Hokusai Manga is a collection of illustrated manuscripts (hanshibon) written by Katsushika Hokusai, an ukiyo-e artist who lived during the cultural flourishing of the Edo period. There are fifteen chapters in total. In English-speaking countries, they are also known as “Hokusai Sketches”! They depict a variety of subjects, including samurai, battles, townspeople, children, craftsmen, monsters, and animals, and serve as instructional guides for those who want to learn how to draw.