The Washington Post: Osamu Dazai’s bleak prose was matched only by his own misery
Writing is a famously miserable profession, but Osamu Dazai stands out as one of the most despondent writers ever to live. That strain is everywhere in evidence in his work, but it is on special ...
Durante el insólito apagón del pasado lunes, encontré la excusa perfecta para retomar el libro que estuve leyendo estos meses hasta darlo por finalizado ese mismo día. Hablo de Indigno de ser humano, ...
毎日新聞: Letters on Japanese author Osamu Dazai's hospital stay for opioid addiction unearthed
TOKYO -- Letters describing writer Osamu Dazai (1908-1948)'s condition during a hospital stay, considered by literary experts as pivotal for the author's career, have been discovered. Dazai's mentor ...
Letters on Japanese author Osamu Dazai's hospital stay for opioid addiction unearthed
Osamu Tezuka (手塚 治虫, born 手塚 治, Tezuka Osamu, 3 November 1928 – 9 February 1989) was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist and animator.
Having developed an intense understanding of the preciousness of life from his wartime experience, Tezuka Osamu aimed to become a physician and later earned his license, but ultimately chose the profession he loved best: manga artist and animated film writer.
Osamu Tezuka is arguably the most influential manga artist of all time, and his life and career are being celebrated in the new feature-length documentary TEZUKA! God of Manga.
Osamu Tezuka's vaunted storytelling genius, consummate skill at visual expression, and warm humanity blossom fully in his eight-volume epic of Siddhartha's life and times.
Yes, Tezuka largely defined “manga” and “anime” as we know them, and his influence on anime and manga is felt to the present day. But, for example, no, Osamu Tezuka did not “invent” Japanese comics or Japanese animation.