Tezuka's Manga Life

Known as the "Walt Disney of Japan" it is no surprise that Tezuka Osamu is still the best-known manga creator to Western fans. Current scholarship has uncovered the profound complexity and ambiguity not only of his work but of the man, the artist, and his life--dismantling his position as the god of manga.

Contributors to this volume of Mechademia--a series devoted to creative and critical work on anime, manga, and the fan arts--analyze...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816689555
• ISBN13: 9780816689552
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.0" x 9.8"