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07-30-2009, 04:28 PM
Source: Publisher's Weekly (http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/07/25/eisner-award-winners)
The English language release of Osamu Tezuka's classic samurai fantasy adventure manga Dororo has been honored with the Eisner Award for "Best U.S. Edition of International Material". The Eisner Awards are the American comic book industry's most prestigious honor, named after the legendary comic book artist, writer and entrepreneur Will Eisner, and are given every year at the San Diego Comic Con.
"Dororo" is a thriller Manga first published in 1967 by the father of both Manga and Anime as well as Astro Boy and Kimba The White Lion creator Osamu Tezuka tells the story of Dororo, a young orphan thief, falls into the company of Hyakkimaru, a powerful demon-hunting Rounin. Before Hyakkimaru's birth his father, a greedy feudal lord, made a pact with 48 demon gods (or majins) and let them each take a piece of his unborn son's body, in return for granting him great power. Hyakkimaru was born without arms, legs, eyes, ears a nose or mouth, a barely human creature, and his father had him thrown in the river. He was rescued and raised by Dr. Honma, who made him artificial limbs and helped him learn to fight the demons - each time he defeats one he reclaims one piece of his body. Now he and Dororo travel together through the war-torn countryside.
The story takes place in Japan during the Sengoku period, or the Warring States period.
The manga also inspired a black and white anime series, a recent live action movie as well as an extremely overlooked, criminally underrated and really fun 2004 PS2 game by SEGA, Blood Will Tell.
The English language release of Osamu Tezuka's classic samurai fantasy adventure manga Dororo has been honored with the Eisner Award for "Best U.S. Edition of International Material". The Eisner Awards are the American comic book industry's most prestigious honor, named after the legendary comic book artist, writer and entrepreneur Will Eisner, and are given every year at the San Diego Comic Con.
"Dororo" is a thriller Manga first published in 1967 by the father of both Manga and Anime as well as Astro Boy and Kimba The White Lion creator Osamu Tezuka tells the story of Dororo, a young orphan thief, falls into the company of Hyakkimaru, a powerful demon-hunting Rounin. Before Hyakkimaru's birth his father, a greedy feudal lord, made a pact with 48 demon gods (or majins) and let them each take a piece of his unborn son's body, in return for granting him great power. Hyakkimaru was born without arms, legs, eyes, ears a nose or mouth, a barely human creature, and his father had him thrown in the river. He was rescued and raised by Dr. Honma, who made him artificial limbs and helped him learn to fight the demons - each time he defeats one he reclaims one piece of his body. Now he and Dororo travel together through the war-torn countryside.
The story takes place in Japan during the Sengoku period, or the Warring States period.
The manga also inspired a black and white anime series, a recent live action movie as well as an extremely overlooked, criminally underrated and really fun 2004 PS2 game by SEGA, Blood Will Tell.