#tezuka osamu world

[yuniko]

Tezuka stationery by Can Do

[dweamofsweep]

Studies from Naoki Urasawa’s PLUTO - Prof. Abullah! Without saying spoilers, I really love that this character was fleshed out in a meaningful way for Urasawa’s retelling. (If you don’t remember what character this was in the Tezuka versions… I do not blame you.)

[arcadebroke]

[bakedbananners]

joke that has been 4 years in the making

[ID: fanart of Dororo and Hyakkimaru from the Dororo 2019 anime. Image 1 shows the two of them walking, Dororo blabbers while Hyakkimaru silently listens with a pokerface. A wall of bright red text reading “BLAH BLAH BLAH” surrounds them. Image 2: Hyakkimaru abruptly turns and grabs Dororo’s cheeks, causing him to pause and stare confused. Image 3: Dororo looks comically offended as Hyakkimaru pinches his lips shut, grabbing at his prosthetic arms trying to pull them away. There is a faint amused smile on Hyakkimaru’s face as he does so. End ID.]

[fiendnyc]

Printed on a Lilac shirt is Astro boy, First worn by Scott in Volume 2 of the graphic novel

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[nickysfacts]

Never realized how Mega Man and Astro Boy are basically both robotic Pinocchios!

🤖🗼🤖

[abuddyforeveryseason]

This is the Buddy for October 28th. It's Astro-Buddy!

There's an anime adaptation of Pluto (the Naoki Urasawa manga) out on Netflix. It's interesting, although it's a bit dated. The idea of robots having rights is best interpreted as metaphor, rather than something plausible for the future.

Still, I like Astro Boy. A lot people think it's the creepiest thing ever - he's a robot who looks like a half-naked child and cries all the time (also, you know he recharges through a plug in his butt). But the stories hold up pretty well. I'm reading the Dark Horse translation - haven't finished it yet, but I've read most of it.

The Dark Horse edition was based on the Akita Shoten version of the collection - the one with the chapters going out of order. On one hand, that's pretty annoying because you don't get a good view of the evolution of the stories and the art, which reached its peak around the mid sixties. And it's also a bit depressing because the stories are organized from best to worse (the idea being more people will by the first few issues, so they'll get all the best stories), which means that after reading the great stories, the quality will be going down until you reach the last (and worst) one.

But, on the other hand, it doesn't really matter that much, because to me what's more interesting is when the stories were published. The earliest ones, with their clunky art, compressed panels and rambling plots, are usually the worst. The later ones are also more like "hey, look, it's the famous character showing up again" specials than anything else. The best stories are the ones from the sixties - longer, smart and creative.

A lot of those are similar to The Greatest Robot in The World (the chapter Pluto is based on) - with robots from different countries, with different designs and powers, getting together to fight one conflicted main villain. It's clear that's where the Megaman series got the idea for the early games.

Astro Boy isn't my favorite Tezuka manga, and it's got some irritating flaws all through, especially the use of robot rights as a metaphor for human rights, but it's still a pretty interesting read.

[magicalgirloftheday]

✧・ﾟ:*Today’s magical girl of the afternoon is: Ham Eggs from Eshigami no Kizuna!✧・ﾟ:*

[tezuka-brainrot]

I've extended the Tezuka hyperfixations into the self care area...

[iwander12]

The English Alabaster official translation made it more racist for no reason

Uhh yeah...

I post it here so more people will have awareness about this.

It's this edition of Alabaster, published by Platinum Manga. There are two volumes

I purchased it last year in November i think. I didn't know much about it otherwise i prolly would have just uh. Read It Some Other Way.

Well, if you didn't know, this is one of Tezuka's more "controversial" stories. cuz it suuuucks bad. It sucked so bad he didn't want it printed into tankobon in the first place, but here we are with it in my American hands.

(from memory) The story is about a black American athlete who gets racially profiled and later accused of rape by a white woman so he gets put in jail because he is black. He becomes friends with a scientist and so when he got out he makes his own skin transparent so he won't get racially profiled anymore. Also the famous Tezuka Star Rock is here and he is white and Ultra Racist and he rapes a girl.

So yeah, pretty shitty writing on Tezuka's part. That's why he hates it, and it almost ruined the character of Rock for him. Fans at the time also thought this depiction was untasteful.

