^This.
She needs a lot more practice. Don't get me wrong, I do like manga. I just find her drawings lack some of the basics like the impression of any actions for example. Her characters all seem static... unless that is what she is trying to portray. If that is the case then I really don't get emo-manga.
( Templeton Blah, blah, blah..., Tue 26 Aug 2008, 20:49, archived)

It's not even manga, really.
I think she's fallen into the trap of thinking 'If I draw anime/manga I don't have to study anatomy'. A lot of people don't realise that the best manga artists learn to draw realistically first, then learn to distort and simplify.

EDIT: But yes, they are painfully static. I was trying to draw dynamic poses even when I was 12.
( Bob Todd whee, Tue 26 Aug 2008, 20:52, archived)

That's why I gave up and just draw my rabbit.
I was sneaky at her age when I did art at school - I did mainly sci-fi stuff and worked with either oil pastels or inks (I fear that my mum may still have the offending items). It managed to disguise how crap my work was like a treat. I still can't go near watercolours without having a fit though.
( Templeton Blah, blah, blah..., Tue 26 Aug 2008, 20:58, archived)