Tezuka, Osamu

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The Legend never dies

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Beyond just being a usher of Japanese animation and literature, this man was a true philosopher to his core. The most shocking observations I have about his ideology and its influence on anime; come from the realizations I have made from analyzing myself and my beliefs after growing up with anime, and then coming to delve into the background of it and its founders, only to realize that my core beliefs and aesthetics are almost completely identical to this person I never knew existed before.

When you hear "Godfather of anime" or "The recent drop in quality of anime" or "Another title to add to the classics" these things go straight over your head when you're starting out in the realm of consumerism as a casual fan of anime and manga. When you have taken in thousands of series and the inklings of greater purpose behind them all, you come to realize just how serious and meaningful the founders of this realm of art were, and just how much anime & manga and the ideologies behind them impact people.

In reverence to Osamu Tezuka, who I personally consider the biggest influence on my life I am aware of, in reverence to the beliefs he culminated all his life, and in reverence to the same beliefs he worked to the death to spread to the world;

If you are reading this I would like to ask you a question, not to receive an answer for myself, but to make you more aware and contemplate what ideals and morals you are culminating when you watch and read anime and manga (double for classics by Tezuka himself and classics derived from his influence on well acclaimed mangaka successors and the like):

When you take in an anime/manga that you like or dislike, whether as a whole or in segments, why is it that you feel the way you do about it and how has that changed over the years as you have matured?

The answers you will ultimately find to that question, to which are unique to each individual that appreciates anime and manga who have grown with it or from it, are the very reasons Osamu Tezuka dedicated his existence to the evolution of anime & manga, his beliefs, and ideals.

In memory of the Godfather Of Anime & Manga - Your Ideals Live On In The World.