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There are amusing scenes of editors attempting to monitor Tezuka and ensure that he meets the deadlines for their manga publications, but when Ban shows Tezuka escaping from windows or taking a train to a distant hotel for some solitude, it's not just exciting and funny, it also demonstrates the tremendous pressure Tezuka was under to meet his commitments. Beginning with Tezuka's childhood, the book illuminates the critical ingredients of his career, including his medical degree, his business ventures, his passion for experimentation, and, above all, his relentless work ethic. Drawing on Tezuka's own manga biographies (I Am A Manga Artist, and others) as well as outside references, Ban and his partners have created a landmark guide to the life and accomplishments of a master. The Osamu Tezuka Story: A Life in Manga and Anime by Toshio Ban. Date: 2015 October 19 16:02. The good folks from publishers Stone Bridge Press have just sent us details for a new book out in July 2016. They'll be publishing The Osamu Tezuka Story A Life in Manga and Anime by Toshio Ban & Tezuka Productions. This is going to be a huge book weighing in at over 900 pages, it covers the entire life of Osamu Tezuka, the creator of Astro Boy and man seen as the founding father of modern manga and anime. This book is translated by Frederik L. Schodt. He's known for many things in including translating the original Ghost In the Shell manga into English (with Toren Smith). He's also written numerous award winning books books on manga. He knows his stuff! You can pre-order the book from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com. Stone Bridge Press publish high quality books on Japanese culture, anime and manga. They're the publishers behind the The Anime Encyclopedia. Press release as follows: The Osamu Tezuka Story A Life in Manga and Anime. by Toshio Ban & Tezuka Productions Translated by Frederik L. Schodt. July 2016 Print ISBN: 978-1611720259 US $29.95 | CAN $37.50 928 pages | 7 x 9'' Distributed by Consortium Book Sales & Distribution. A documentary manga biography of the influential artist and the birth and evolution of manga and anime in Japan. Berkeley, CA - October 19, 2015 - Stone Bridge Press announces that they will be publishing The Osamu Tezuka Story: A Life in Manga and Anime, a huge (900+ pages) single-volume work that covers the entire life of Japan’s most beloved artist/comics/animation visionary. Currently in production, The Osamu Tezuka Story will see a release in July of 2016. 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. Toshio Ban joined Tezuka Productions in 1974 as one of Tezuka's assistants. After working for a period as a free-lancer, he later re-joined Tezuka Productions in 1978 as the sub-chief of manga production for magazines, supporting Tezuka's creative work until the end. Tezuka Productions Co., Ltd., is the now-legendary company founded by Osamu Tezuka in 1968 to produce his own manga and anime. In the wake of Tezuka's death in 1989, it has continued as a family enterprise, responsible for the development, production, merchandising, licensing, and distribution of his many manga and anime creations, including books, films, and characters. Frederik L. Schodt is a translator, conference interpreter, and award-winning author of books on Japanese history and pop culture. He often served as Osamu Tezuka’s English interpreter and was a consultant on one of his animated features and a TV series. Stone Bridge Press was established in Berkeley, California, in 1989. We now have some 150 titles in print, covering such Japan-Asia-related areas as language, business, literature, manga, design, and culture. What's New at the Library? Plus we have over 18,000 items in our full catalogue . E Home q Pages. Japan Reference Bookmarks Japan Reference Bookmarks. Find me on. The Osamu Tezuka Story - A Life in Manga and Anime. Book review. The life story of the artistic prodigy responsible for ground breaking manga innovation and classic anime such as Astro Boy ; Kimba the White Lion ; Black Jack ; and Phoenix. While there is perennial speculation as to which emerging talent will assume the mantle from Miyazaki as Japan’s foremost animator, it is astounding to reflect on a man whose impact on Japanese animation and manga still eclipses those who came after. At the point of his death in 1989, Osamu Tezuka had produced a staggering 170,000 pages of manga across 700 titles. He would use the income from his manga to finance his chief interest in animation resulting Japan’s first animated TV series and go on to produce some 70 animated works. Such prolific output was achieved mostly by a combination of genius and extreme workaholism. Somehow though, Tezuka still found the time to visit the cinema on a daily basis and also complete medical training for his physician’s license. Manga artists of post war Japan had to do their work in the shadow of such inconveniences as Occupation censorship and grassroot debates over whether it constituted bad reading material. Manga didn’t have the literary and social acceptance it does today. On the other hand, children of the post war years were craving the adventures and escapism that manga provided and were fuelling an industry boom. Tezuka’s works were artistically innovative, story driven and hugely popular. From childhood, he had been exposed to live performance theatre and had access to motion picture films. Instead of staid, traditional frame composition and fixed perspective, Tezuka would incorporate much of the camera techniques used in filmmaking to bring a visual dynamism to his stories hitherto absent in works by his contemporaries. It could be said that the animation industry of Japan was influenced more by Osamu Tezuka than any other individual. A prevailing belief at the time was that it would be impossible to sustainably produce a 30 minute weekly animation. To achieve viability, Tezuka emphasised the need to economise on animation where possible and aggressively priced the series to match non-animated programs. Again an innovative concept at the time, Tezuka followed the Disney model of recouping revenue from merchandising. Tetsuwon Atomu (Mighty Atom) proved to be a great hit and would be exported as Astro Boy . A sobering note to this aspect of Tezuka’s production style is that it set in place a price expectation that future animation had to compete with. This persistent legacy is still reflected in the overworked and lowly paid status of many animators. Original serialisation of The Osamu Tezuka Story began not long after his death. Author and artist Toshio Ban has probably created as close to an autobiography as could be had. An appendix lists all of Tezuka’s works as completely as known. Even at barely a line to a title, the listing is still 40 pages long. Also newly available at our library are more Osamu Tezuka books. The Book of Human Insects (Shelf 726.1 TEZ) is an edgy and very adult masterpiece. The Art of Osamu Tezuka God of Manga (Shelf 726.101 TEZ) is a lavish look at Tezuka and his portfolio of works. Some of the drawings in A Life in Manga and Anime are actually renderings of photographs which can be found in The Art of Osamu Tezuka God of Manga . Shelf: 726.101 TEZ [Tezuka Osamu monogatari. English] The Osamu Tezuka story : a life in manga and anime. by Toshio Ban and Tezuka Productions ; translated by Frederik L. Schodt. Berkeley, California Stone Bridge Press 2016. xiv, 914 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references (page 912). Translated into English from the Japanese. The Osamu Tezuka Story: A Life in Manga and Anime - Manga Review. The “god of manga” gets an epic biographical treatment in manga form in this historical look at his life by one of his former assistants. The Lowdown. Known for titles such as Astro Boy , Princess Knight , and Black Jack , Osamu Tezuka stands as one of the towering figures of the manga world. After his death in 1989, Tezuka-sensei’s life was chronicled in this intimate yet extensively researched manga portrayal by one of his former assistants, Toshio Ban. Chronicling his humble beginnings as a voracious drawer during his youth in the lead up to World War II all the way up to his career as a professional mangaka and animator with Tezuka Productions, this tome tells the essential story of the man who forever shaped the direction of manga.
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