Learn to Draw Anime & Manga from Japanese Pros

Why Kaminari recommends it

Kaminari is about turning the anime you love into real growth. Watching a training arc is fun. Running your own is better. Drawing is one of the most direct ways to do it: a skill you can practice a little every day and actually see improve on the page.

Anime Art Academy goes straight to the source. Its lessons are made by Japanese pro animators and manga artists, and when you submit a drawing, they send it back with red-line corrections showing exactly what to fix. You don’t get that from a video tutorial.

Try it free first

You can watch two full lessons right now, no account needed:

• Drawing a woman’s face from the front
• The Basics of Balanced Character Design

Every course also has free preview lessons, so you can see if it clicks before you pay for anything.

What you get

• English video lessons from Japanese professional animators, illustrators and manga artists.
• Unlimited personal feedback on the drawings you submit.
• Just paper and pen. Most courses need nothing else. Only a few coloring lessons use digital tools.
• Beginner to pro: faces, bodies, poses and coloring, from the basics to advanced.
• A community on Discord, plus live talk shows and workshops with Japanese manga artists.

What it costs

Two ways to pay, with no sign-up fee:

• Monthly: from $47 a month, or $68 for Premium, with new lessons added every month.
• Pay once: lesson packs from $340 with lifetime access, and bundles that cost less than buying packs separately.

Prices are from their site as of October 2026, so check there for the latest.

Who’s behind it

Anime Art Academy partners with MyAnimeList and MediBang, and ran a “How to Draw Manga” workshop at Anime Expo in Los Angeles attended by over 1,200 people.

“I started from absolute 0 on learning anime and manga, but now I am able to confidently produce authentic anime illustrations after only 3 months.”
— Haruka, a student, from their reviews

Make it your training arc

Skills come from reps, not motivation. Add “Draw for 10 minutes” to your Arc Tracker as a few-times-a-week habit and watch the streak, and your art, build.