Customer Reviews

Kids Draw Manga Shoujo

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

This is a beautiful form of Manga, focusing on friendship and loyalty. As a parent, I love this art form and take pleasure when my kids do as well. Indeed they love it and this book as furthered their appreciation. My kids and I have seen other similar books but this book by Christopher Hart is by far the best!

I am a huge shoujo fan and this is deppressing. The art in this book doesn't even LOOK like manga. Even a begginer can figure that out. I mean I showed this book to my friend who doesn't even like manga and she could even figure out that Hart is terrible at manga. Beggieners or advance stay away! Instead of wasteing your money on this dinky little 60 paged book try the how to draw manga series. You might accually LEARN how to draw real manga!

this was my very fiorst manga book. i didn;t know anything about manga and i really wish it would have givin alot more instrusction but it not horrid. but still the first one and iv'e gotton better though the years. oh adn now im in honors art soo well dunno...

My daughter says the style is not quite what she was looking for, she feels that it's not very instructional. Sbe said Magical girls and friends was wayyy better by christopher hart, and actually that is the book that drew me to try his others. She's 11 and loves to draw from pictures she sees on the computer, she just started this past year and is a real beginner.

Being a manga artist myself, I must declare- Hart is not a manga artist. His work is just mere cartoon with a little touch of manga. Before buying this book, I advise you to look inside. If you are going to buy this book for your child as most people do, then buy one of the HTDM (How To Draw Manga). If you present this as a first manga book for your child whatsoever, then it will just ruin his or her art style.

As of what I have seen, this book will attempt to make you or your children copy his mere artwork. All of his steps are exactly like many other manga books, only the art is much much worse.

My final line is, I DEFINITELY do NOT reccommend this book. If I could, I would have rated this 0 stars. If I was him, I wouldn't go selling books before I learn more about Manga.

My 4th grader ran for student council recently and did her campaign posters in manga style after being inspired by this book. The instructions are user-friendly, easy to follow, no pretentions, just assumes that you want to learn and teaches in a fun, engaging, informative way. Best of all, this book helped my daughter gain confidence to do her own thing after several practices with the basics. My husband was also inspired to do a "portrait" of our 3 kids in manga-style after browsing through this book. Did I mention we love this book?

I like Manga, as do my children. We have bought other Manga Shoujo books but we prefer this one, by far. We enjoyed the drawings, the step by step instruction and how Christopher Hart captures the Manga Shoujo attitude. Our family really enjoyed this book.

THIS IS NOT MANGA! THIS IS A RIP OFF! IF YOU WANT MANGA, READ RANMA 1/2 OR FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST! AND DON'T WATCH THE ANIME! READ THE MANGA! THIS IS AMERICANIZED GARBAGE

Well the only words that describe this book is.Cheap,Pethetic,Crappy,Not helpful and american.Be smart. Don't buy this book.

~*~Purin~*~