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Phoenix: Dawn | 
| Creator: Osamu Tezuka
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Category: Book
List Price: $15.95
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 119263
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 344
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.7 x 0.9
ISBN: 1569318689
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5952
UPC: 782009113232
EAN: 9781569318683
ASIN: 1569318689
Publication Date: March 2003
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Product Description
Now in English is the second volume of the acclaimed Phoenix series, regarded as Tezuka's masterpiece. Osamu Tezuka painstakingly created his epic 12-volume series over several decades, stretching the limits of comics to address fundamental questions about existence. All 12 episodes of Phoenix are linked by the presence of the mythical bird, an immortal guardian of the universal life force. Beginning in A.D. 270, Phoenix: Dawn follows the ambitions of Queen Himiko, capturing with precise period detail the early phase of Japanese civilization.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 With just a peek it will steal your heart November 23, 2008
I. Mohr ("A Nice Place to Live")
When I was thirteen my brother and I checked this veritable tome of a manga from our library, and to this day it is the only manga I can look back on, pick up and read, and never grow tired or embarrassed of. Even if you don't read the other books in the Phoenix series or others by osamu tezuka, you will fall in love with this book.
The artwork is incredible. It can be glanced over as you fervently read through the engrossing story or you can pour over it, looking at each and ever detail: the faces of each man, beast and machine, the apocalyptic earth, the dazzling sight of the phoenix in all its glory.
I suppose people can say "It's been done" when it comes to the story, but bah to them! The eternal cycle, the bond of love, the danger of freedom, the folly of creation, of power, of ideals and control. Give it to someone young and they can touch on these themes, give it to someone old and they can marvel at the detailed creation of such a frightening world.
It ain't the highest-caliber medium to present these grand ideas, but if any doubt that a graphic novel/comic book/manga can only cover an eensy-weensy niche of cliches and dribble...then I suppose this is one of many that can prove otherwise.
I know so little Japanese that I cannot vouch for its translation (so I suppose I cannot defend it well) but it does not insult the English language or the reader flipping through.
Now enough doom and gloom - whether you wish to be taught some overwhelming moral or not, this manga is definitely enjoyable and should be read just for the story. So run, or click quickly or something, and get this book and immerse yourself in the perennial tale of the Phoenix.
marvelous book February 17, 2008
S. Geyer (Iceland)
Its another great story by Tezuka. The edition is ok, Vertical just is the better publisher.
Great story, some oddities in editing September 28, 2007
G. Bahlman
If you are reading this, you are probably already familiar with Osamu Tezuka's work. There is little need to discuss the quality of the stories and art contained within as most agree that Tezuka is without peer. Having said that, I wanted to point out some strange things about these english editions.
First of all, I have looked through the first five volumes of the original Japanese first run printings. I say "looked" as I can't read japanese. The first thing I noticed about these english editions are the size, they are significantly smaller than the originals. However, the new printings seem to be on better quality paper.
My conversation with a japanese friend who read both editions revealed that the translation was a good as could be expected between two such different languages. Some dialog will seem odd, and some of the context will invariably be lost. That said, the stories are still captivating.
Finally, I noticed a strange thing about the book as a whole. The english version, naturally will read from left to right, as opposed to the japanese edition. The pages are in reverse order from the japanese version. However, I noticed that not only were the frames rearranged in reverse order to facilitate english-language readers, but each frame seemed to be reversed as well. For example, the character Nagi, who is a right-handed archer in the japanese version, becomes a left-handed archer in the english edition.
These are minor quibbles which in no way detract from the quality of the art within. I simply thought every one should know what's inside. Enjoy!
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