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A review by blairconrad
Buddha, Volume 1: Kapilavastu by Osamu Tezuka
4.0
Historical mythology in comic form. Yay! I’m not a big Buddha expert, so I’m enjoying this introduction (of course I don’t entirely know how accurate the representation is).
The characters seem slightly childish, but not so much that I’m annoyed yet. One bit of mixed praise and concern: I can’t imagine that it’s ever going to get better than the opening scenes with the man, bear, fox, and rabbit – that’s among the most touching things I’ve read, illustrated or not.
Oh, and unmitigated concern: my library has volumes 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. I’ll have to do something about that.
The characters seem slightly childish, but not so much that I’m annoyed yet. One bit of mixed praise and concern: I can’t imagine that it’s ever going to get better than the opening scenes with the man, bear, fox, and rabbit – that’s among the most touching things I’ve read, illustrated or not.
Oh, and unmitigated concern: my library has volumes 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. I’ll have to do something about that.