World's most beautiful book?
"First published in 1934, Tank Tankuro was one of the most famous manga characters during the time, lining up next to Norakuro.
He is said to be one of the FIRST ROBOT ever to appear in Japanese
manga and may be the FIRST “SUPERHERO” in manga. He fights villain,
Kuro Kabuto, who attacks Japan, and this Kuro Kabuto is famous among
Japanese SF fans that it has resemblance to Darth Vader of Star Wars.
Tank Tankuro influenced greatly, many manga artists, such as Shigeru
Sugiura, Osamu Tezuka, Fujiko Fujio, etc., and is the foundation stone
from which many masterpieces of manga art would spring from. Tankuro
became the archetype for various Japanese manga heroes that were to
follow.
This work is famous for its innovative and captivating adventure
stories full of surrealism, nonsense, innocence, absurdity, and
eccentricity. But it got lost in the turmoil of the World War II for
the long time. Now this hidden gem of Japanese manga treasure revives
in full colour with deluxe hard cover + book case format, beautifully
designed by Chris Ware!"
This work is famous for its innovative and captivating adventure
stories full of surrealism, nonsense, innocence, absurdity, and
eccentricity. But it got lost in the turmoil of the World War II for
the long time. Now this hidden gem of Japanese manga treasure revives
in full colour with deluxe hard cover + book case format, beautifully
designed by Chris Ware!"