Dororo Vol. 1 - Osamu Tezuka

Nobody is Born Whole (638 words)
by chaobreeder16 - written on 21/11/08, updated on 21/11/08 (Very useful, 106 readings)
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Firstly a little bit about the author/artist. Osamu Tezuka (1928-89) was and still is known as the Godfather of Japanese comics, he is the highly acclaimed creator of the anime and manga Astro boy to name a title more known in the West. His eight volume series Buddha was winner of the Eisner and Harvey awards. Dororo begins in Japan in a period of time when demons and samurai roam the land freely and prey on the weak and vulnerable. One man sneaks into a temple one dark and stormy night to prey to the forty eight demons of hell . He asks to sacrifice 48 organs of his unborn baby in return for power of the nation and his wish is granted. The baby is born but he is ...