Osamu Tezuka’s “Buddha” to come to life

tezuka-buddhaOriginally published in eight lovingly-made hardcover books, an anime film version of manga master Osama Tezuka’s Buddha is now in production. For those who haven’t read it, possibly thinking that graphic novels are kid stuff: this is one serious work of art. Yes, Tezuka’s biography of the Awakened One plays fast and loose with the facts — the author even brings in several of his own original characters, introduced in previous works — but the overall effect is alternately wild and moving, and always dramatic.

According to Anime News Network, the film is planned for a 2010 release.  According to me, that’s way too long. This should definitely be one to see.

This entry was created by Rod Meade Sperry, posted on April 22, 2009 at 10:07 am and tagged , , , . Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post.
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3 Comments

  1. Charlie Stevenson
    Posted April 22, 2009 at 7:37 pm | Permalink

    I've used that picture as an avatar so long it was a little shocking to see it appear in Google Reader.

  2. Rod Meade Sperry
    Posted April 22, 2009 at 9:01 pm | Permalink

    Perfect — when I wrote the post, I thought to myself, how'm I gonna get Charlie Stevenson's attention today? ;)

  3. Rev. Danny Fisher
    Posted April 23, 2009 at 7:45 pm | Permalink

    "According to Anime News Network, the film is planned for a 2010 release. According to me, that’s way too long. "

    Agreed. Way too long. Animate faster, folks. : )

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