I thought that this book was very helpful. Manga is very popular in my school and knowing how to draw manga is considered REALLY cool. I love to read manga books and I have always wanted to try and draw manga. Unfortunately, I could not draw before I got this book. However, when I did receive the book I was thrilled. The details are very specific and quite a few of the drawings were simple. I showed some to my friends and they were impressed. And I was too; they actually looked pretty good! This book transformed me into a beginning manga artist! I can now truthfully say that "I can draw manga!"