{"product_id":"astro-boy-omnibus-volume-4-isbn-9781616559564","title":"Astro Boy Omnibus Volume 4","description":"The old switcheroo! Under the ruse of building older bodies for Astro and his sister so that the young robots can grow up, an unscrupulous con-man replaces their electro-brains to help him abscond with the art treasures stored in the Neo Pyramid! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Osamu Tezuka, \"the Walt Disney of Japan,\" \u003ci\u003eAstro Boy\u003c\/i\u003e is all-ages adventure packed with humor and heart.\u003ci\u003e Astro Boy Omnibus Volume 3\u003c\/i\u003e is 688 pages, value priced and ready to rock the 21st Century!\"Tezuka is widely considered the most important and influential figure in post-World War II Japanese animation.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Comics are a bridge between all cultures.\"\u003ci\u003e -Osamu Tezuka\u003c\/i\u003eOsamu Tezuka was born in the city of Toyonaka, in Osaka, Japan, in November 3, 1928, and raised in Takarazuka, in Hyogo perfecture. In 1946 Tezuka made his debut as a manga artist with the work \u003ci\u003eMa-Chan's Diary\u003c\/i\u003e, and in 1947 he had his first big hit with \u003ci\u003eNew Treasure Island\u003c\/i\u003e. In over forty years as a cartoonist, Tezuka produced in excess of an astounding 150,000 pages of manga, including the creation of \u003ci\u003eMetropolis\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMighty Atom \u003c\/i\u003e(A.K.A \u003ci\u003eAstro Boy\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eJungle Emperor\u003c\/i\u003e (A.K.A \u003ci\u003eKimba the White Lion\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eBlack Jack\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePhoenix\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBuddha\u003c\/i\u003e, and many more. Tezuka's fascination with Disney cartoons led him to begin his own animation studio, creating the first serialized Japenese cartoon series, which was later exported to America as \u003ci\u003eAstro Boy\u003c\/i\u003e in 1963.  He recieved numerous awards during his life, including the Bungei Shunju Manga Award, the Kodansha Manga Award, the Shogakukan Manga Award, and the Japan Cartoonists' Association Special Award for Excellence. Tezuka became Japan's \"comics ambassador\" taking Japan's comics culture to the world in 1980, he toured and lectured in America, including a speech at the United Nations. Regarded as a national treasure, osamu Tezuka died on February 9 1989 at the age of 60.","brand":"Dark Horse Manga","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304628736229,"sku":"NP9781616559564","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781616559564.jpg?v=1767721883","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/astro-boy-omnibus-volume-4-isbn-9781616559564","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}