Tezuka Osamu: Father of Japanese Anime Week 4

手塚治虫 (Tezuka Osamu)  The most influential Manga writer/Anime creator in Japan  Inspired by Western movies and Walt Disney’s works  His creation focused on story lines, psychological depiction, emotional conflict and importance of human lives

手塚治虫 (Tezuka Osamu)  手塚治 was born on November 3 rd, 1928 in Toyonaka city, Osaka  Father was a strict business man who liked photography and cinema and the mother was a loving and eccentric person  Family moved to Takarazuka city, Hyogo in 1933 Key word: mother

Tezuka Osamu: Early Childhood 1 Tezuka was always bullied  Didn’t speak Kansai dialect  Had glasses  Small  Nick named “Gijyaboi atama” because of his hair  But the kids stopped bullying him after they found out about his Manga Key word: self-esteem, discrimination,

Tezuka Osamu: Early Childhood 2 Befriended with a classmate, Ishihara Minoru, who loved insects and astronomy (c.f. 手塚治虫 )  Takarazuka city was surrounded by woods  Very first planetarium opened in 1937 Key word: insects, animals, galaxy

Tezuka Osamu: Early Childhood 3 Lived in Takarazuka, a futuristic artificial city  Takarazuka theme park was built in the middle of suburbia  Home town of Takarazuka kagekidan (Takarazuka Revue) (1913- present), an all female musical theater troupe Key word: nature, music, theater, gender

Tezuka Osamu: Childhood and WWII WWII influences the core of Tezuka’s work  Japanese school system was under the military control  Occasionally beaten by teachers when they find Tezuka drawing Manga (1941)  June of 1945 he survived the bombing of Osaka Key word: anti-war, death, meaning of life

Tezuka Osamu: A Medical Doctor  Entered Medical School of Osaka Teikoku Daigaku in 1945  Submitted dissertation titled “Observation of abnormal cellular membrane structure under electron microscope”  Received Ph.D in Medicine in 1951  Received Medical license in 1953 Key word: medicine

Becoming Mangaka, Manga Artist Tokiwa Apartment Era  Moved to Tokyo in 1952 and lived in Tokiwa Apt for two years  Many young Manga creators (Tezuka Osamu, Fujiko F Fujio and Fujiko Fujio A, Ishinomori Shintaro) resided in this apartment Key word: beginning of Japanese modern Manga/Anime

Works of Tokiwa Members Akatsuka Fujio “Kurayami Tenshi” (Angel of Darkness) Ishinomori Shotaro “Saiboogu 009” (Cyborg 009) 1969-Incomplete FujikoFujio “Doraemon” ( )

Tezuka’s Legacy: 50,000 Pages of drawing, 700+ Manga and 60+ Anime Tezuka died of stomach cancer on February 9, 1989

Tezuka Osamu and His Heroes: Optimism and Despair

Courage and Friendship  Tetsuwan Atoomu (Astro Boy)

Human vs. Technology

Animal Animals and Nature  Jyanguru Taitee (Jungle Emperor /Kimba the White Lion)

Friendship: Human and Animal

Sacrifice

Tezuka Osamu: Manga 1950’s  Ribon-no Kishi (Princess Knight)  Sexual identity

Tezuka Osamu: Manga ’s  Hinotori (Phoenix) 1967-incomplete

Discrimination

Meaning of life, Karma and Reincarnation

Religion

Tezuka Osamu: Manga ’s  Black Jack ( )

Irony

Harsh Reality

Tezuka Osamu: Manga ’s  Buddha ( )  Adorufu-ni tsugu ( )

Tezuka Osamu: Manga 1980’s  Guringo (1987-incomplete)