The same can be said for manwha authors and animators to an extend as well.

A simplified answer is: Supply & demand. Of course, when you get into the details, the answer is not so simple.

I’ve had this thought for some decades. But I haven’t said out loudly.

So, let’s say that Mike really loves anime A. He, living overseas, torrents the series and watches it. He loves it so much that he even reads scanlation.

And finally he proclaims that he is a huge fan of the author’s work.