This item has been stored at home. The contents are in like-new, excellent condition, but the cover shows signs of aging due to its age. We appreciate your understanding. This is a book by Osamu Tezuka on "How to Draw Manga," as the title suggests. It is a paperback version of the original published in 1977. The main audience the author envisions is "people who have never drawn before." You can start with doodles. All you need is paper and a pencil. Tezuka repeats this. And he generously reveals specific techniques such as the basic concepts of "omission, exaggeration, and deformation" and how to draw based on them, as well as a "problem set" for actually "coming up with" ideas, fully opening the door to the world of manga. For example, a spread titled "Let's Make Various Faces." The right page features 8 variations each of eyebrows, eyes, nose, and mouth, and the left page shows 32 examples of faces combining them. This is so fun and easy to understand that you'll want to doodle on the nearest paper, just as the author intended. On the other hand, while prefacing that you can skip over it, he also repeatedly reveals professional techniques, specialized knowledge such as printing, and harsh messages to those aiming to become professionals or new manga artists. This tendency becomes stronger in the latter half, and the descriptions are substantial for Tezuka fans and manga fans. "(Regarding the pain of creating ideas) Because I am like this, you must not spare effort and hard work." "From my manga, the post-war long manga was established, and although I am weak-hearted, I believe this." The afterword in a Q&A format included at the end, and the commentary by Fusanosuke Natsume are also interesting. Table of Contents Chapter 1: Creating Pictures (Manga Starts with Doodles; Manga Tools, How to Choose and Use Them; From How to Draw Faces to Composition) Chapter 2: Creating Ideas (Two Methods for Thinking About "Ideas"; Six Elements for Creating "Fun"; Manga Idea Problem Set) Chapter 3: Creating Manga (How to Think About Stories; Deciding on the Main Character and Writing a Script; From Facial Expressions and Actions to Scenery) From Reviews Many hints on how to draw manga were written. I thought it was a good book as an introductory book, as it also includes how to build a story in addition to how to draw pictures. It might be for people who draw manga as a hobby rather than becoming a professional. Tokiwa-so