Buddha (manga)
| Buddha | ||||
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| Original title | ブ ッ ダ | |||
| transcription | Budda | |||
| genre | Historical narrative, drama | |||
| Manga | ||||
| country |
 Japan
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| author | Osamu Tezuka | |||
| publishing company | Ushio Shuppansha | |||
| magazine | Kibo no Tomo | |||
| First publication | September 1972 - December 1983 | |||
| expenditure | 14th | |||
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Buddha ( Japanese ブ ッ ダ , Budda ) is a manga by the Japanese draftsman Osamu Tezuka , which was first published in Japan from 1972 to 1983. It deals with the life of Siddharta Gautama and its foundation for Buddhism . The work was translated into several languages and made into an anime film in 2011 . It is the longest continuous story that Tezuka created.
action
The Brahmin Naradatta is sent on a journey by his master Asita in order to find a wonderful person who could be the chosen one. Naradatta learns that this is a little boy and a pariah , and is initially appalled because nobody is supposed to be above the Brahmin. Meanwhile, the young slave Chapra meets Tatta, because he has stolen from his master. Eventually, Tatta helps Chapra and his mother escape. Tatta's ability to communicate with the animals and to transfer his spirit into the body of these animals helps them. However, in their absence, Tatta's family dies when the Kosala army burns the city to the ground. The group meets the Brahmin and the four of them are able to flee the army. When Chapra returns to the army, he gets the opportunity to save the general's life. He is accepted by him in gratitude. Chapra gets the training of a soldier and shows himself capable. Soon he is the pride of his adoptive father and has fallen in love with Malikka, the minister's daughter. But in a competition for her he is badly wounded.
At the same time, the ruler of Kapilavastu is expecting the birth of his child. All of nature around them seems to be waiting for the child, animals flock and natural wonders happen. But shortly after the birth, the mother dies, according to her wish the king calls his son "Siddhartha".
publication
The manga appeared in the manga magazine Kibō no Tomo from September 1972 to December 1983 . The publishing house Ushio Shuppansha later published the work in 14 edited volumes.
A German translation has been published by Carlsen Comics in ten volumes since May 2012 . The translation is by John Schmitt-Weigand. In addition, Buddha was translated into English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese and other languages.
Anime adaptation
Directed by Kozo Morishita , Tōei Animation produced an adaptation of the manga as an anime film . Under the title Tezuka Osamu no Buddha - Akai Sabaku yo! Utsukushiku ( 手塚治虫 の ブ ッ ダ - 赤 い 砂 漠 よ! 美 し く - ) was shown for the first time at a festival on May 28, 2011.
reception
The manga won the Eisner Award in 2004 and 2005 for the best US edition of an international comic. Paul Gravett describes the work as an "inspiring biographical story for all ages" . Frederic L. Schodt names Buddha as one of the works by Tezuka in which humanism and respect for life are particularly expressed.
According to the German magazine AnimaniA , the Manga is characterized by the fact that it does not simply contain a mere narrative of Gautama's life, but rather a "deeply under the skin" examination of Buddhist teachings.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Paul Gravett: Manga - Sixty Years of Japanese Comics , p. 36. Egmont Manga and Anime, 2004.
- ↑ Complete List of Eisner Award Winners (English) ( Memento from October 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Frederik L. Schodt and Osamu Tezuka (preface): Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics , p. 160. Kodansha America, 1983. (English)
- ↑ AnimaniA 1/2000, p. 36
Web links
- Carlsen Comics for the German version
- Entry at Anime News Network (English)