Several pages of the biography are dedicated to his love for this pastime. And of course, not mentioning his love for bug collecting would be a gross oversight on my part. Classical music was another significant influence on him, serving him well in his later life, when he had to meet grueling deadlines of several series.
It did allow the young Osamu an outlet for his creative talents and he would often spend time honing his artistic abilities. It was more of a picture book which maybe showed one off incidents and had no continuity to it. Manga back then wasn’t the story driven version that we are now familiar with. He was also exposed to manga present in that time. Through his father, he was exposed to Disney movies, a love for which would continue till his last days. His mother, in particular would often recite bedtime stories, which would serve to inspire him to try his hand at writing his own tales. Living in this chaotic time, Osamu was a curious child with a love for stories, thanks to his parents. His early life was set in a time when Japan’s militarism was at its peak. In this review, I will try to elaborate on each part without sacrificing on readability to the best of my abilities. The work can be broadly divided into three parts (referring to the English version specifically): his early life, his life in manga and his life in anime. The work, while a one man effort, also had insights from a lot of family, friends, admirers and so on thereby enriching the experience for the reader. Tezuka was always a believer in the power of manga to transform life and would have been moved by the fact that his biography was What better way to show the life of a great but in the medium which he helped grow and popularise. Released as a weekly of 8-10 pages by Toshio Ban, then sub-chief of Tezuka productions, it ran for nearly 3 years. Tezuka Osamu monogatari is a biography of the man known to the world as the god of manga and godfather of anime. Had to get that out of the way first lol.
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