{"id":21276,"date":"2013-06-28T08:52:57","date_gmt":"2013-06-28T12:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookdragon.si.edu\/?p=21276"},"modified":"2014-05-08T15:09:52","modified_gmt":"2014-05-08T19:09:52","slug":"atomcat-by-osamu-tezuka-translated-by-sachiko-sato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/atomcat-by-osamu-tezuka-translated-by-sachiko-sato\/","title":{"rendered":"Atomcat by Osamu Tezuka, translated by Sachiko Sato"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2013\/06\/Atomcat.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-26401\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2013\/06\/Atomcat.jpg\" alt=\"Atomcat\" width=\"400\" height=\"561\" \/><\/a>If you knew nothing about manga history before picking up <em>Atomcat<\/em>, you would find an entertaining story of a young boy, Tsugio, who shares a love of comic books with his father. Bullied by neighborhood classmates, Tsugio longs for a friend who might have the same superpowers of his bookish superheroes.<\/p>\n<p>During yet another bully attack, Tsugio discovers a tiny kitten, barely alive. Named Atom for his resemblance to a favorite manga character, the kitten not only recovers, but becomes so bothersome that Tsugio&#8217;s parents insist he must take Atom far, far away.\u00a0Enroute to do his parents&#8217; bidding, Tsugio and Atom are hit by a speeding vehicle &#8230; driven by a glamorous couple who turn out to be peripatetic aliens-in-disguise. They attempt to restore the lifeless kitten by mining Tsugio&#8217;s memory &#8230; which is filled with the exploits of his favorite superhero&#8230; Astro Boy.<\/p>\n<p>When Tsugio wakes, his supercharged\u00a0kitten is right at his side. Watch out, bullies!\u00a0Atom can fly to the rescue, exorcise demons, tame pirate ghosts, foil a smuggling ring, and destroy zombies.\u00a0Exciting adventures, right?<\/p>\n<p>Oh, but there&#8217;s more! Context always make the content richer: creator Osamu Tezuka, revered as the godfather of manga, is best known as the creator of Testuwan Atom, aka\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/2009\/05\/20\/astro-boy-by-osamu-tezuka-translated-by-frederik-l-schodt-lettering-and-retouch-by-digital-chameleon\/\">Astro Boy<\/a><\/em>. Introduced as a story in 1951, the iconic manga series began in 1952 and lasted through 1968, but continues to live on in many international incarnations, including anime, television, films, video games, and more. In 1986, three years before he passed away, Tezuka (check out his comical \u2013 couldn&#8217;t resist!\u00a0\u2013 cameo\u00a0on page 41, bottom right) announced he, too, would &#8220;[ride] the &#8216;remake&#8217; boom &#8230; [and] decided &#8230; to do a remake of my own, starring Atom.&#8221; Tezuka&#8217;s endearing essay (which includes his manager&#8217;s flabbergasted protestations)\u00a0of how the iconic mighty Atom morphs into Atomcat\u00a0\u2013 more accurately, A-tom-cat \u2013 is included at manga&#8217;s end and not to be missed.<\/p>\n<p>Go ahead &#8230; take a cue from Tsugio&#8217;s manga-addicted father. (Re)discover some of your childhood antics &#8230; see that cover? Astro Boy&#8217;s pointing right at\u00a0<em>you.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Middle Grade, Young Adult, Adult<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published<\/strong>: 1986, 2013 (United States)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you knew nothing about manga history before picking up Atomcat, you would find an entertaining story of a young boy, Tsugio, who shares a love of comic books with his father. 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