The god of manga was also the man who made Japan’s first domestically produced TV anime. This study reexamines, from a holistic viewpoint, Osamu Tezuka’s influence on the entirety of Japanese animation.
“Battles” are the most popular subject matter for animation, but are challenging when it comes to theory. One of the reasons is that “battles” erupt within the messiness of many factors including personal desires, the premise of a group’s establishment, and the trends of the times. I selected the books on this list to offer approaches for dealing with that messiness. The publications are listed in chronological order based on the release year for the animation work being discussed.
Animation about “battles” can be traced back to Tezuka Osamu’s “Tetsuwan Atom” (Astro Boy). This book discusses the significance of “Tetsuwan Atom” from a variety of perspectives.