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SO YOU WANT TO DRAW MANGA STYLE?

By Rio

If you're here to learn how to draw or improve your drawing skills - you've come to the right place! Almost
everything you need to know will be posted here from basic shading to publishing your work. Of course, how
far you get will all depend on you!

A few things you should know about this place first...

1. The tutorials here are meant to help you draw your own original work. There are no how-to's on spe-
cific characters. No how-to-draw Sailor Moon, no Kenshin, no Dragon Ball Z, none! Don't bother emailing me
about it either - I'll tell you the same thing, and you'll just be wasting my time and yours.

2. All skill levels are welcome to check out the tutorials. Bashing other people for being a beginner or "can't
draw well" will not be tolerated. Funny thing is, most of the beginner's have the guts to actually submit their
work to the Gallery here than more advanced drawers. That says something there, don't you think?

3. I do not critique art work. Sorry folks but due to all my other projects on this site, it's pretty much keeping
me busy. You're welcome to join the forum and ask for a critique at the Artist Alley.

4. These instructions are not the only way to draw things. If you are comfortable with another way of draw-
ing, than you should stick with it, develop your own style, and learn what you can with what I have up.

5. I do not get paid to suggest any products or other sites that sell products. They get mentioned because
they a) have good products, b) shows an example of something I'm talking about, or c) have useful info.
The only sort of payment I get is orders to Amazon.com in the Shop section and my affiliates which helps pay
for running this site plus holding the contest (which I hope to hold at least once a year).

All that done and over with - here is a brief guide to some of the more popular terms and styles of Manga:

SHONEN — Boy's manga, usually action/adventure, are aimed at boys 8-18 years old. It is by far the most
popular style, and is usually characterized by big battle scenes. Manga such as "Dragon Ball Z", "Yu-Gi-Oh!",
and "Yu Yu Hakusho" fall into this category.

SHOJO — Girls' manga are usually story-driven, less action-oriented, and romantic. The second most popular
format of manga, it is rapidly becoming a very major part of American manga sales. Titles such as "Sailor
Moon", "Love Hina", and "Fruits Basket" are among the most popular titles. Shoujo style manga is usually
geared toward female readers ages 12-18.

SEINEN — Seinen manga are series aimed at male readers ages 18-30. While a variation on the Shonen style
comics, Seinen series contain more graphic violence and adult situations. AKIRA is a very good example of
Seinen manga.

JOSEI — Women's comics aimed at young working women and housewives from ages 21-30. The Manga
equivalent of Soap Opera's.

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HENTAI — Literally "pervert" manga. Hentai refers to pornographic comics and cartoons. Think any X-rated
movie.

JIDAIGEKI — Historical manga, usually action-packed, and battle-oriented. "Lone Wolf and Cub", and
"Rurouni Kenshin" are some Jidaigeki.

MECHA — Mecha manga refers to the "Giant Robot" stories such as "Gundam W", "Voltron", and "Big O."
They are usually action-oriented with big fights, lots of explosions, and tend to have some kind of "save the
world" angle.

BISHOUJO — A very popular manga style, full of cute girls and/or funny animals. Series that fall under this
category are "Hamtaro", and "Hello Kitty".

BISHONEN — "Beautiful boy" stories — aimed at teenage girls, and featuring very pretty, almost effeminate
looking heroes. Series that fall into this category include "Peach Girl", and "X/1999" by CLAMP.

A few subcategories of the above types are:

SHOUJO-AI — Literally means "girl's love" and covers female-female relationships, usually on a romantical
level (aka Yuri).

SHONEN-AI — Literally means "boy's love", with story covering male-male relationships, usually on a ro-
mantical level (aka Yaoi).

KODOMO — children's manga, aimed at 6-10 year olds, an offshoot of Bishoujo, shonen, or shoujo styles.
Kodomo manga include "Pokemon" and "Digimon".

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