{"product_id":"dororo-omnibus-edition-9781935654322","title":"Dororo: Omnibus Edition","description":"Previously published in three installments, the entire run of comic master Osamu Tezuka's enduring classic is herewith available in one volume at a new affordable price. The lauded adventures of a young swordsman and his rogue sidekick that also inspired the cult video game \u003ci\u003eBlood Will Tell\u003c\/i\u003e have never been as accessible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA samurai lord has bartered away his newborn son's organs to forty-eight demons in exchange for dominance on the battlefield. Yet, the abandoned infant survives thanks to a medicine man who equips him with primitive prosthetics - lethal ones with which the wronged son will use to hunt down the multitude of demons to reclaim his body one piece at a time, before confronting his father. On his journeys the young hero encounters an orphan who claims to be the greatest thief in Japan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike an unforgettable road movie, \u003ci\u003eDororo\u003c\/i\u003e reaches deeper than its swashbuckling surface and offers a thoughtful allegory of becoming what one is, for nobody is born whole.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOsamu Tezuka was born on November 3rd, 1928, in Osaka. He grew up in a liberal family exposed to manga and Walt Disney. As a boy he also had a love for insects; as a grown-up he would incorporate the ideogram for \"insect\" into his pen name. Having developed an intense understanding of the preciousness of life from his wartime experience, Osamu Tezuka aimed to become a physician and later earned his license, but ultimately chose the profession he loved best: manga artist and animated film writer.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vertical Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50597226873106,"sku":"9781935654322","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_86bd985f-44da-4ddb-a7eb-deb175d4319d.jpg?v=1732175078","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dororo-omnibus-edition-9781935654322","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}