A Osamu Tezuka MMF Link Post

This February for Manga Moveable Feast was all about Osamu Tezuka's works - and it was loads of fun, blogging about a manga-ka that deserves all the attention he receives. His works are legendary pieces of art that continue to attract new generations of readers. Tezuka was one of those prolific historic manga-ka who created so many memorable stories and characters. For my own blog, I especially focused on his mysterious surgeon character Black Jack, among others. I can't wait to do more blog posts about Tezuka's works.

Below are some of the great blog posts written by other people for Tezuka MMF. Please be sure to leave a comment on their blog if you like what you read!

• Justin at Organization Anti-Social Geniuses reviewed the Vertical release of Ayako, the story of a young woman after World War Two, living in a Japan still in transition from before the war, and the curse of a family gripped by the pursuit of power.
• Animemiz made the case for licensing Tezuka's 1970's anime series Umi no Toriton, based on the manga by the same name. Who wouldn't watch an anime about a guy who rides a dolphin?
• Angela at Diary of a Bookwarm discussed volume 1 of Buddha and the importance of focusing on the side characters other than Buddha himself.
• Evan at Ani-Gamers took a look at a chapter in Swallowing The Earth titled "Light Motif", in which Tezuka experiments with his art style and page effects.
• Manga Xanadu reviewed the Vertical release of Apollo's Song and found that parts of the story actually repulsed them.
• Johanna at Manga Worth Reading discussed the concept of modernized Tezuka stories, such as Naoki Urasawa's Pluto, and how more manga should follow suit.
• Jason at Playback STL looked back at his own fan letters sent to Manga Vizion over the years about a certain fictional Tezuka surgeon's series that was then being serialized in MV.

If you saw any really cool Tezuka MMF posts during February that you'd like to share, feel free to drop a link or two in the comments section. I'd love to read them!