There are several reasons attributed to this trend, among which are: Japanese comic books continued to flood the market, thus affecting sales of domestic comics.
漫畫學會總幹事李沛分析原因：除了電視、電影的興起，搶走不少讀者外，出版商盜印成名漫畫家的暢銷作品，並大量翻印日本的連環圖畫，使得市場混亂，國內漫畫家的酬勞低落，逐漸降低了創作欲。