/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

If you want to draw anime and be good at it, you have to draw anime.
Yes, you should know your basics. Anatomy, proportions, perspective. But unless you practice drawing "anime" you will not get good at it. Anime has a very specific shape and symbol language it takes advantage of, without learning these design tools you will not be able to draw appealing anime.
Don't draw "western". Don't draw "comic book style". These are different ways of stylizing the human face and body that focus on different features of anatomy than anime. If you want to draw anime, draw anime. Don't let /ic/ stop you.