How to Draw Manga Vol. 38: Ninja & Samurai Portrayal
How to Draw Manga Vol. 38: Ninja & Samurai Portrayal is an English-language digital drawing guide by Naho Fukagai and Team Esaka. This PDF focuses on designing and illustrating ninja and samurai characters for manga and related visual work.
The digital format is available as an instant download after purchase. It includes 144 pages of instruction and reference material.
The book explains character construction, traditional clothing, armor, swords, weapons, facial expressions, and action poses through a systematic sequence of examples.
Book Overview
This manga drawing guide introduces a wide range of ninja and samurai portrayals. It begins with ninja character types and proceeds through poses, figures from assorted angles, facial expressions, costumes, props, and movement.
The later sections examine samurai, bushi, ronin, armored warriors, military chieftains, and varied character designs. The book also includes assorted scenes and an artist profile.
Category: Art. Author: Naho Fukagai, Team Esaka.
What You’ll Discover Inside
- Basic poses, figures from assorted angles, and facial expressions for ninja characters.
- Iga, Koga, and Fuma ninja variations, including kunoichi designs.
- Ninja costumes, hoods, chain mail, tabi, kyahan, shuriken, kunai, and other weapons.
- Dynamic ninja movement, concealment, combat, acrobatic actions, and sword use.
- Samurai, bushi, ronin, armored warriors, and their character variations.
- Samurai clothing, helmets, armor, swords, hakama, zori, and waraji.
- Character comparisons and assorted scenes featuring ninja and military chieftains.
Why This Book Matters
This volume provides focused visual reference for artists working with Japanese-inspired manga characters. Its value lies in the structured treatment of poses, expressions, clothing, armor, weapons, and movement.
By presenting several character types and design variations, the book supports comparison between different ninja and samurai portrayals. It is suited to readers seeking practical drawing reference rather than a historical study.
Book Details
| Title | How to Draw Manga Vol. 38: Ninja & Samurai Portrayal | ||
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| Volume | Vol 38 | ||
| Author | Naho Fukagai, Team Esaka | ||
| Planning & Supervising | Masami Esaka | ||
| Text & Drawing | Naho Fukagai, TEAM ESAKA | ||
| Production Collaborator | Seki Omura, Masato Ohta, KOHZATO, TAISHOU | ||
| Cover Drawing & Coloring | Naho Fukagai & Masato Yamanaka | ||
| Japanese Calligraphy | Masarni Esaka | ||
| Design & Layout | Shinichi lshioka | ||
| English Translation Management | Lingua fninca, Inc. ([email protected]) | ||
| Composition & Editing | Kumiko Sakamoto (Graphic-sha Publishing Co., Ltd.) | ||
| Publisher | Graphic-sha Publishing Co., Ltd. | ||
| Publisher Location | 1-14-17 Kullan-kita. Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0073 Japan | ||
| Publication Date | 2005 | ||
| First Printing | September 2005 | ||
| Second Printing | July 2006 | ||
| Third Printing | November 2007 | ||
| Fourth Printing | June 2008 | ||
| ISBN | 978-4-7661 -15307 | ||
| UPC | 8-24869-00077 | ||
| Printed and Bound | China | ||
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| File Size | 14.3 MB | ||
| File Size Bytes | 14987874 | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Pages | 144 |
| Title | How to Draw Manga Vol 38 Ninja & Samurai Portrayal |
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