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Mecha, a generic term well known in the manga and anime community, is short for mechanically-based humanoids - as well as anything else mechanical, high-tech and really cool. If it can fly, swim, fire a weapon, explode, or destroy stuff, it's mecha. Comic book and animation fans hunger for mecha. From the Gigantor animated TV series in the early '60s to today's Neon Genesis Evangelion, mecha is the king of anime. Most Japanese mecha animation features giant robots in epic battles. These giant robots are as tall as buildings - and teenage heroes enter the robot's cockpit and navigate it like a fighter jet. Mecha is also popular in such Nintendo, Playstation and Sega Dreamcast computer games as Mech Warriors, Battletech and Combar Assault Vehicle. While some budding artists may not have a feel for human anatomy or drawing the expressive faces of cartoon characters, anyone who can draw blocks and circles can draw mecha. "Mecha Mania" demonstrates how easy it is to draw fantastic mecha vehicles, robots, space stations, and more. The 300 step-by-step illustrations make it simple for anyone to master this wildly popular comic book genre and achieve dramatic results, "Mecha Mania" features all of the coolest mecha designs and variations, along with outrageous battle scenes. Also included are informative interviews with a company that creates mecha-based games and a Japanese publisher of mecha. Whether one's a beginning or professional artist, "Mecha Mania" is the best how-to reference ever published for mastering this hot, hot comic book art.
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Christopher Hart is Watson-Guptill's top-selling author, with a track record of phenomenal sales totaling more than a million copies. He lives in Westport, Connecticut.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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If I'm honest I have to say that this book wasn't my first choice when searching for a book on how to draw robots. I was interested in the "How to draw Manga" books and especially their new Special Edition on how to draw Giant Robots. However these are expensive and I wanted something cheaper.
"Mecha Mania" was just what I needed. Sceptical at first as I thought as the price dropped so would the quality but I couldn't have been more wrong.
"Mecha Mania" was just what I needed. Sceptical at first as I thought as the price dropped so would the quality but I couldn't have been more wrong.
Whether looking to improve your drawing of Robots or trying out for the very first time, "Mecha Mania" with its 300 step by step drawings make it easy to learn how to draw mecha robots, vehicles, weapons and lots more.
The author, Christopher Hart is an expert on Japanese comics - Mecha, Manga, Anime ... and this is just one of his great books.
And as an added bonus to an already brilliant book, there are also interviews with a company that creates mecha-based games and a Japanese publisher of mecha. If you want to be able to draw Mecha, Manga, Transformers ... the lot then this is the book for you.
Now I'm off to buy a copy from Amazon for my boyfriend ...
... enjoy!
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My son is enjoying using this book for his art work. Others in the range are very good too.This one is excellent and arrived very quickly with no faults or problems. Happy to recommend it.
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this book is a lot of fun. its full of cool accessible robot designs with step by step drawings of how they were created from basic shapes. i love drawing robots and this book gave me a lot of food for thought. if you like drawing scifi i'd recommend this very highly.
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