The New Generation of Manga Artists Vol. 1: The Koh Kawarajima Portfolio Book

These are collections of artwork by a new generation of manga artists appearing on the manga scene after Graphic-sha began publication of its "How To Draw Manga" series. Within each volume is featured especially created artwork by carefully selected leading young artists currently active in the Japanese manga and anime art scene. Also included are designs selected from amongst published works of the artists. In the second half of each guide, the artists offer tips on creating artwork. These black and white pages present not only the completed designs, but also rough sketches, thoughts at the creation stage, and comments by the artist. With a collection of illustrations, comments by each artist on each piece, as well as the artist's sources of inspiration, each of these volumes is a must-have for manga fans.