How to Draw Manga: Occult & Horror [Paperback]

Hikaru Hayashi (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Graphic-Sha; English Ed edition (July 30, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 4766111508
• ISBN-13: 978-4766111507
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #221,638 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Buy!, October 5, 2001

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Jaime J Gianoli (Miami, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Draw Manga: Occult & Horror (Paperback)

This is a really good addition to the how to draw manga series... in this book you will learn everything from how to draw all kinds of gloomy backgrounds for different effects to drawing severed limbs (while being pulled apart and after being biten-off)... this book also includes a god amount of monsters and demons from both eastern and western cultures along with a good description on what they are, what they do, and where they are from.... I am extremely happy with my copy of this book.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another themed reference book, November 22, 2004

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Rio A. - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Draw Manga: Occult & Horror (Paperback)

These specific themed books are wonderful as references and Occult & Horror is no different from the rest. Hayashi once again covers a wide variety from human monsters, standard monsters, animal monsters, and how to create the mood necessary for a successful horror manga.

This book is not for the faint of heart. The zombie was fantastically grotesque and there is a section on drawing dismembered body parts which may be unsettling for some folks. Not to mention the cool ghost scenes and other... umm yeah, if you don't like creepy stuff, then this book isn't for you. Otherwise, this book is mostly for reference.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, but I wouldn't recommend this for "green" artists, August 28, 2004

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Jesus Rosa Delgado "General Sausage" (East Wenatchee, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Draw Manga: Occult & Horror (Paperback)

This is an excellent book for those who have basic artistic skills. There's plenty of stuff to get ideas off of, such as the Griffin, Chimaera, etc... It tells about the "moods" of the background in a demonic scenario.

Other things included in this book are: zombies, ghosts, and fictional monsters. But there's also ways to turn a "conventional" character into a demonic-like one, such as sharpening the eyes a bit, or changing the pupils to make your character look psychotic.
One of the things I really loved about this book was the "bitten-off limbs" section. It shows dramatic cuts, non dramatic cuts, faces being partly bitten off, etc...
The cover, however, is quite misleading. If you're looking to draw "Nekos" (catwomen) like the one shown on the cover, you're better off looking at "How to Draw Manga: Bishoujo/Pretty Gals" and its counterpart, "How to Draw Manga: More About Pretty Gals"
I highly recommend both, by the way.

Long story short, this book is great for people who just want ideas or something to draw off of, or maybe even incorporate horror and mecha. Possibilities are endless. Your imagination's the limit.