So why translate it to English? I don't know... I don't know who this would appeal to compared to like, anything else from Tezuka's enormous library but again here we are.

Now with the context, how'd they make it more racist than necessary? I think these images speak for themselves

There was no reason to use the n word as there was a more accurate translation yet they still used it anyway? This is just really confusing to me. I feel like someone nonblack just wanted to type the n word and get away with it.

Also the icing on the cake is in the back of both volumes, there's this page

Who the hell is this? I looked up their name and found no one relevant. Why is this printed inside the book? Why is this person being wanted for possessing books?

Being persucuted for owning books... this has never really been the case in the USA. yes banned books are a thing, but you're not going to be send to jail for them. Coupled with the fact that this book was NEVER challenged, NEVER banned, just offensive... PRINCESS KNIGHT was more challenged in the USA than this book! What the fuck!

This printing is from 2015 but it wasn't acceptable then and it isn't acceptable now. It's fine to publish Tezuka's books as-is, racism and all but don't treat it all "teehee so problematic!" like this, it's awful and shows you don't understand the severity of the issues present within the work and in real life.

[ogume-the-nurse-lion]

Astro Boy get astro stoned!

[don-dake]

1,595,000円 (approx. USD$12,000+, €11,000+)

495,000円 (approx. USD$3,700+, €3,500+)

純金フィギュア 『ブラック・ジャック』

連載開始 ５０ 周年記念商品

Solid Gold 『Black Jack』 (& Pinoco) Start of Serialization, 50th Anniversary Commemorative Merchandise

1,595,000円… … …my 🧠 ↓

[mistybubbletea]

My manga collection 🤩

I have decided to start a challenge, reblog this post and show me your first manga, favorite manga, and most read manga .I'll go first,

First manga ⭐ Got this at the library when I was 8, loved it sm that I decided to buy it for my Bday 😭 11/10

Favorite manga ⭐ Ya'll saw this coming, one day i went to my local Kinokuniya to get an InuYasha book, happened to be the day MAO released in English 🤩 Best choice of my life. 1000/10

Most read manga. Honestly the manga i've randomly picked up the most is MAO book 3, 🤷‍♀️ 10/10

[cerealandchoccymilk]

evil rock (paper)

[animenostalgia]

The Anime Nostalgia Podcast - ep 128: 50 Years of Black Jack with Clarissa

This episode is sponsored in part by Tokyo Treat! To get $5 your first box of delicious snacks & treats delivered from Japan straight to your door, AND to help support my little podcast, use code "NOSTALGIA" at my link here!

Over the winter, Japan celebrated the 50th anniversary of one of Osamu Tezuka's most beloved characters: Black Jack! And since it's one of my favorite manga, you know I had to do a podcast episode to celebrate! Joining me, on loan from the Anime World Order Podcast is fellow podcaster & Black Jack fan Clarissa! Listen as we talk about Black Jack's history, his similarities with Tezuka himself, and just why we love this iconic manga doctor as we try to convince you to give this wild medical manga a try.

Stream the episode above or [Direct Download] Subscribe on apple podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify Also, side note - Sadly, Discotek announced AS I WAS EDITING THIS EPISODE that their Black Jack The Movie bluray is going out of print....so pick it up while you still can!

Relevant links:

Buy the original Black Jack manga digitally in English

Stream the original Black Jack OVA series in North America on Tubi TV

Stream Black Jack The Movie in America on Tubi TV, Pluto TV, or RetroCrush

Read The Prescience and Universality of Tezuka’s Manga Masterpiece “Black Jack”

Read Queering Black Jack: A look at how the manga industry adapts to changing reader demographics

Check out the House MD vs Black Jack Japanese promotional commercial from 2010!

Follow Clarissa on Twitter, Bluesky, and Twitch!

My theme song music was done by Kerobit! You can find more about them on their website!

Support the work I do on this podcast by leaving me a tip on Ko-fi! Want to have your name read in the special thanks segment on the next episode? All you need to do is buy me 2 or more “coffees” on Ko-fi!

As always, feel free to leave me your thoughts on this episode or ideas for future episodes here—or email me directly at AnimeNostalgiaPodcast@gmail.com.

Thanks for listening!

[bitter1stuff]