40 years ago the manga industry went through a tremendous change. Experimentation from a score of artists sent the Japanese comics scene through a Golden Age that would last for nearly a decade. And among those leading this new wave was manga’s godfather Osamu Tezuka, with a property that would shake the foundations of comics and open up the medium to the tremendous diversity and quality we see today.
Decades later Tezuka’s Ode to Kirihito has proven that manga excellence can have the same impact in the US. This timeless tale of the human condition has won over a new generation of manga readers. Ode to Kirihito almost single-handedly cured the American manga scene of its malaise in the eyes of many young readers desperately in need of insightful, well-drafted visual entertainment.
Now reformatted, there is seemingly no reason to pass this piece of manga history up. Each volume in this new two-part edition provides more than 350 pages of ground-breaking medical drama at an affordable price. By ordering copies of Ode to Kirihito, you can contribute to a change in America’s manga consciousness; expanding the comics culture beyond the tired constructs of simple boys’ and girls’ comics. Embrace evolution, as it is what separated man—and woman—from the beasts.
