Books About Tezuka
English Books on Osamu Tezuka
The Astro Boy Essays
In his long-awaited Astro Boy Essays, Schodt gives a concise and detailed introduction to the life, influence and significance of Tezuka in the history of Japan and the international comics world. Focusing on Tezuka’s best known work, the anti-racist children’s classic Astro Boy, it gives efficient, approachable portraits of Osamu Tezuka’s life and personality, the atmosphere in Japan during and after WWII and their effect on the manga industry, the nightmarish behind-the-scenes production schedule that birthed Japan’s first animated TV series, and the spread of Astro Boy as a Japanese, and later an international symbol of peace, technology, hope for the future, and above all of Japan itself. The rocky history of Astro Boy‘s American distribution gives a fascinating look at the beginnings of American anime fandom, and how many barriers had to be broken to achieve the comparatively-smooth licensing and distribution system in place today.
The Art of Osamu Tezuka
The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga is the first authorized biography celebrating his work and life and featuring over 300 images—many of which have never been seen outside of Japan. With text by respected manga expert Helen McCarthy, The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga pays tribute to the work of an artist, writer, animator, doctor, entrepreneur, and traveler whose curious mind spawned dozens of animated films, and over 170,000 pages of comics art in one astonishingly creative lifetime.
God of Comics
This book by Natsu Onoda Power examines the career of cartoonist who brought manga to mainstream audiences. The book emphasizes Tezuka’s use of intertextuality. His works are filled with quotations from other texts and cultural products, such as film, theater, opera, and literature. Often, these quoted texts and images bring with them a world of meanings, enriching the narrative. Tezuka also used stock characters and recurrent visual jokes as a way of creating a coherent world that encompasses all of his works.
English Books on Manga & Anime that discuss Tezuka or related issues
- Allison, Anne (2006),
Millennial Monsters: Japanese Toys and the Global Imagination. - Gravett, Paul (2004),
Manga: 60 Years of Japanese Comics. - Kern, Adam (2006),
Manga from the Floating World: Comicbook Culture and the Kibyoshi of Edo Japan. - Koyama-Richard, Brigitte (2008),
One Thousand Years of Manga. - Ladd, Fred (2009),
Astro Boy and Anime Come to the Americas. - Lent, John (2004),
Comic Art in Africa, Asia, Australia, and Latin America through 2000: An International Bibliography. - MacWilliams, Mark (Ed.) (2008),
Japanese Visual Culture: Explorations in the World of Manga and Anime. - McCarthy, Helen (2006),
500 Manga Heroes and Villains. - Masano, Amano (2004),
Manga Design. - Nash, Eric P. (2009),
Manga Kamishibai: The Art of Japanese Paper Theater. - Patten, Fred (2004),
Watching Anime, Reading Manga: 25 Years of Essays and Reviews. - Schodt, Frederik L. (1996),
Dreamland Japan: Writings on Modern Manga. - Schodt, Frederik L. (1988),
Inside the Robot Kingdom: Japan, Mechatronics and the Coming Robotopia. - Schodt, Frederik L. (1983),
Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics.
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