The Shonen Jump Guide to Making Manga is really good, because its primary emphasis is on doing the work rather than a quick and easy shortcut or telling you step by step how to do this or that. It's meant to help you get into a healthy mindset of what it takes to get good.
There's a ton of top mangaka and editors in it giving opinions and stuff. It's a bit like a Shonen Jump Masterclass without all the fat of having to make fluff material for that Masterclass check. I've found some extremely valuable advice in this book so far.
Both as an artist and a writer, I think this book is really great. But again, the emphasis is on doing the work and being healthy about it. You can't go into the book expecting it to make you good at anything! It's like a mangaka philosophy book almost.
There is a balance between the extremes of "grind yourself to death" and "fear of tackling your artistic weaknesses head on". I think reading this entire book can help one know what it takes to progress as an artist and writer, the healthy and progress-oriented mindset it takes.
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Gets You Into A Healthy And Progress-Oriented Mindset!
The Shonen Jump Guide to Making Manga is really good, because its primary emphasis is on doing the work rather than a quick and easy shortcut or telling you step by step how to do this or that. It's meant to help you get into a healthy mindset of what it takes to get good.There's a ton of top mangaka and editors in it giving opinions and stuff. It's a bit like a Shonen Jump Masterclass without all the fat of having to make fluff material for that Masterclass check. I've found some extremely valuable advice in this book so far.Both as an artist and a writer, I think this book is really great. But again, the emphasis is on doing the work and being healthy about it. You can't go into the book expecting it to make you good at anything! It's like a mangaka philosophy book almost.There is a balance between the extremes of "grind yourself to death" and "fear of tackling your artistic weaknesses head on". I think reading this entire book can help one know what it takes to progress as an artist and writer, the healthy and progress-oriented mindset it takes.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2022
There's a ton of top mangaka and editors in it giving opinions and stuff. It's a bit like a Shonen Jump Masterclass without all the fat of having to make fluff material for that Masterclass check. I've found some extremely valuable advice in this book so far.
Both as an artist and a writer, I think this book is really great. But again, the emphasis is on doing the work and being healthy about it. You can't go into the book expecting it to make you good at anything! It's like a mangaka philosophy book almost.
There is a balance between the extremes of "grind yourself to death" and "fear of tackling your artistic weaknesses head on". I think reading this entire book can help one know what it takes to progress as an artist and writer, the healthy and progress-oriented mindset it takes.
Gets You Into A Healthy And Progress-Oriented Mindset!
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2022
The Shonen Jump Guide to Making Manga is really good, because its primary emphasis is on doing the work rather than a quick and easy shortcut or telling you step by step how to do this or that. It's meant to help you get into a healthy mindset of what it takes to get good.Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2022
There's a ton of top mangaka and editors in it giving opinions and stuff. It's a bit like a Shonen Jump Masterclass without all the fat of having to make fluff material for that Masterclass check. I've found some extremely valuable advice in this book so far.
Both as an artist and a writer, I think this book is really great. But again, the emphasis is on doing the work and being healthy about it. You can't go into the book expecting it to make you good at anything! It's like a mangaka philosophy book almost.
There is a balance between the extremes of "grind yourself to death" and "fear of tackling your artistic weaknesses head on". I think reading this entire book can help one know what it takes to progress as an artist and writer, the healthy and progress-oriented mindset it takes.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2023
I love how informative this is... For me anyway. I like that it includes information about traditional drawing and digital. I also like that the whole learning thing is more of a story of a character that is learning to be a mangaka! I like the surveys or interviews with popular mangakas like Eiichiro Oda (One Piece) and Kohei Horikoshi (My Hero Academia). I personally think this book is worth the money and I have no regrets in buying it.
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It is for absolute beginners
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 5, 2024Evelin Flamis
A great book to give a boost for start your manga.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 31, 2022