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Maybe some of your friends like manga and you want to talk to them about it, or maybe you just want to begin reading something new and interesting.

Neon Genesis Evangelion is an incredibly popular series created by Hideaki Anno. It has spawned a manga and anime series, along with a major movie and a remake series, retelling the events. Anno...

Manga is the Japanese form of comic books, many of which eventually become anime. Considering that manga is written in Japanese, it can sometimes take months or years to reach America, and some...

"Naruto" is a popular Japanese manga that chronicles the life of a young ninja named Naruto as he trains to become the leader of his village. "Naruto" is available online as well as in bookstores....

"Naruto" is a particularly popular Japanese manga. It chronicles the life of a young ninja named Naruto. "Naruto" manga is easy to find online and read for free. You just have to know how to...

Learn the fundamental steps in creating a Manga series, from character concepts, story ideas, and other tips to help you get your ideas ready for the art table.

Manga and anime has moved from a fringe hobby in the West to becoming a mainstream pursuit with popular manga turned anime such as Bleach and Naruto airing on US television. Unfortunately US...

Panels are used in manga to add structure and pace to the story. When creating one, you're basically creating a frame that will contain the action. While the actual creation is fairly simple,...

"Tenchi Muyo!" is a Japanese manga created in 1994 by Masaki Kajishima and Hiroki Hayashi. It was a wildly popular manga about the adventures of a boy named Tenchi Masaki and his friends. While...

Dragon Voice is a popular manga about a Japanese pop group and their singer who has the legendary singing voice known as the "dragon voice." To read the manga series online, all you have to do is...

Naruto is a popular manga series about the adventures of a teenage ninja--he has a demon locked inside his body--and the fellow ninjas of his village. The manga was so popular that it was turned...

Manga is one of the most popular types of graphic novel today. They vary from romance to adventure to even cooking. The only problem is that at around ten dollars per book, they can be costly to...

Japanese manga is becoming more and more popular here in the states, but if you've just opened a book for the first time you may be confused, and with good reason! Many mangas are still in their...

The colossally popular Naruto franchise originated in humble fashion with the publication of a series of Japanese comics, or "manga," beginning in 1999. The series starred a young ninja in...

Naruto costumes are likely to be in vogue for Halloween and costume parties for years to come. You can have a lot of fun by living out the Naruto saga for a few hours in full costume and regalia....

Manga, which is Japanese for comics, have grown steadily as a Japanese publishing phenomenon over the past half-century. Naruto, a very popular current manga series, has spread around the world....

With advanced computer technology, it has never been easier for an aspiring artist to take drawing lessons. Many manga-ka, the Japanese term for manga artists, offer drawing tutorials in the manga...

Comic books are an art form that not everyone thinks of when the phrase "art collector" comes to mind. Yet many people do build such collections. What is commonly thought of as manga art can come...

Manga storylines, like those in any other kind of book, can range widely in the types of topics covered. There is romantic manga, horror-story manga and manga stories about baseball. Fantasy is a...

Sailor Moon is the main character of a well-known manga series of the same name. It was created by Naoko Takeuchi. The series was originally published in 1991. Since that time, Sailor Moon manga...

The majority of manga-ka, or manga artists, prefer to draw their characters and backgrounds by hand. There are some artists who use computer programs, such as MS Paint, to colorize their drawings...

Once you have created a manga character, you need to fill in the details. One of the most important details is hair, which can help differentiate similar-looking characters for readers. When you...

A person's eyes are said to be one of his most expressive features or, as the expression goes, "the windows to the soul." Manga characters' eyes can vary from slanted lines to represent squinting...

The biggest challenge many artists face when they draw a manga character's hands is making them look realistic. The hands are one of the body features that will help the reader of the manga story...

Animals drawn manga style look similar to humans. You can draw realistic representations of animals or chibi, a more cartoon-like rendition. Chibi is a Japanese word that means small, but when...

Manga is the Japanese word that means comics, such as comic books. Manga storylines can range from fantasy to romance to tales of horror. The style of manga illustrations is distinctive and is...

Manga is a Japanese word that, translated into English, is best described as printed comics or cartoons. With manga, the most minute details you draw are going to help the reader understand the...

Real boys and girls often resemble each other. However, people can use visual and spoken cues to determine the gender of a small child. With an illustration, such as manga, it can be harder to...