Sailor Moon. Card Captor Sakura. Magical Girl Rayearth. Theyrsquo;re magical girls; and theyrsquo;re some of the biggest names in manga. Magical girls; ordinary schoolgirls given superpowers; are hugely popular in Japan and the United States. Now Christopher Hart shows fans everywhere how to draw these manga shoujo faves. Faces and body proportions; action poses; costumes; expressions; transformations; special effectsmdash;theyrsquo;re all here; all in Hartrsquo;s distinctive step-by-step approach. So are magical fighting boys and everybodyrsquo;s favorite; the cute; furry manga mascots. Hart demonstrates how to create funny mascots; magical boys; fighting teams; and supporting characters; plus how to design layouts. Magical girls show us that we all have special powers deep insidemdash;now Manga Mania: Magical Girls and Friends let those special drawing powers reveal themselves at last!
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful. While the book is well written; my review is ...By rjtwangsWhile the book is well written; and John Lee Williamson is one of my favorites; his legacy deserves much better than this way over priced book! My review is for the look of the book and how small it is.....had I known that this book was so shoddily produced I would never had paid $45.00 dollars for it. Its a tiny little book with quite a large price tag. I expected a large book with lots of photos etc...there is 10 pages of black and white photos; none of which are new....this book should have had a price of $25.63 like the Slim Harpo book; or the Michael Bloomfield book at $19.95.....I cant help but feel ripped off by this one....buyer beware....3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A GREAT read and highly recommended!By RogerCWA fantastic book! It is great to listen to all the recordings whilst reading the stories and descriptions in the book. I have leant many things I have been wondering about for years - where did he get his inspiration for certain songs and who influenced his playing; when did he get his first harp etc.? Having been a big fan of JLW for a long time - in fact my first real blues LP was a compilation of JLW with Big Joe - I really appreciate that someone has put so much work into researching this still under appreciated figure. Great reading; not only for the occasional blues fan and/or harp player but particularly for those interested in the roots of Chicago blues and the role of harmonica. Little Walter didnt just appear out of thin air! Thanks to all. Highly recommended!!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A book highly recommended to those who like playing the blues harp!By Terence C.John Lee Williamson is one of my favorite blues harmonica players. What I learned about him in the past was mainly from his recordings. This book includes many interesting things about JLW such as his childhood; his youth; who inspired him playing the blues harp; who inspired him in songs writing; changes of playing style from traditional to urban blues; and also his amplified harmonica playinghellip;etc. The book is based on two unpublished interviews with JLWrsquo;s family members which are very important in this biography. Those song analysis and commentary by today harmonica master; Joe Filisko; are fantastic for studying JLWrsquo;s songs too. I enjoyed reading this book very much.
