Osamu Tezuka is considered by consensus as the “father of manga” and the pioneer of the medium. However, he didn’t invent manga or its offshoot anime. Manga as a medium dates back into history, beyond the Edo period, with comedic scrolls of various sorts, including “fart scrolls“. Tezuka took all of these elements along with American comic influences and pulled them together to create manga. In a similar way, Rumiko Takahashi could be considered the mother of manga and anime. While many other m...
Published on July 20, 2025 06:08