Showing posts with label Osamu Tezuka. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Osamu Tezuka. Show all posts
Monday, January 18, 2016

Manga Monday: Short speculative fiction from the God of Manga

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No one represents the beginnings of the manga art form quite the way Osamu Tezuka does, and his anthology Clockwork Apple  gives the reader ...
Monday, September 16, 2013

Manga Monday: Like mother, like daughter

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Osamu Tezuka revisits the realm of Silverland from his beloved shojo classic in The Twin Knights . The Twin Knights  is the sequel to...
Monday, June 17, 2013

Manga Monday: In the tradition of Krypto and Lockjaw...

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Another work of Osamu Tezuka is back for another generation to love, A*tomcat . Tsugio is like so many other little kids out there. H...
Monday, August 27, 2012

Manga Monday: Only a master blacksmith could dare to make Black Jack's scalpels

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Doctor Black Jack operates out of spite, and is reminded to always be humble, in Black Jack Volume 5 . Note:   Black Jack Volume 5 is...
Monday, May 21, 2012

Manga Monday: Even Doctor Black Jack makes mistakes sometimes

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From pickpockets to fugitives to yakuza, our favorite unlicensed doctor works on all types in Black Jack Volume 4 . Note:   Black Jac...
Monday, March 19, 2012

Manga Monday: Can someone raised as both a boy and a girl ever be comfortable in her own skin?

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Princess Sapphire comes up against pirates, goddesses, and even Satan himself in  Princess Knight Volume 2 . Note: Princess Knight...
Monday, February 6, 2012

Manga Monday: Does Doctor Black Jack perhaps have a soft spot for children?

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The more human side of Black Jack comes out, whether dealing with lonely widows or treating young children in  Black Jack Volume 3 . ...
Monday, January 9, 2012

Manga Monday: A young angel's slip-up causes all sorts of trouble

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It's a great time to be a manga reader in the US.  Even though recent years have seen the demise of both CMX and Tokyopop, and now even...
Monday, December 12, 2011

Manga Monday: A woman who steals others' lives, and the consequences of those actions

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As a person grows, she can be likened to the stages of an insect's life.  As larva, she absorbs her surroundings, eating voraciously, li...
Monday, October 31, 2011

Manga Monday: Everyone has a past, even demon hunting orphans

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Hyakkimaru and Dororo travel on, defeating evil spirits in Dororo Volume 2 . Note: Dororo Volume 2  is, of course the sequel to Dororo Volu...
Monday, October 10, 2011

Manga Monday: Black Jack may not have very many friends, but he'll do anything for the ones he has

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Black Jack's skills are stretched to the limit treating children, presidents and even whales in Black Jack Volume 2 . Note : Black ...
Monday, September 5, 2011

Manga Monday: Fighting demons to make himself whole

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Osamu Tezuka is a legend in the field of manga for a reason.  Besides having been one of the men who developed the form from the traditional...
Monday, February 14, 2011

Manga Monday: Do self-aware robots deserve human rights?

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It’s a scary thing when a new author gets his hands on a venerated series. So much can go wrong when another author tries to follow the visi...
Monday, October 25, 2010

Manga Monday: Chasing justice and a cure around the world

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There’s a horrible condition in a rural backwater of ‘Doggoddale’. Called monmow, it deforms the patient, making them look more like a dog t...
Monday, October 18, 2010

Manga Monday: If Dr. House didn't even bother with the medical license

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Osamu Tezuka is known as the Grandfather of Manga.  His involvement in the genre even predates the word manga .  Though the only work of his...