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Published on Sep 08, 2020 | 208 Pages
Dark Horse Comics brings the original Astro Boy to America for the first time in an English-language edition!
Fifty years and still rockin’, Astro Boy proudly wears the championship belt of all-ages robot action, still leading the manga and anime charge begun by master storyteller/cartoonist/animator Osamu Tezuka, the acknowledged creative and spiritual linchpin of Japan’s leading entertainment media exports. Perhaps the most endearing, and enduring, creation to emerge from Tezuka’s bottomless creative wellspring, Astro Boy is packed with action, humor, and pathos, interlacing flights of the fantastic with timeless themes and wry commentary on humanity in a rapidly changing technological landscape. Translation by Frederik L. Schodt, author of Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics and translator of Ghost in the Shell.
Fifty years and still rockin’, Astro Boy proudly wears the championship belt of all-ages robot action, still leading the manga and anime charge begun by master storyteller/cartoonist/animator Osamu Tezuka, the acknowledged creative and spiritual linchpin of Japan’s leading entertainment media exports. Perhaps the most endearing, and enduring, creation to emerge from Tezuka’s bottomless creative wellspring, Astro Boy is packed with action, humor, and pathos, interlacing flights of the fantastic with timeless themes and wry commentary on humanity in a rapidly changing technological landscape. Translation by Frederik L. Schodt, author of Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics and translator of Ghost in the Shell.
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Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka was a Japanese cartoonist, animator, film producer, and activist. Born in Osaka Prefecture, he is best known as the creator of the comics series Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, and Black Jack. His prolific output, pioneering techniques, and innovative redefinitions of genres earned him such titles as “the father of manga,” “the god of manga,” and “kamisama of manga.” Additionally, he is often credited as the “godfather of anime” and is considered the Japanese equivalent to Walt Disney, who served as a major inspiration during Tezuka’s formative years.
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