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Summary: Great book!
Review: I think that anyone interested in Manga that cannot afford the "How to Draw Manga" series should get this. It even helped me, someone who has been drawing manga for a little while.
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Summary: I have one word to describe this book, Pathetic.
Review: Well this book isn't really that good I just got it to have something to laugh at when I compare it to my "How to draw manga volume 1","How to draw manga volume 2","How to draw manga volume 3", "How to draw manga pretty gal","How to draw manga Bishoujo Around the World",and "Techniques for Drawing Female Manga Character". If you compare the author of those books to this [author], Hikaru Hayashi will embarrass him. So don't waste your money on this book, buy a "How to Draw Manga.." book. If your are a beginner I prefer you get "How to Draw Manga Vol. 1-3", If your actually skilled and can draw then you should have no problems with the other manga books, but don't get this book.
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Summary: Far from the best on the subject
Review: I don't know if Hart is an afficianado of Manga, or whether he simply saw the opportunity to add to his library of (mostly excellent) drawing books. However, this book seems to lack a deeper feeling for what makes Manga unique, with little instruction on constructing truly Manga characters and situations.The art throughout is done by excellent artists, with the stunning Colleen Doran providing quite a few illustrations. But somehow, a professional publishing house has made the most amateurish job of printing the art, with lots of "jaggies" from scanning at too low a resolution (or forgetting to include the high-resolution files when sending the book to the printer). Quite frankly, this book would rank higher without this problem, and I'm guessing that they'll fix it on the second printing. But scrapping a full-color book on good paper obviously was too expensive for the publishers, so the people who rush out to buy this will get an inferior product. Many of the examples are simply full page drawings that aren't terribly instructional. A very small section on constructing faces doesn't cover the full range found in Manga. Discussions of machines and such are also a bit limited. Frankly, more instructional pages and fewer "pin-ups" would have benefitted the work. The book also claims to be the only comprehensive guide to the style in English, which is far from true. You may have to hunt, but you'll learn a lot more from Tadashi Ozawa's How to Draw Anime and Game Characters series, with much better instruction on drawing the different types of characters found in this unique form. Volumes 1-3 of Graphics-sha's How to Draw Manga series are also a better guide, though each costs as much as this book. Had it not been for the printing problems, this might have gotten a 3 star rating if you're looking for a kid's book. If you're serious about the form, hunt down the better guides.
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Summary: One of the best
Review: I have a sence for anime and this is my second favorite. It has good discriptions and has awesome pictures. In weeks you will fluently know Anime. Also my cousin thinks it is the BEST anime book in the world, but that is him. I would give it a 5 star book but it kind of confused me in some places so it gets a 4. But this book gave me the chance to find my dream, the dream to be an animation artist!!
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Summary: Good but distracting
Review: Christopher Hart has put out several excellent books for beginners and the intermidate cartoon/comicbook artists. I especially liked his ones on Anatomy and Good Looking ComicBook Women. This book is no different in the skill in which he displays this new style. However, whoever put together the format and pictures for this edition should be shot... or at the very least fired. An investment in Adobe's Streamline would have atleast been helpful. Instead all of Christopher Heart's excellent work and fantastic graphical display of style were ruined by what appears to be 24 DPI graphics or worse in some places. And this is not consistant throughout the book. On the merit of Chris Hart's work alone I would give it a 5, his artistic skill is without a doubt excellent, however the format it was presented in gained it a 1...... so I guess a 3 is the best I can hope to offer it in the way of rating.
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Summary: Blech blech BLECH!
Review: Okay, if there's one thing I can not stand it is when amateurs try to teach amateurs. Christopher Hart doesnt even know what manga is. I wouldnt be surprised if he's never read one in his life.
His artwork is pefectly hideous, and an insult to manga to say the least.
ANYONE who got any help from this book has my pity, and disgust.
If you want to learn to draw manga, this is the last book you should look at, or anything else by this pitiful artist for that matter. Get some real manga first, and study the artists technique, then get the japanese How to Draw books to study techniques further.
Using this book is akin to watching hideous anime dubs like YuGiOh and Pokemon and saying you're an anime fan.
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Summary: Just western cartoons with big eyes
Review: This book is ok for someone who just watches Yu-ge-ou and wants to doodle on his notebook but not for anyone who really wants to draw. Its flat coloring also takes away depth from the pictures and makes it look like a cheap cartoon. Not recomended for anyone who really wants to learn the true elements of anime/manga.
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Summary: What is this?
Review: Christopher Hart cannot spell anime and his definition of art is poor. This guy doesn't know what he is doing. His anime is bootleg -its not the real deal. Its very poor quality and the style is very americanized and horribly weak. If it were possible, I'd take all publishing rights and access away from Hart. His books should not be sold. If you want a real anime instruction book, stick to the ones penned by Japanese artists who really know what they are talking about. By giving 1 star I am only acknowledging the people who actually had to spend their time putting this joke together. I'm sorry but if possible I would give a negative valued star rating. Straight up, buying this book is equivalent to taking 30 dollars and burning it in a small bonfire. Not impressed.
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Summary: Er...Heh.
Review: This book is ok for someone who just watches Yu-ge-ou and wants to doodle on his notebook but not for anyone who really wants to draw. Its flat coloring also takes away depth from the pictures and makes it look like a cheap cartoon. Not recomended for anyone who really wants to learn the true elements of anime/manga.
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Summary: Good for the beginner
Review: This was the first book on drawing manga that I ever bought. All I had seen before hand was watching anime on tv, so I already knew the basic look for eyes and such. I have to say that it was a huge help in my manga drawing journey. It teaches the basics like how to draw the eyes and different types of figures, as well as great backgrounds for your characters. I love it!
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