1973–1974 · 動物つれづれ草Idle Animal Essays
Dōbutsu Tsurezuregusa · Series · Seinen (adults)
1MT-400
2events
Titles
- Japanese
- 動物つれづれ草
- Romaji
- Dōbutsu Tsurezuregusa
- French
- Les Heures oisives des animaux (translation)
- English
- Idle Animal Essays
Period · Genre
- Period
- 1973–1974 (1973/10-1974/09)
- Volumes
- 1 vol. MT-400
- Type
- Series
- Genre
- Seinen (adults)
- Themes
- Animals & nature, Other
- Serialised in
- Anima アニマ
Summary
A series of short pieces mixing drawings and text, each devoted to one animal, from the monkey of the first instalment to the horse, bringing out its character with humour and satire. Each instalment changes angle and form, making it an experimental exercise.
On Tezukapedia
Chronology 2 event(s)
MT-400 (Manga Zenshū, Kōdansha)
Star System
Characters
The characters of this work have not been described yet.
Other Star System actors in this work
Japanese editions
Tezuka Osamu Manga Zenshū (MT-400, Kōdansha, 1977–1997)
Foreign editions
No foreign edition is listed on Tezukapedia.
Magazines
Anima アニマ 12 issue(s)
Adaptations
No adaptation is listed.
Trivia
- The instalments « The Raccoon Dog » (no. 2) and « The Horse » (no. 11) take the form of essays set in the landscapes of Takarazuka, Tezuka's home town [1].
Sources
- 手塚治虫公式サイト « 動物つれづれ草 » tezukaosamu.net/jp/manga/300.html
- Tezuka Osamu Official « Idle Animal Essays » tezukaosamu.net/en/manga/300.html
Tezukapedia pages used : MT-400, Chronology, Magazines, Star System
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