I think I get what he was doing, but could someone clarify so I can be sure?
Seems he would tell aspiring mangaka their work wasn't any good, and then turning around and giving their stories to other artists and never crediting the original author of the story. A real scumbag!
That falls under plagiarism, right? And if I was reading that right this isn't even the first time he's done this?
You know, I don't know why I'm surprised. There's a saying I heard Jim Sterling use, though he(?) didn't coin it, "plagiarism doesn't happen once." If you get caught once, chances are, it's not the first time you've done it.