Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga

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Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga
Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga.jpg
First English edition of Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga, as published by Viz Media
サルでも描けるまんが教室
(Saru demo egakeru manga kyōshitsu)
GenreComedy, parody[1]
Manga
Written byKoji Aihara
Kentaro Takekuma
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
MagazineBig Comic Spirits
English magazine
DemographicSeinen
Original run1990 – 1991
Volumes3
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Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga (サルでも描けるまんが教室, Saru demo egakeru manga kyōshitsu) is a parody instructional book by Koji Aihara and Kentaro Takekuma.

Publication history[]

In Japan, the series was originally serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits. Shogakukan later published the manga's three tankōbon volumes between October 1990 and May 1992.[2][3]

In the USA, the series was serialized in Viz Media's Pulp from May 2001 to August 2002.[4][5]

It is licensed in North America by Viz Media.[6]

Reception[]

Pat King from Animefringe commends the manga for its "excellent parody of the manga industry" and its artwork that "would be right at home in classic issues of Mad Magazine".[7] Johanna Draper Carlson from Comics Worth Reading comments on the "vulgar but funny" adult contents of the manga with its "nudity and various scatological gags".[8] Carlo Santos commends the manga for its "rundown of every major genre, by demographic" and praises the manga above other "How-to Art" books.[9]

Canadian cartoonist and writer Bryan Lee O'Malley described the book as a significant influence on the art style of his Scott Pilgrim graphic novel series.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ Thompson, Jason (July 15, 2010). "Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Even A Monkey Can Draw Manga!". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  2. ^ サルでも描けるまんが教室―青春コミックス (1) (Big spirits comics) (in Japanese). ASIN 4091790518.
  3. ^ サルでも描けるまんが教室―青春コミックス (3) (Big spirits comics) (in Japanese). ASIN 4091790534.
  4. ^ "Viz PR for May '01". Anime News Network. 2001-01-21. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  5. ^ "Pulp Ends in August". Anime News Network. 2002-04-11. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  6. ^ "Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga, Vol. 1 (Paperback)." Amazon.com. Retrieved on November 19, 2008.
  7. ^ King, Pat (February 2003). "Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga Vol.1". animefringe.com. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
  8. ^ Carlson, Johanna Draper (June 25, 2006). "Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga". Comics Worth Reading.
  9. ^ Santos, Carlo (2007-03-06). "Right Turn Only!! Kingdoms' Heart". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
  10. ^ Hudson, Laura. "Bryan Lee O'Malley Talks 'Monkey Manga' with the Men Who Influenced 'Scott Pilgrim' Exclusive Archived 2011-08-18 at the Wayback Machine." Comics Alliance. July 14, 2011. Retrieved on September 6, 2011.

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