The Osamu Tezuka Story: A Life in Manga and Anime

Winner of the 2016 Foreword INDIES Award for Graphic Novels & Comic

A documentary manga biography of the influential artist and the birth and evolution of manga and anime in Japan.

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