What is your favorite manga? Do you draw similar to it?

[tomlintern]

I'm pretty old-school a lot of my favorites are from the 90's and 80's.

One of my favorites Nausicaa and then my work. Some similar themes!

Who's yours?

[malwdark]

I like a lot of different styles, so my drawing doesn't resemble anyone particularly.
For example, I like Mandrafina

but also Jun Mochizuki

Tell me if you see some relation between xD

(Edit: my favorite manga is Pandora Hearts )

[Doubtcent]

My favorite manga has to be One Piece.
And yes, when I draw manga characters I draw similar expressions, but have a mix of many others. It's my own style now, so I don't know what to compare it to. (=+=)>>>/

[HVOICE]

I have too many favorite mangas to count.
I can't say my style is similar to any of them, but I did learn a lot from them. Like drawing emotions, or how to use effects to emphasize climactic scenes.

[VermillionWorks]

Battle Angel Alita....but I don't think I draw all that similar to it. XP Style-wise I was actually more inspired by anime than manga (along with other things), particularly ones from the 80s and 90s like the old Silent Mobius motion picture, the '80s Bubblegum Crisis, Yoma: Curse of the Undead, Vampire Hunter D (both movies) and Armitage III. Though even with those I don't think any particular one really looks like mine...mmmmayybe Silent Mobius a tad.

[Kura]

There are several that I much enjoy, but I don't think I draw similar enough to any of them.

Berserk, Negima, Hunter x Hunter, Full Metal Alchemist have got to be some of my favorites.

I have had fans say that my art / characters or designs remind them of some other character and or series (I know they usually mean it with the best of intentions so I don't worry too much about it, though I used to get really horrified when people did that) but a lot of the time I don't see it or it's a pretty far stretch, though sometimes I do get the "Ha, what do you know it kind of does!" feeling. (like when someone told me the Uniforms in Raven Wolf reminded them of the Uniforms from a gundam series. Which was completely unintentional on my part, and I never would have figured unless someone had pointed it out)

[joannekwan]

My favorites are (in no particular order):
Shaman King, Mushishi, Monster, Gansta., most things by Junji Ito, most things by Est Em, most things by Natsume Ono

I think some of my work is similar to Est Em and Natsume Ono's because I really like their art and have picked up a few things from their styles to incorporate into my own.

Est Em's

Natsume Ono's

Mine

[Jrej]

I actually really love Blame!
My comic doesn't look much like that.
But I think my next project will more since it would be closer to sci-fi!

[dplandscape]

I love Claymore. Sadly my work isn't up to that standard yet😟

[purrlpankras]

The ones I've picked are the ones which have made me think long after I've stopped reading, Also
made me read in the day, which I never do. That means it must be very good! I highly recommend these

Cavalier of the Abyss

Monochrome factor

Arata the Legend

I also agree with Pandora hearts aswell, awesome manga.

[AkaOkami]

All time fav would have to be Pieta by Haruno Nanae. No artist similarities but I'm actually more drawn to the story more than anything else.

[RiverKai]

Tokyo Ghoul, even though I've had many favorites, this one just beats everything I've ever seen. I've been told I kinda do? I don't think I could possibly say myself that I draw like my godly favorite author -

[stephanielopez]

I would have to say Kuroshitsuji. My sister has told me my style looks like it was inspired by Kuroshitsuji. It is most noted with eyes and hair detail. I really do enjoy the story line for it. I can never draw like the Glorious Yana Toboso, but yeah she is an idol of mine.

[SpavVy]

Mine would have to be Dogs Bullets and Carnage by Shirow Miwa.
In the beginning my art looked a lot like his but not as much anymore, I can still see some similarities though. But I'm not ashamed of it.

[MagicDolphin]

taking in consideration the plot i'd say by far aku no hana, but if i had to say in drawing style i think i would go with bleach and sun ken rock even tho that last one is too good to be mastered that easily by me

[ratique]

I think you are now my official most favorite person here. Battle Angel Alita is my comic book bible.
Sarah, let's meet and be Best Friends Forever. Cool? Cool.

And, so that I stick to the theme of this thread:
I do think I draw similar to BAA, although I am absolutely not even close when it comes to illustration and storytelling skills. And I even have similar story elements, which was not even my fault, as I worked with a writer for the initial idea.

[hades]

I used to read manga frequently in highschool and early college years but haven't done so much as of late. :[

I remember the two that impacted me the most as a younger artist and writer was definitely From Far Away and Pandora Hearts.

From Far Away had some pretty cool action scenes and monsters even though it was classified as a shojo. Plus the characters were fantastic.

I adored Pandora Hearts but I'm not sure if I ever really finished it [though I think it may still be going?]

Though I can't really say my art style reflects it much nowadays. xD

[maelstrom51210]

I'd have to say Death Note is my favorite manga so far. My style looks nothing like it (although I've been told that Toru looks a bit like L. Its gotta be the shaggy black hair and under eyes).

[VermillionWorks]

Hehehe, it's such a great comic, isn't it? ^__^ I just haven't found anything that tops it.
I WISH I could do linework and detail like Kishiro, just....DAMN.

[L4213]

Death Note was my biggest inspiration in manga story-telling back then. ironically though, non of my work ever had the artstyle influence nor the storytelling of tsugmi obha and takeshi obata~

a manga that really influenced my works though has to be Soul Eater by Atsushi okubo. i think his artstyle really showed up in my old drawings:

and here's a sample of my old stuff: