Sailor Moon. Card Captor Sakura. Magical Girl Rayearth. They’re magical girls, and they’re some of the biggest names in manga. Magical girls, ordinary schoolgirls given superpowers, are hugely popular in Japan and the United States. Now Christopher Hart shows fans everywhere how to draw these manga shoujo faves. Faces and body proportions, action poses, costumes, expressions, transformations, special effects—they’re all here, all in Hart’s distinctive step-by-step approach. So are magical fighting boys and everybody’s favorite, the cute, furry manga mascots. Hart demonstrates how to create funny mascots, magical boys, fighting teams, and supporting characters, plus how to design layouts. Magical girls show us that we all have special powers deep inside—now Manga Mania: Magical Girls and Friends let those special drawing powers reveal themselves at last!
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Posted July 20, 2008
Honestly, this is a very girly book. The drawings are ok... some of them look like Sailor Moon type people, and other people look like chunky dress up dolls that a little kid would play with. This book doesn't give you steps on how to draw, but pictures and tips.. I would not recommened it to people who are just starting out, but to people who can draw very well, or people who can copy pictures. This book also seems like it has tips Disney Princess would give you.. Like : ' Remember, your character just walk into a shoestore with an unlimited credit card! Don't dissapoint her! ' -_- For girls and guys who don't want to draw frilly, long-hair-flowing, bow-wearing girly girls, try a different how to draw book. =3
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Posted March 15, 2008
Personally, I love this book! It has very neat anime drawings, shows you what to do and what not, and magic boys!! Glamorous Pics, I just got it and when I use it more I'll be able to create the anime series I've been dreaming of!
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Posted November 23, 2007
Not only did I like this book because I LOVE magical girl shoujo like Sailor Moon, but I really appreciated the fact that I could learn how to draw better. I'm more of a writer, so whether others agree or not, this was a wonderful way to help me understand drawing magical people (and boys and girls in general). Now I can draw beautiful characters to go with my stories!
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.I used it and my first drawing was amazing!
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Posted September 30, 2007
This book is okay, I wasn't too impressed with the figures. This is great if you want over-the-top, frilly, overly-girly costumes. The artwork is mediocre in my opinion, I definately expected better.
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Posted December 29, 2006
this book had absolutely no drawings in it by christopher hart which made me happy! this book explains the fundementals of magical girls, anybody can use this book!
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Posted October 4, 2011
I'm in seventh grade, and a pretty good artist(if I do say so myself). I learned on Mangamania: Romance. That book did help me for a while, and so did his other books. For a while I bought everything that he had touched, but after about six months, that kind of dulled. In this book, I absolutely obsessed over Anzu's and Vanessa Duran's drawings. Other than those, I still say there is not really that much to it other than kind of 'How to Draw Sailor Moon', like the art on the cover. If you find Disney sickening, Sailor Moon annoying, and are disgusted by frills on any level, seriously, don't buy this book because you die from overexposure.
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Overview
Sailor Moon. Card Captor Sakura. Magical Girl Rayearth. They’re magical girls, and they’re some of the biggest names in manga. Magical girls, ordinary schoolgirls given superpowers, are hugely popular in Japan and the United States. Now Christopher Hart shows fans everywhere how to draw these manga shoujo faves. Faces and body proportions, action poses, costumes, expressions, transformations, special effects—they’re all here, all in Hart’s distinctive step-by-step approach. So are magical fighting boys and ...