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Author:

Ban, Toshio, 1953- author.

Title:

The Osamu Tezuka story : a life in manga and anime / Toshio Ban and Tezuka Productions ; translated by Frederik L. Schodt.

Publisher:

Stone Bridge Press,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

xiv, 914 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm

Subject:

Tezuka, Osamu,--1928-1989--Comic books, strips, etc.
Artists--Japan--Comic books, strips, etc.--Comic books, strips, etc.
Cartoonists--Comic books, strips, etc.
Biographies.
Biographical comics.
Graphic novel.

Other Authors:

Schodt, Frederik L., 1950- translator.

Notes:

Translated from the Japanese.

Summary:

This graphic-format biography of Osamu Tezuka{u2014}Japan's "God of Manga"{u2014}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.

ISBN:

1611720257
9781611720259

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)