Manga: Masters of the Art Paperback – November 1, 2005

This is a high quality and profusely illustrated book. There are seemingly limitless books on manga to choose from. This one stands out for a few reasons but primarily because of the interview format. It includes unique information directly from the artist/creators. Including procedural information as well as anecdotal and personal information. If you a creator yourself (not just manga but any form of sequential art) or if you are if you are just curious or fan, I highly recommend this book.

I have never left a review on Amazon before but I had to for this book. I wasn't expecting much as I got it used for $2.00 but I would easily pay $20 - $30.This is a nice large book with over 250 pages filled with many full page images of manga, their creators, as well as their working spaces. Everything, even the photographs, are in black in white which really give it a nice constant feel of being a manga.The artwork is stunning, even if some of it is not my "cup of tea" I'm very excited about seeing it and learning about the manga-ka who created them.There is also a good amount of text to read about the authors as well as interviews with them. I can tell I'm going to be spending a lot of time with this book. If you have an interest in Manga I think you would really enjoy getting this.

This book has no value what so ever for teaching you how to draw. That's not what this book is for, it's actually a interview with the hottest manga artist's ever known! I thought it would be a good idea to buy this book, just so I can get a preview of my favorite manga artists'art works, as well as what they have to say to other inspiring manga-ka's. I truly enjoyed reading this book, and I'm sure fans of golden boy,clamp, silent mobius, etc would love to hear about what their idol manga artist have to say. I loved everything about this book, and I would recommend this book to those who are interested in a behind the scenes look at the world of manga. If you are looking to buy this book for other reasons, then don't bother buying this book, you will be sorely dissapointed.

As a fan of the many styles of Manga, this book caught me rather by surprise. Most books in my collection that deal with manga analyze the work itself. However, this book is truly unique in that it explores the process of the actual creation of manga art. The methods used are delved into in a very fascinating way. The interviews with the artists themselves are well composed and the questions asked are far more novice.The other outstanding aspect of the book is the use of various manga illustrations as well as photos of manga artists at work. These two items really serve to represent the many aspects of manga art.If you are a fan of manga, then you owe yourselves this book. A definite recomendation.

This is a good book about manga. It has many pictures of the comics it talks about and shows several different artists and their own unique styles. it goes in depth about the artists, and has interviews with them in which they explain how they make manga. It is in depth. This book really isn't a book that refers you to read other good manga. it does mention other manga and has short synopsis of them, but this book is really about the artists.

I would recommend this book to anybody interested in reading or making manga. It is inspirational and provides an insight to the profession like no other book.

Great introduction into the wider world of Managa with lots of artists and their work. Not just the usual juvenile manga that you might encounter in libraries and shops. Definitely worth buying.

Great book. Insightful and well visualised. Highly recommended!