One of the unique elements of Tezuka's work is his use of recurring cast members, characters who appear over and over in different series, with different names and different backgrounds but the same general personality and drives. en Fri, 17 May 2013 22:20:05 UT Big Medium 2.0.8 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://tezukainenglish.com/bm/characters/index.shtml <a href="http://tezukainenglish.com/bm/characters/stars_s/shunsaku-ban-aka-higeoyaji.shtml"><img src="http://tezukainenglish.com/bm/bm.pix/star-shunsakuban.s200x200.jpg" alt="star-shunsakuban" border="0" align="left" hspace="15" /></a> Shunsaku Ban is one of Tezuka's longest-running characters. He is based in appearance on a caricature of Tezuka's father, drawn originally by one of Tezuka's closest friends in school. He appears frequently in the role of a spirited detective, which fit him perfectly because he always has a strong sense of right and wrong, accompanied by the will to bring about justice. He is quick to anger, but is also compassionate and good-natured. Wed, 20 Jun 2012 06:20:54 UT http://tezukainenglish.com/bm/characters/stars_s/shunsaku-ban-aka-higeoyaji.shtml 9fdcadc51ae9e02c05aaf062a9058619-766 Characters/S Tue, 19 Jun 2012 04:01:52 UT http://tezukainenglish.com/bm/characters/stars_z/index.shtml 9fdcadc51ae9e02c05aaf062a9058619-1093 Characters/Z Tue, 19 Jun 2012 04:01:43 UT http://tezukainenglish.com/bm/characters/stars_y/index.shtml 9fdcadc51ae9e02c05aaf062a9058619-1092 Characters/Y Tue, 19 Jun 2012 04:01:35 UT http://tezukainenglish.com/bm/characters/stars_x/index.shtml 9fdcadc51ae9e02c05aaf062a9058619-1091 Characters/X Tue, 19 Jun 2012 04:01:25 UT http://tezukainenglish.com/bm/characters/stars_w/index.shtml 9fdcadc51ae9e02c05aaf062a9058619-1090 Characters/W Tue, 19 Jun 2012 04:01:18 UT http://tezukainenglish.com/bm/characters/stars_v/index.shtml 9fdcadc51ae9e02c05aaf062a9058619-1089 Characters/V Tue, 19 Jun 2012 04:01:10 UT http://tezukainenglish.com/bm/characters/stars_u/index.shtml 9fdcadc51ae9e02c05aaf062a9058619-1088 Characters/U Tue, 19 Jun 2012 04:01:02 UT http://tezukainenglish.com/bm/characters/stars_t/index.shtml 9fdcadc51ae9e02c05aaf062a9058619-1087 Characters/T Tue, 19 Jun 2012 04:00:55 UT http://tezukainenglish.com/bm/characters/stars_s/index.shtml 9fdcadc51ae9e02c05aaf062a9058619-1086 Characters/S Tue, 19 Jun 2012 04:00:44 UT http://tezukainenglish.com/bm/characters/stars_r/index.shtml 9fdcadc51ae9e02c05aaf062a9058619-1085 Characters/R Tue, 19 Jun 2012 04:00:36 UT http://tezukainenglish.com/bm/characters/stars_q/index.shtml 9fdcadc51ae9e02c05aaf062a9058619-1084 Characters/Q Tue, 19 Jun 2012 04:00:27 UT http://tezukainenglish.com/bm/characters/stars_p/index.shtml 9fdcadc51ae9e02c05aaf062a9058619-1083 Characters/P Tue, 19 Jun 2012 04:00:20 UT http://tezukainenglish.com/bm/characters/stars_o/index.shtml 9fdcadc51ae9e02c05aaf062a9058619-1082 Characters/O Tue, 19 Jun 2012 04:00:10 UT http://tezukainenglish.com/bm/characters/stars_n/index.shtml 9fdcadc51ae9e02c05aaf062a9058619-1081 Characters/N Tue, 19 Jun 2012 03:59:59 UT http://tezukainenglish.com/bm/characters/stars_m/index.shtml 9fdcadc51ae9e02c05aaf062a9058619-1080 Characters/M