To be fair, a lot of professional mangaka in japan don't really know anatomy either, they are just good at the manga style because they grew up with it and have an easier time copying it.
But this is something I see in a lot of comic/animation artists all over. There are a lot of people who are good at style mocking to the point that they can create beautiful work without having learned the rules first.
It is really hard to create your own style if you don't know the rules though. I am constantly asked where my style came from and all I can do in response is shrug, because the answers are along the lines of "Struggle?"..."Take years of painting classes being mediocre at it?"..."Learn all the rules and only years later be capable of breaking them?"
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But this is something I see in a lot of comic/animation artists all over. There are a lot of people who are good at style mocking to the point that they can create beautiful work without having learned the rules first.
It is really hard to create your own style if you don't know the rules though. I am constantly asked where my style came from and all I can do in response is shrug, because the answers are along the lines of "Struggle?"..."Take years of painting classes being mediocre at it?"..."Learn all the rules and only years later be capable of breaking them?"