Ode to Kirihito - Osamu Tezuka

Dororo Vol. 1 - Osamu Tezuka

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 ...

Dororo Vol. 1 - Osamu Tezuka

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 ...