Manga Mania Magical Girls and Friends: How to Draw the Super-Popular Action fantasy Characters of Manga (Paperback)

by Christopher Hart (Author) "The face of the magical girl retains the soft, round look of a preteen but with the feminine features of an older teenager, notably the..." (more)
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Product Description
* ChristopherHart writes the world’s top-selling art instruction books--more than two million in print!
* Strong girl characters empower girls everywhere

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!

About the Author
Christopher Hart is an award-winning and best-selling author whose books have set the standard for art instruction, both nationally and internationally, with more than two million copies in print in seventeen languages.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill (September 29, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823029689
• ISBN-13: 978-0823029686
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #120,468 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly Magical, December 13, 2006

By	Larry "Larry" (Kansas City, MO) - See all my reviews

This book, like the title is magical. Like all of Christopher Hart's books, the instruction is excellent, but I will say that this time Christopher Hart has surpassed himself. The sections on drawing the eyes, the drawing of the body step by step, the various angles, the poses, are all enlightening. My daughters and I also enjoyed the historical information on Manga and the difference between American and Japanese Styles. This book is highly recommended.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magically fun and resourceful, February 27, 2007

By	Charsya Paul "Manga publisher/manga writer/ar... (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I don't really own many of Hart's books, this one makes it my fourth book, but for the ones that I do own, I have to say that I am very pleased with this one. This book gives you a general idea of magical school girls, their costumes, hair, transformations, and even animal helpers. This book really doesn't go into depth on step by step guides to drawing magical girls, but it gives you tidbits of general info on how to go about designing your own magical girl as well as her specific powers and/or costumes. I would definitely recommend this book for those who are a little advanced than beginners. Since this book doesn't break down the drawings in steps. This is a little info on what to expect about the book:

Magical girl faces, their eyes, and expressions
The body
Magical girl costumes
Magical girl varieties
Magical boys
The villains
Essential supporting characters
Magical mascots
Magical fighters teams
Magical transformation

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another amazing book from Christopher Hart!, May 22, 2007

By	LiamsMommy "AK" (AZ, USA) - See all my reviews

I am a big fan of Christopher Hart and his work. His books are the best manga tutorial books I have come across.
This one is no exception. The drawing are gorgeous, the instruction is easy to understand for beginners and is still useful for advanced manga artists who want to learn new techniques.
It has everything from cute chibis to the transformation of a regular girl to a magical girl. (step by step instruction)
My favorite is the cute little mascots which are also transformed into magical mascots.
This is worth every penny!