Volume 1: Kapilavastu, 397 pp. Paper Editions.
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BUDDHA: Volumes 1-8

by Osamu Tezuka

Ancient India vividly comes to life in this multiple award-winning series that has convinced American readers that Osamu Tezuka is indeed one of the world's greatest comic masters.  Bringing unprecedented richness to the traditional story of Siddhartha Gautama, Buddha is an epic masterpiece that is as humorous as it is moving.

The story of Buddha's life in a terrific graphic-novel format—entertaining, visually spectacular—by the godfather of Japanese comics/graphic art. Enjoyable for all ages. These volumes have been a hit! Now available in paper. Winner of the Eisner and Harvey Awards. Newly added volumes 5-8.

"Osamu Tezuka invented a whole new grammar of comics storytelling and his place in the history of comics is about as central as Siddhartha's place in the history of Buddhism."—Art Spiegelman, author of Maus

"Tezuka...manages to cover all manner of emotion and story with wit and pulp instincts that make these mammoth volumes page-turners."—Washington Post

"Filled with beauty, cruelty, drama, comedy, romance and violence, Osamu Tezuka's Buddha encompasses the entirety of life in a masterpiece of graphic literature. Deeply moral but never moralistic, Buddha merges the delight of cartooning with the epic seriousness of one of the great religions."—Time

Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989) is the godfather of Japanese manga comics. He originally intended to become a doctor and earned his degree before turning to what was then a medium for children. His many early masterpieces include the series known in the U.S. as Astro Boy. With his sweeping vision, deftly intertwined plots, feel for the workings of power, and indefatigable commitment to human dignity, Tezuka elevated manga to an art form. The later Tezuka, who authored Buddha, often had in mind the mature readership that manga gained in the sixties and that has only grown ever since. The Kurosawa of Japanese popculture, Osama Tezuka is a twentieth-century classic.


Volume 2: The Four Encounters. 412 pp. (See description above.)
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Volume 3: Devadatta. 328 pp. (See description above.)
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by Osamu Tezuka



Volume 4: The Forest of Uruvela. 376 pp. (See description above.)
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by Osamu Tezuka



Volume 5: Deer Park. Approx. 400 pp. (See description above.)
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by Osamu Tezuka



Volume 6: Ananda. Approx. 400 pp. (See description above.)
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BUDDHA: Volumes 1-8

by Osamu Tezuka



Volume 7: Prince Ajatasattu. Approx. 400 pp. (See description above.)
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BUDDHA: Volumes 1-8

by Osamu Tezuka



Volume 8: Jetavana. Approx. 400 pp. (See description above.)
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BUDDHA: Volumes 1-8

by Osamu Tezuka