Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee, Vol. 1

Tegami Bachi has all the right ingredients to be a great shonen series: a dark, futuristic setting; rad monsters; cool…

Children of the Sea, Vol. 1

The ocean occupies a special place in the artistic imagination, inspiring a mixture of awe, terror, and fascination. Watson and…

Dororo, Vols. 1-3

If Phoenix is Tezuka’s Ring Cycle, Wagnerian in scope, form, and seriousness, then Dororo is Tezuka’s Don Giovanni, a playful…

Cat Paradise, Vol. 1

When I was applying to college, my guidance counselor encouraged me to make a list of amenities that my dream…

Swallowing the Earth

Nineteen sixty-eight was a critical year in Osamu Tezuka’s artistic development. Best known as the creator of Astro Boy, Jungle…