{"product_id":"dororo-omnibus-edition-paperback","title":"Dororo: Omnibus Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOsamu Tezuka\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreviously published in three installments, the entire run of comic master Osamu Tezuka's enduring classic is herewith available in one volume at a new affordable price. The lauded adventures of a young swordsman and his rogue sidekick that also inspired the cult video game \u003ci\u003eBlood Will Tell\u003c\/i\u003e have never been as accessible. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA samurai lord has bartered away his newborn son's organs to forty-eight demons in exchange for dominance on the battlefield. Yet, the abandoned infant survives thanks to a medicine man who equips him with primitive prosthetics - lethal ones with which the wronged son will use to hunt down the multitude of demons to reclaim his body one piece at a time, before confronting his father. On his journeys the young hero encounters an orphan who claims to be the greatest thief in Japan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike an unforgettable road movie, \u003ci\u003eDororo\u003c\/i\u003e reaches deeper than its swashbuckling surface and offers a thoughtful allegory of becoming what one is, for nobody is born whole.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOsamu Tezuka was born on November 3rd, 1928, in Osaka. He grew up in a liberal family exposed to manga and Walt Disney. As a boy he also had a love for insects; as a grown-up he would incorporate the ideogram for \"insect\" into his pen name. Having developed an intense understanding of the preciousness of life from his wartime experience, Osamu Tezuka aimed to become a physician and later earned his license, but ultimately chose the profession he loved best: manga artist and animated film writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 848\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.4 x 8.02 x 6.03 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 20, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42150897287303,"sku":"9781935654322","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/08d7ab1fe8a6889273e6455eba924446.webp?v=1733203124","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/dororo-omnibus-edition-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}