“Who is Osamu Tezuka?” Public Talk by Helen McCarthy at JFKL
This Wednesday, 11th February 2009, there will be a public talk on Japanese Anime with topic “Who is Osamu Tezuka?“. The talk will be given by Ms. Helen McCarthy, a prominent British anime and comic researcher. The venue will be at the classroom in JFKL (Japan Foundation Kuala Lumpur) office from 6pm to 7pm. For your info, it is at Northpoint building at Mid Valley.
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| Helen McCarthy (on the left) and Osamu Tezuka (on the right). Helen photo is taken from “A Fan’s View” website. Frankly speaking, it’s so hard to find her pic. |
Helen McCarthy who was born in 1951 is an author of many anime and manga industry books. Her known portfolio are ‘Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation’, ’500 Manga Heroes and Villains’ and ‘The Anime! Movie Guide’ . Beside that, she also co-authored ‘The Anime Encyclopedia: Japanese Animation since 1917 ‘ and ‘The Erotic Anime Movie Guide’ with Jonathan Clements. She is also the founder of Anime UK Magazine in 1991. In 2006, she received the ‘International Manga and Anime Foundation Award’ for outstanding achievement. Hmm.. this granny is really coooolll…
For those who don’t know, Osamu Tezuka is a greatest mangaka in Japan and all over the world. He was born on 3rd November 1928 in Osaka and died of stomach cancer on 9th February 1989 (exactly 20 years ago from this posting). He was a manga artist, animator, producer and pioneer in the anime and manga world. Due to his outstanding contribution, he is credited with titled such as “The Father of Anime” and “The Father of Manga“. His notable works and masterpieces are Astro Boy, Black Jack, Phoenix and Kimba the White Lion. If we compare, his status in Japan is equivalent to Walt Disney in America. Easily said, he is a LEGEND.
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| The masterpiece of Osamu Tezuka. From left is Astro Boy, Black Jack, Phoenix and Kimba the White Lion. |
For your info, the admission to this talk is FREE but you need to register first since there are only 30 limited seats. For more information about Osamu Tezuka and Helen McCarthy, you can visit:
1. Official Website of JFKL on this talk
2. Interview with Helen McCarthy
3. About Osamu Tezuka from Wikipedia
