Though there are definitely flaws that some people mind find off-putting, I thought it was a pretty great series overall. Tezuka did an incredible job balancing light-hearted humour/cartoonish situations without avoiding the darker aspects of the human condition. Some story-lines ended abruptly and some were beautifully played-out, but there was almost always a reason for it. The storytelling was pretty loose and full of deviations, side-tracking and strange turns, but it ended up being a great way of showing the strange, fateful encounters of disparate peoples in the tangled web of life that was alluded to throughout the story. I can see why Osamu Tezuka is considered the grandfather of manga. Additionally, he is often credited as the 'Godfather of Anime' and is considered the Japanese equivalent to Walt Disney, The Box Set includes Buddha Vol 1 Kapilvastu Buddha Vol 2 The Four Encounters Buddha Vol 3 Devadatta Buddha Vol 4 The Forest of Uruvela Buddha Vol 5 Deer Park Buddha Vol 6 Ananda Buddha Vol 7 Prince Ajatasattu Buddha Vol 8 Jetavana ISBN 9780007942480 Format 8 Volumes in Slipcase Genre Graphic Novel Imprint HarperCollins His prolific output, pioneering techniques, and innovative redefinitions of genres earned him such titles as 'the father of manga', 'the god of comics', and 'kamisama of manga'. Born in Osaka Prefecture, he is best known as the creator of the comics series Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, Black Jack and Buddha. About Author:- Osamu Tezuka (3 November 1928 - 9 February 1989 (aged 60)) was a Japanese cartoonist, animator, film producer, activist, and medical doctor who never practiced medicine.

Adapted into an animated movie as well in 2012 which was nominated for the 2012 Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year.Buddha received the 20 Eisner Award(referred to as the Comics Industry's equivalent of the Oscar Awards). The series which began in September 1972 and ended in December 1983, is one of Tezuka's last epic and greatest manga works.Experience journey of a man, his quest to seek the universal truth, to unlock the mysteries of universe and witness the transformation of Siddhartha to BUDDHA.Sickness, hunger, betrayal, envy, greed, old age, and then death.' Every man faces seven enemies in his lifetime.

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