artist repeatedly being rejected while an armpit-fetish manga reaches its fourth volume. The joke is absurdly bitter: bizarre or niche commercial ideas succeed while a supposedly meaningful story cannot get published, so the image conveys disbelief and despair.

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hooded figure / фигура в капюшоне black hood / чёрный капюшон pale face / бледное лицо monochrome image / монохромное изображение manga panel / панель манги social media post / публикация в соцсети text caption / текстовая подпись facial reaction / реакция лица