Question: what do anime artists use?
Answer: Leads. Acquire several kinds of pencils and mechanical pencils for pencil sketching. ...  Pen nibs and pens holders. These are a mangaka's favorite tools. ...  Markers and other pens. The great mangaka are using markers and ball points more and more, alone or with traditional pens. ...  Paintbrushes. ...  Inks. ...  White.