How to Draw Manga

How to Draw Manga is a series of instructional books on drawing manga published by Graphic-sha, by a variety of authors. Originally in Japanese for the Japanese market, many volumes have been translated into English and published in the United States. The English-language volumes in the series were co-produced by Graphic-sha and two other Japanese companies, Japanime Co. Ltd. and Japan Publications Trading Co. List of books in the series This is a list of books in the main HTDM set and other sets that relate to the main series. How to Draw Manga Originally there were no volume numbers on the English versions, because the original Japanese version did not have them. Only volumes 1 - 8 were given numbers. With continued reprints and more books being released, all volumes gained a number. The dates given are the first printing. How to Draw Manga Vol. 1: Compiling Characters (October 1999) How to Draw Manga Vol. 2: Compiling Techniques (July 2000) How to Draw Manga Vol. 3: Compiling Application and Practice (August 2000) How to Draw Manga Vol. 4: Dressing Your Characters in Casual Wear (May 2001) How to Draw Manga Vol. 5: Developing Shoujo Manga Techniques (July 2002) How to Draw Manga Vol. 6: Martial Arts & Combat Sports (June 2002) How to Draw Manga Vol. 7: Amazing Effects (June 2003) How to Draw Manga Vol. 8: Super Basics (June 2003) How to Draw Manga Vol. 9: Special: Colored Original Drawing (May 2001) How to Draw Manga Vol. 10: Getting Started (October 2000) How to Draw Manga Vol. 11: Maids & Miko (November 2002) How to Draw Manga Vol. 12: Giant Robots (February 2002) How to Draw Manga Vol. 13: Super Tone Techniques (August 2002) How to Draw Manga Vol. 14: Colorful Costumes (January 2003) How to Draw Manga Vol. 15: Girls' Life Illustration File (May 2003) How to Draw Manga Vol. 16: Guns & Military Vol. 1 (September 2003) How to Draw Manga Vol. 17: Guns & Military Vol. 2 (October 2004) How to Draw Manga Vol. 18: Super-Deformed Characters Vol. 1 Humans (August 2004) How to Draw Manga Vol. 19: Super-Deformed Characters Vol. 2 Animals (June 2005) How to Draw Manga Vol. 20: Female Characters (December 1999)