Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka, Vol. 8 (8) - Softcover

Nagasaki, Takashi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 142153343X ISBN 13: 9781421533438

Publisher: VIZ Media LLC, 2010

Synopsis

A new vision based on Astroboy - "The greatest robot on earth".

R to L (Japanese Style). A new vision based on Astroboy - "The greatest robot on earth". Final Volume!

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About the Author:

Naoki Urasawa's career as a manga artist spans more than twenty years and has firmly established him as one of the true manga masters of Japan. Born in Tokyo in 1960, Urasawa debuted with BETA! in 1983 and hasn't stopped his impressive output since. Well-versed in a variety of genres, Urasawa's oeuvre encompasses a multitude of different subjects, such as a romantic comedy (Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl), a suspenseful human drama about a former mercenary (Pineapple ARMY; story by Kazuya Kudo), a captivating psychological suspense story (Monster), a sci-fi adventure manga (20th Century Boys), and a modern reinterpretation of the work of the God of Manga, Osamu Tezuka (Pluto: Urasawa × Tezuka; co-authored with Takashi Nagasaki, supervised by Macoto Tezka, and with the cooperation of Tezuka Productions). Many of his books have spawned popular animated and live-action TV programs and films, and 2008 saw the theatrical release of the first of three live-action Japanese films based on 20th Century Boys. No stranger to accolades and awards, Urasawa is a three-time recipient of the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award, a two-time recipient of the Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize, and has received the Kodansha Manga Award. Similarly, Monster has been nominated twice for the Eisner Award in America. Urasawa has also become involved in the world of academia, and in 2008 accepted a guest teaching post at Nagoya Zokei University, where he teaches courses in, of course, manga.

From Booklist:

This volume concludes the story inspired by the classic Astro Boy, by the “God of Manga,” Osamu Tezuka. Modern master Urasawa reimagines Tezuka’s story as a futuristic sci-fi noir in which the most beloved robots on earth are systematically hunted down and killed. Bleeding with emotion and deep thoughts at all seams, and visualized with the grace and power of Urasawa’s distinguished line work, the story is ultimately an exploration of how hatred can pervert the loftiest of intentions. A flash-bang finale to a series that has carved out a spot at the vanguard of modern literary manga. --Ian Chipman

About this edition

• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 142153343X
• ISBN 13: 9781421533438
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256