Dororo, Volume 2 (Dororo)
by Osamu Tezuka
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Author: Osamu TezukaEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-06-24
ISBN: 1934287172
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Vertical
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Book Review: A lesser Tezuka work, but it really hits its stride in Volume 2
Summary: 4 Stars
Dororo Volume 1 fell a bit short of the high standard we've come to expect from Tezuka: the artwork seemed rushed and relatively simplistic, the story was largely introductions and we'd seen similar characters in other Tezuka works...
But in Volume 2, as in many Tezuka stories, Dororo really hits its stride. The artwork is top-notch, pivotal events occur in the lives of both main characters, and a big picture seems to emerge in the episodic story of these two wanderers in feudal Japan.
In sum, if you like other Tezuka works, you'll like the momentum Dororo builds in Volume 2 which brings the series closer in quality and importance to Buddha, MW, Ode to Kirohito, Apollo's Song, and Phoenix.
Summary of Dororo, Volume 2 (Dororo)
Dororo is Tezuka's classic thriller manga featuring a youth who has been robbed of 48 body parts by devils, and his epic struggle against a host of demons to get them back.Daigo Kagemitsu, who works for a samurai general in Japan's Warring States period, promises to offer body parts of his unborn baby to 48 devils in exchange for complete domination of the country. Knowing the child to be deficient, Kagemitsu orders the newborn thrown into the river.
The baby survives. Callling himself Hyakkimaru, ge searches the world for the 48 demons. Each time he eliminates one, he retrieves one of his missing parts. Hyakkimaru meets a boy thief named Dororo, and together they travel the countryside, confronting mosters and ghosts again and again. This the second in a 3 - volume series.
Tezuka's manga and animated films had a tremendous impact on the shaping of the psychology of Japan's postwar youth. His work changed the concept of Japanese comics, transforming it into an art form and incorporating a variety of new styles in creating "story comics."
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