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If you're a weeb who really wants to make something authentically "like anime" and draw manga like your favorite pop artists in Japan, then you do as the Romans do. Immerse yourself in the culture and learn the language.
I'll even lay out for people in this thread what they should be doing if they want to be successful.
Culture-Language acquisition:
>Learn the language: use Anki, read Tofugu's guide to learning Japanese, or try DuoLingo. Start off small, but truly commit to this.
>Utilize what you've learned: try reading manga, watching anime, or listening to radio and music all aimed at young children (for manga, try Yotsuba).
>Continue practicing until you're able to read/understand Japanese at a high-school level.
>Make an online friend out of someone from Japan and talk to them frequently.
Art
>Copy and trace your favorite manga and anime art. There is no shame in this as long as you're having fun and intently learning as you do it.
>Learn and grind away at your fundies. Even the best mangaka say to do this.
>Study the earliest manga art (Tezuka, Ishinomori, etc) and then study Disney comics and animation/art because that's what particularly shaped the modern look of anime.
>Draw from life. Do lots of observational and figure studies.
And that's all you need to do.
