9780823001583. New condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 144. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 144 p. Contains: Illustrations. Manga Mania. A guide to drawing Japanese animation. Step-by-step Christopher Hart demonstrates how to draw anime characters from a wide selection of styles: high-tech cyber punks who live in the world of the future; teen characters with troubled relationships at school home and on the street; and mighty monsters fantasy warriors and giant robots. Aspiring animators will find chapters on anime s special effects; the role of storyboarding in anime; sketching and the art of character design; and a mini-course in perspective. Examples and exercises are included. The book concludes with interviews with Scott Frazier an American anime director working in Japan and Mahiro Meada a Japanese animation director.