Manga University Workshop with Atsuhisa Okura: How to Draw Backgrounds
February 1st, 2010 - Manga University brings you a face-to-face tutorial from Atsuhisa Okura, author of Moe USA and illustrator of 50 Things We Love About Japan.In this workshop, Okura-sensei demonstrates how to draw a basic background using single-point perspective. You'll also learn how to draw people and props in proportion to your backdrop.
Head to our YouTube channel or blog to let us know what you think!
StepMania the Manga premieres today!
January 28th, 2010 - Manga University's all-new original manga StepMania: The Manga, makes its debut today! Made in consultation with the StepMania game's creator, Chris Danford, and written by up-and-coming Japanese manga artist Uno Shino, StepMania: The Manga follows the exploits of a brash high-schooler named Yukino as she is thrown headfirst into the world of StepMania by her best friend and veteran dancer, Momo, who works at the local arcade.The first issue goes live today with more to come every Monday and Thursday! Read StepMania: The Manga here!
Limited Edition Professional Japanese Basketball Trading Cards Now Available for Pre-Order from MU!
January 20th, 2010 -
Manga University has been creating trading cards for the BJ-League (Japan's professional basketball association) since their first All-Star Game in 2006. This time we’ve pulled out all the stops to create a gorgeous set of 21 full-color cards. The drawings are a striking mixture of traditional American sports caricature and Japanese action manga that are sure to appeal to sports and comic fans alike.
Our BJ-League All-Star Trading Cards are produced in extremely small numbers and are a rare collectible among Japanese basketball fanatics, but this year we’ve secured a few dozen sets to sell worldwide!
Click here to pick up your own set!
MU Wishes You A Happy New Year! (UPDATED x2)
January 1st, 2010 - Join us as we ring in 2010 with the "Manga University New Year's Shishimai Marathon," which is being performed live and round-the-clock from our Tokyo campus.UPDATE: The marathon is now in its 12th hour, and our dancing shishi is still goin' strong! Show your support for Manga University by making a donation — even a dollar will be greatly appreciated and help MU continue to create and provide free how-to manga videos, tutorials, new web comics and other fun stuff (like this marathon) throughout the coming year. To make a donation, please visit our donations page here. You'll earn a spot on our Friends of Manga University page and receive a Certificate of Appreciation via email. Thanks, and we hope you enjoy the marathon!
UPDATE #2: It's a wrap! The marathon has ended after 36 hours, during which the shishi performed its dance an incredible 1,080 times (that's once every 30 seconds)! We've posted a YouTube video to memorialize the marathon, and if you like what you see you can still make a donation. We had more than 2,000 people watch the marathon. Thanks!
Whet Your Appetite With MU's New Video Series
November 10th 2009 - Get out your chopsticks and soy sauce, because Manga University's new video series "The Manga University Cooking Show" is all about whipping up delicious Japanese dishes just as they appear in your favorite manga.
Our first foray into the frying pan stars Yoko Ishihara, the genius chef behind The Manga Cookbook. Ishihara-sensei will teach you how to make teriyaki sauce from scratch, and how to use it to cook your very own yakitori chicken kebabs!
Here's the icing on the cake: MU is also proud to present our brand new video page where you can find links to all of our video series: "Manga Workshop," "Meet The Manga-Ka," "The Manga University Cooking Show," "Japanese 101" and more, all in one place! Check it out here, and be sure to let us know how your own yakitori turns out!
