5 Underrated Shojo Manga
Earlier in the week, I sang the praises of Kaze Hikaru, my all-time favorite shojo manga (and one of my…
Tag: Osamu Tezuka
The Best Manga You’re Not Reading
On Saturday, June 26th, Brigid Alverson, Robin Brenner, Martha Cornog, and I gave a presentation at the American Library Association’s…
Ode to Kirihito, Vols. 1-2
“When he heard his cry for help, it wasn’t human” — so went the tagline for Ken Russell’s Altered States…
Osamu Tezuka’s MW
Invoke Tezuka’s name, and most readers immediately think of Astro Boy, Buddha, and Princess Knight. But there’s a darker side…
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…