Customer Reviews
Brilliant For Ideas - By: Mrs. D. Turner, 27 May 2008 
A lot of people discuss the fact that the book only looks at a certain character type once, however I think that this book is brilliant for poses & great for the stereotypical characters of manga. The book is sorted into step-by-step guide: starting with a basic line drawing using shapes then going on to filling out the arms & legs, an underwear pose & finishing with lineart then photoshopped showing you where the light source is coming from. I have a lot of books on drawing manga & I feel that this is the best for helping people to understand the steps & alllowing you to make your own characters. The book is sorted into Girls, monsters, fantasy, music (such as Jrock, Jpop & other styles) & Japanese (samurai, ninja, geisha, princess etc.) The book can be used by both beginners & more improved manga artists, however if you are a beginner I would suggest getting a book on facial features as well.
Great =] - By: dont-lose-faith, 25 Jan 2008 
I Got Into Manga A Few Months Ago & Rented Out Books From The Library & Reallly Took To It. I Was Quite Good So i Asked For Some Books For christmas, I Got A Couple From The How To Draw Mangs Series & Thought They Were Great, They Have Loads OF Stuff About Technique. But I Wanted Something Step By Step So That I Could Reallly Work On The Basic Shapes So I Bought This Book.
It Arrived The Other Day And I Have Already Done A Couple Of The Drawings, And Its Great! Some Of The Drawings Are Reallly Far Fetched But Its Beautiful And Yet Not Too Hard! Not For Complete Beginners But A Great Purchase For People Who ALready Know Basic Manga.
^^ - By: xxzuizidekittenxx, 09 Nov 2007 Thi is a reallly good book on how to draw manga...It explains you the stereotypes very well!!It also teaches you how to trace the human anatomy very well!!!I reallly recommend it for ppl who want to learn how to draw manga!!!!!
Fantastic - By: spirograph, 01 Mar 2007 I have many guides to drawing, mostly from the how to draw manga series. I'm happy with my collection as it is alll great referrence material & has improved my art greatly but I've longed for a book I can work from in a step by step fashion. Now I have it. The Monster Book of Manga is simply fantastic, it's alll step by step with helpful notes & a little photoshop tutorial at the end. Best of alll is the size, it is a Monster Book & there are a wealth of drawings to go through the steps with. I've only just started following the steps & I can already feel I'm learning a process that will be able to bring my art together & alllow me to consistently produce material of my own that I can be proud of. One thing must be mentioned; this is not for an absolute beginner, there are six steps that start with basic skeleton sketch through to full colour, so there you do have to piece some bits in yourself (it's okay for me as it's the initial steps I have trouble with, along with feet & hands, alll of which I feel are covered quite well). Also, because there is so much in this book if you work your way through it with patience then you will certainly learn essential basics that can lead you onto more advanced techniques. I love this book after owning it only a couple of days & I love alll the images inside of it.
