This is total venting here.....I'd also like to see if anyone else feels the same way or am I just a head case about this.
I've noticed that there are many "How to Draw Manga" books in the bookstores recently. I've also noticed that many of the 'characters' drawn on the cover do not look like standard-issue manga style characters. I then proceed to look at who authored the book and lo and behold it's a western style name. Now, maybe I'm just a "manga authenticity snob" but that really irks me.
Why? Because it's not in the true style of manga. The characters look like a cross between western style characters with maybe a little bit of manga influence. Now I know that there are different styles when it comes to manga, but these books do not fall into any of those styles.
In my mind and how I rationalize it, I feel that if we are going to call something manga over here and have guides on how to draw it, then it should pretty much fall completely in line with how it looks over there in Japan. They have a standard and I feel that we should too. Because when I think of manga, I already have preconceived notions about what it should look like (be it shojo or shonen).
There are a few out there (one series, actually) that is commendable but I can't think of the name of it. I do remember that all the books have a white jacket.
Okay, now I'm I just really a nut job over this or are there others who feel the same way?
I've noticed that there are many "How to Draw Manga" books in the bookstores recently. I've also noticed that many of the 'characters' drawn on the cover do not look like standard-issue manga style characters. I then proceed to look at who authored the book and lo and behold it's a western style name. Now, maybe I'm just a "manga authenticity snob" but that really irks me.
Why? Because it's not in the true style of manga. The characters look like a cross between western style characters with maybe a little bit of manga influence. Now I know that there are different styles when it comes to manga, but these books do not fall into any of those styles.
In my mind and how I rationalize it, I feel that if we are going to call something manga over here and have guides on how to draw it, then it should pretty much fall completely in line with how it looks over there in Japan. They have a standard and I feel that we should too. Because when I think of manga, I already have preconceived notions about what it should look like (be it shojo or shonen).
There are a few out there (one series, actually) that is commendable but I can't think of the name of it. I do remember that all the books have a white jacket.
Okay, now I'm I just really a nut job over this or are there others who feel the same way?