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Dr. Mashirito's Ultimate Manga Techniques by Kazuhiko Torishima

Dr. Mashirito's Ultimate Manga Techniques

Kazuhiko Torishima, Takanaka Shimotsuki

VIZ Media LLC · Paperback · May 13, 2025

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Who it’s for
Kazuhiko Torishima presents his approach to making comics and the mindset for becoming a manga artist.
Themes
Manga creation, Creative mindset
Genres
Cartooning, Nonfiction Comics, General Manga

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About this book

Learn how to make manga from one of the greatest manga editors of all time! Kazuhiko Torishima is the sixth editor-in-chief of Japan’s biggest manga magazine, Weekly Shonen Jump!

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He is one of Japan’s leading editors, having discovered and nurtured great manga artists such as Akira Toriyama of Dragon Ball, Masakazu Katsura of Video Girl Ai, and Koji Inada of Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai, and further transforming the manga business by expanding the crossover of manga, anime, and video games. “Dr. Mashirito” is a scientist who was modeled after Kazuhiko Torishima by Akira Toriyama in Dr. Slump, and the character later became Kazuhiko Torishima’s nickname in real life, too. This book is the only place to discover Kazuhiko Torishima’s “Torishima Method,” an approach to making comics that will give you the mindset needed to become a manga artist!

Torishima Method

Kazuhiko Torishima presents his approach to making comics and the mindset for becoming a manga artist.

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  • Kazuhiko Torishima’s approach to making comics

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  • The “Torishima Method” for making comics
  • Perspective from a former Weekly Shonen Jump editor-in-chief

Where it sits

General Manga70%
Cartooning62%
Nonfiction Comics43%

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Publisher categories

  • General Manga
  • Nonfiction Comics
  • Adapted Comics
Authors
Kazuhiko Torishima, Takanaka Shimotsuki
Publisher
VIZ Media LLC
Published
May 13, 2025
Format
Paperback
Theme
Manga creation · Creative mindset
Reading lane
General Manga