Overview
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.
Full Product Details
Author: Toshio Ban ,
Frederik L. Schodt ,
Frederik L. Schodt
Publisher: Stone Bridge Press
Imprint: Stone Bridge Press
Dimensions:
Width: 17.70cm
, Height: 5.00cm
, Length: 22.80cm
Weight: 1.261kg
ISBN: 9781611720259
ISBN 10: 1611720257
Pages: 928
Publication Date: 04 August 2016
Audience:
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
One of Publishers Weekly's Best Summer Books of 2016 The Ultimate Biography --Forbes A must for any fan of vintage manga and Japanese pop culture. --Clutter Magazine
Having the same medium being used to preserve the legacy of its formative author is a captivating sensation. A fitting one too, as I am sure Tezuka likely wouldn't have wanted his life depicted in any other way. --Forbes
The Ultimate Biography --Forbes A must for any fan of vintage manga and Japanese pop culture. --Clutter Magazine
Author Information
Toshio Ban (b. 1953) was Osamu Tezuka's subchief of manga production for magazines at Tezuka Productions, the company founded by Tezuka and responsible for the development, production, merchandising, licensing, and distribution of his many manga and anime creations, including books, films, and characters. Tezuka Productions Co., Ltd., is the now-legendary company founded by Osamu Tezuka in 1968 to produce his own manga and anime. In the wake of Tezuka's death in 1989, it has continued as a family enterprise, responsible for the development, production, merchandising, licensing, and distribution of his many manga and anime creations, including books, films, and characters. Frederik L. Schodt is a translator and author of numerous books about Japan, including Manga! Manga!, Dreamland Japan, and Astro Boy Essays: Osamu Tezuka, Might Atom, and the Manga/Anime Revolution. He often served as Osamu Tezuka's English interpreter in the U.S. and Canada and served as a consultant on one of his animated features and a TV series. In 2009 he received The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette for his contribution to the introduction and promotion of Japanese contemporary popular culture. He is also winner of the Asahi Shimbun's Osamu Tezuka Cultural Award in 2000.
