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Weekly Shonen Jump 1990 No. 17
Tenkaichi Manga Pointers
Draft
Released on March 27th, 1990.
Here we have a dream project where Akira Toriyama provides pointers for drawing four-panel manga by hand. When asked, "How can I draw a manga that's interesting?" Toriyama's response was a rather satisfying one: "What I do is watch lots of TV and movies and read a ton of books as a hobby. That way, I learn storytelling and composition in a natural way."
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