Chokotto Jintai Kaibo Gaku De Attoteki Ni Umaku Egakeru Character Dessin

I really like watching Minimaru's channel, so I'm really happy to see a HTD at last. Even still, I can't rate this book too highly. It does have some good references, and for a semi-comprehensive HTD book, it's quite good! But some of this could be better used as reference spread out between other books. To me, some of the build/body guides aren't that different from what I've seen in other HTD books that cover pose really well. What I do like about Minimaru's is that besides the structural side, it includes the block outline/element that can help for some (learning) artists and isn't always used in plenty of HTD books. I like Minimaru's croquis a lot, and that section is helpful and fun. But if I were to recommend a pose book in general, it would be the Junichi Hayama books, or EBIMO's Bold Characters. If you need croquis guidance, Minimaru isn't bad though. The rest of the HTD is good, but again, nothing special. Outside of that, the chibi Minimaru is cute to see, but it's also a shame there isn't some significant use of the 3D model in the book as a guide here and there. (Maybe so the rating can stay where it is?) As a HTD, I don't think it's really that great, but it's a nice book overall and pretty good if you just like looking at Minimaru's content.