Chaser

A manga about a fictional manga artist’s one-sided rivalry against the god of manga himself, Osamu Tezuka.

I’m fascinated with the golden age of manga era(1950-1960) when Tezuka was leading the charge to elevate manga as a business and an art form. Love reading series like A Drifting Life and Ai… Shirisomeshi Koro ni… that cover the period.

The fictional artist Kaitoku who bashes Tezuka but is secretly obsessed with him is a wonderful take on following Tezuka’s career. Kaitoku is hilarious as he constantly tries to one rumors about Tezuka’s genius only to fail or succeed after the fact.

I’m looking forward to reading more of this great mix of fact and fiction.

~dakazu