As the title implies, this is the first in a series of books about how to draw Japanese-style comic books. It’s a good introduction to the craft, but it doesn’t get into a lot of detail about any of the techniques involved. For example, two point perspective gets half a page, which is a little more than you need if you already know how to do it but nowhere near enough if you don’t. Some of the translations into English are a bit rough, though generally they don’t interfere with readability. After finishing the book, I don’t feel like I could sit down and start drawing manga. But I am at least curious about some of the other volumes in the set.