I don't qualify my recommendations for Tezuka works like Black Jack or Dororo. I wouldn't call reading something like his intense World War II tragedy Adolf a 'pleasure,' but it is exquisitely compelling. It's chillingly immersive, and you're thinking about the tension of the moment being depicted, not the artist involved or the effort that went into depicting that moment. If you open up Mw, you immediately launch into a desperate chase scene. Tezuka could tell a story in manga as well as any artist could in any medium. The cartoon self-portrait of the big nosed guy in the black beret persists as an avatar for a force that was instrumental in shaping anime and manga, and was responsible for creating enduring characters like Astro Boy and Black Jack. There's a commanding notion of Osamu Tezuka as an artist and innovator. From there, in and out of the hospital, in hypnosis and in hallucinations, Shogo experiences cycles of tragic romance. The goddess informed him that, in punishment for distaining love, he shall love one woman again and again for eternity, but every time, before the two are united, one shall perish. Upon receiving electric shock treatment, Shogo experienced a vision of a Pallas Athena-like marble statue. After an assault on a chicken coup lead to the discovery of his attacks on living animals, Shogo was committed to a psychiatric institution. Born to a prostitute who lacked a maternal attachment to her child, he began exhibiting violent rages when confronted with images of close knit families or romantic couplings. The manga is structured around the visions of profoundly damaged teenager Shogo Chikaishi.

If I were going to pick a stack to lend to someone who was interested in reading manga for pleasure, I'm inclined to think that I wouldn't add Apollo's Song. If I were planning to select a shelf of manga to stand as a testament to the potential of the medium, I'd be sure to include Apollo's Song. Column by Scott Green Win a Copy of Osamu Tezuka's Classic Medical Adventure Manga - Black Jack!ĪICN Anime Recommends Baccano! - Cowboy Bebop Meets Tarantino Meets Heroes Set In 30's Reviews

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