Chie Kutsuwada is a UK-based Japanese manga creator and illustrator. After graduating from The Royal College of Art, London, she focused on creating shoujo manga designs. She is the author of manga such as Moonlight, collected in The Mammoth Book of Best New Manga III, published by Constable & Robinson, which was shortlisted in the Manga Jiman competition that aims to promote manga creating talent in the UK.Chie also attends many manga-related events around the world, and runs manga workshops at schools, libraries and museums including The British Museum, The British Library, Wellcome Collection and the V&A Museum. She has also worked on projects for Channel 4 and CNN. Visit her website www.chitangarden.wixsite.com/chiekutsuwada

This is a really nice book for someone who has never drawn Manga style people, and animals, before. It was a nice surprise to find the little section on animals in the back as I hadn't realised that they were there. It contains instructions for full size and chibi people. The pages are colour coded so it's quick to find the section you want. I particularly like the sections on eyes and faces as I've never been great at faces, the instructions are simple, clear and concise. My nine year old enjoyed the book as well although it was a little on the harder side for him but he had a good go and managed a decent looking bird. It's chock full of info though. Well worth the money!

• INTRODUCTION 6HOW TO USE THIS BOOK 7FACIAL FEATURESFront basic eye 10, Profile basic eye 12, Cute eye 14, Cool eye 16, Front nose 18, Profile nose 19, Front mouth 20, Profile mouth 21MANGA FACESFront female face 24, Front male face 26, Profile female face 28, Profile male face 30, Cute female face 32, Cute male face 34, Cool female face 36, Cool male face 38, More female faces 40, More male faces 42, Manga expressions 44CHIBI STYLEFront chibi eye 48, Profile chibi eye 50, Front chibi face 52, Profile chibi face 54, Variations: chibi face 56, Facial expressions: chibi 58MANGA BODYFemale body 62, Male body 64, Chibi body 66, Open hand 68, Closed hand 70, Arm 72, Muscular arm 74, Leg 76, Muscular leg 78, Side foot 80, Front foot 81, Foot: trainers 82, Foot: heels 84, Foot: boots 85WHOLE BODY POSESStanding female 88, Standing male 90, Standing chibi 92, Sitting female 94, Sitting male 96, Sitting chibi 98CHARACTERSManga mermaid 102, Manga vampire 104, Chibi princess 106, Chibi prince 108, Manga schoolkids 110, Chibi kimono girl 112, Chibi wizard 114MANGA ANIMALSCat 118, Dog 120, Rabbit 122, Cockatiel 124, Unicorn 126ABOUT THE ARTIST 128ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 128