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“Akira Toriyama's humorous manga-drawing guide with lessons, technical tips, and critiques of amateur submissions.”
Toriyama Akira no Hetappi Manga Kenkyuusho
鳥山明のヘタッピマンガ研究所
6.86
11,961 rank · 1,029 readers · 6 favorites
Shounen
Educational
Comedy
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Synopsis
Akira Toriyama's humorous manga-drawing guide with lessons, technical tips, and critiques of amateur submissions.
This Manga doesn't actually have any plot since it is a Manga-how to" rather than a work of fiction. Broken down into 3 parts, the first part is a series of lessons by Akira Toriyama on how to draw Manga (including what not to do), this part is rather amusing to read. The second part is a series of technical pointers from Akira Sakuma, this part is less amusing than the first. The last section is comprised of comments made by Toriyama in regards to amateur Manga work sent in to him in a contest sponsored by Shonen Jump.
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median 6.5
mode 6
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- 7 “This guide succeeds in capturing Toriyama’s genuine emotions toward the craft by presenting the instruction as an actual manga rather than a dry manual. However, it fails to provide effective...”
- 6 “This is a fun, engaging read that provides fascinating insights into Toriyama’s creative process and serves as a highly motivating guide for aspiring mangaka. While the content is enjoyable, some...”
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Read Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Toriyama Akira no Hetappi Manga Kenkyuusho begins and ends here.
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A Manga Publication
- Format 3 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 24m approx
- Published Sep 1982 – Feb 1984
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M7465 catalog