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Astro Boy Essays, The
Osamu Tezuka, Mighty Atom, Manga/Anime Revolution
by: Frederik L. Schodt
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A tribute to Japan's God of Manga by his long-time American friend and translator. Includes rare, full-color, original Astro Boy Astro Boy art!
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Price : US$16.95
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ISBN: 978-1-933330-54-9
248 pp, paper, 5.4 x 7.9", 40 color and b/w illustrations
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"To today's anime fans, Astro Boy is a historical figure more often heard of than seen. Now Frederik L. Schodt tells the full story about the little robot and his creator, Osamu Tezuka, in a delightful book that every anime fan should read."
—Fred Patten, anime and comics historian, author of Watching Anime, Reading Manga
"This engaging book will be of wide interest to fans and pop-culture students; recommended for all collections."
—Library Journal
"Wonderful....The first
comprehensive study in English about one of the most important people
in the history of both comics and animation."
—Animated Views
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Description
Osamu Tezuka (1928-89) was the pioneering genius of manga and TV animation in Japan, and Tetsuwan Atomu, or Mighty Atom, known in the United States as Astro Boy, is his life's masterwork. Tetsuwan Atomu is the enduring story about a cute little android who yearns to be more human. The history of its creation and production—and Tezuka's role in it—is as much a roadmap to understanding the development of the twin powerhouse media of manga and anime in the United States, as it is the story of Tezuka's creativity and dedication. Japan expert Frederik L. Schodt examines Tezuka's life, the art of animation, the connection between fantasy robots and technology, spin-offs, and Astro Boy's cultural impact. Includes over 40 black-and-white images and 16 pages of full-color Astro Boy art!
Frederik L. Schodt
was befriended by Osamu Tezuka in the late 1970s and maintained a close
relationship with him until his death in 1989. Fluent in spoken and
written Japanese, Schodt frequently served as Tezuka’s interpreter and is
the translator of several of Tezuka’s manga, including the 23-volume Astro Boy
series. He is also the author of several acclaimed works on Japan and
Japanese culture. He won the Osamu Tezuka Culture Award in 2000 for
helping to popularize manga overseas. He lives in San Francisco.
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