Archive for November, 2009
Yukinobu Hoshino: manga mysteries
Yukinobu Hoshino’s manga mysteries are on display at the British Museum, yet to the vast majority of English-speaking fans, most of his career is a mystery.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 7 so far )Osamu Tezuka: the political reading
A thoughtful review of The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga in the Herald Scotland speculates on Tezuka’s and Disney’s political stances as expressed in actual and imagined works. Teddy Jamieson obviously appreciates the potential of comics, and their role in a diverse society – a pity one can’t say the same of all [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Mechatronics and the surgical revolution
An evening at London’s Hunterian Museum showed how far surgical robots have come along the road from science fiction to science fact – and how far they still have to travel.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Old and new things
Are books obsolete? Not everyone thinks so, as I found out at the Smithsonian Institution’s Tezuka festival.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Tezuka at the Smithsonian, opening events 13-15 November
The opening weekend of the Smithsonian Institution’s Tezuka festival – four authors, an audience and the work of a genius.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Anime and Manga at the British Museum
The British Museum takes a long view of popular culture. Its latest exhibition pairs dogu – ancient Japanese clay figures – with anime and manga.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Ga-netchu! The Manga-Anime Syndrome
Available now for under 25 Euros plus postage, the heavily illustrated English-language edition of the catalogue to an exhibition at the Deutsches Filmmuseum. Contains essays by international anime and manga scholars and artists. Buy it here, but please note supplies are limited.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Tezuka festival at the Smithsonian Institution
Opening this weekend, the Festival at the Sackler and Freer Galleries Cinema honours Osamu Tezuka with screenings of his films, a special show by Kyoto’s longest-established working kamishibai performer Yassan, and talks by several prominent Tezuka scholars. Have a look at the website. Even if you can’t be there, there are essays by Frederik L. Schodt, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Rolling along aboard the promotional machine
Too long since my last post, but life and work are conspiring again. I’ve been a bit under the weather, and graceful illness isn’t one of my gifts. The promotional work for The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga has occupied all the time and energy I can spare from coughing. The rewards have [...]
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