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The Osamu Tezuka Story: A Life in Manga and Anime
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ISBN13: 9781611720259
Publisher: Stone Bridge Press
Published: Jul 19 2016
Pages: 928
Weight: 2.80
Height: 2.60 Width: 7.20 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Winner of the 2016 Foreword INDIES Award for Graphic Novels & Comic
The official manga biography of Osamu Tezuka, Japan's God of Manga, chronicling the birth and evolution of manga and anime.
This graphic-format biography of Osamu Tezuka--Japan's God of Manga--looks at one of the twentieth century's great creative artists (Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, Black Jack). It is also an anecdotal study of the evolution of Japan's early manga and anime business and its heroes.
A never-before-seen popular culture history of postwar Japan, it is sure to fascinate fans and anyone interested in manga, anime, and the potential of the graphic storytelling medium.
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