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>>3758854
Something is normal therefore it is ok? It's not exactly news, even artists as good as Takehiko Inoue have been noted on their tracing and referencing. Something doesn't add up with your claim that the majority do it as for that to be true the majority of things would be mostly featuring elements that could be traced.
"Most" of the top selling manga are shounen or shoujo, most are fantasy/battle or romance based, most battle/fantasy don't exist in the same world we do, most romance stories use more abstract backgrounds to depict emotional states rather than literal. Assuming they do trace, how often is it happening?
Stop trying to make excuses for yourself so you don't have to work as hard or practice as much.