Anime Mania: How to Draw Characters for Japanese Animation (Manga Mania)
A successful contributor to MAD magazine, the "Blondie" cartoon  strip, and various film and TV productions, Hart previously  brought us Manga Mania: How To Draw Japanese Comics. In this  follow-up, he demonstrates anime, the unique Japanese animation  style of heavy shading, dramatic camera angles, and beautifully  rendered special effects, most popularly known to U.S. audiences  through series like Digimon and Sailor Moon. Based more on  character than action, these anime include high-tech cyberpunks  and teen characters with troubled relationships, as well as  monsters, fantasy warriors, and giant robots. Hart covers  storyboarding, sketching, perspective, the basics of animating,  and the functioning of an animation studio. Rounding out the  book are interviews with two anime directors. Highly recommended  for public libraries.Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.