Reading progress update: I've read 7 out of 144 pages.
"This book is a complete and thorough guide to shoujo manga. It is my intention that you are not only exposed to the rich variety characters and subgenres that make up shoujo, but that you develop real skill in drawing manga as a result of reading this book."
COMPLETE AND THOROUGH GUIDE.
COMPLETE AND THOROUGH GUIDE.
If you know anything about Christopher Hart's artwork and instruction skills, that's like calling a half-eaten twinkie a wedding cake.