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Hello everyone!

What you see below are the tables of "balance" with which I Francesco Savino, Adriana Cups and Dario Marzadori we attended the "Lucca Project Contest 2010."

We did not win but they gave us the "special mention", in other words we are not the first but the judges liked our work.

Now we just have to do is use the opportunity and try to sell the project to some editors ... hopefully good.

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LUCCA 2010

This year I was in Lucca, but unlike last year, I went there with my book in my hands, hoping to find a shred of editor that I uphold in his arms.

I attended the "comics project contest" and I would say that it did not go badly, they gave me the first mention, I put in the contents of the portfolio. (The best)

I learned a lot about this job these days, now I know what editors want from me and especially now I know how to improve my book, I hope that next year I'll be there behind the table to draw some publishing house , also because I can assure you that walking in the midst of thousands of people in the rain with the book in your hands is not easy.

course I'm not saying it's easier to draw for hours behind a booth, but there is a difference ...

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TANA-time director

has already been a year since I started this blog, reaping what I sowed, I realized that maybe I could do more but I'm not complaining, the school of comics is over and now I begin to walk with my legs ...
Finally I can touch this fumettomondo that I have talked so much about a school, an often hostile world full of masks and full of people ready to crush you under his feet.
have several years of chasing his dream of becoming a cartoonist, always a distant dream always out of reach, I always wondered what it meant to do comics like a pro.
Only now I realize I can do it, I can not give up now just a few meters from the summit, of course, the temptation to drop everything and go to work in an office with a fixed salary is strong, but when I think that if they lose I did just makes me return the courage and the will to go forward.
Maybe I have not posted many posts this year, perhaps the coming year will be poor, but they are still in the planting season and when the shoots sprout from the ground "the hole by first time" will be ready to give its fruits however if he can reassure you there are several projects in the pipeline, we hope that this is a vintage doc. Happy New Year
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It's easy to say the earth!

I mentioned earlier, and perhaps many who read me will know already. For the third year players who participate in the land of Koshien represents the end of their adventure in the high school baseball. In theory represents a symbol that announces that ended the summer of their adolescence. In practice, although this last grain falls in the hourglass, that bag of land will be a treasure, a relic, a kind of bravery that will witness a tangible experience that will stay with them for life ...

Players of the school that is eliminated before the finals have a habit of filling a bag of potting soil with dark cloth lying inside the diamond Nishinomiya. An image that is repeated time and that marks the end of each match in the final. This is also why the Koshien are never frowned upon those who spit saliva on the ground (a common practice to foreign players who played in the Japanese professional league).
to take the soil is a tradition that dates back to the semifinals of 28sima edition (which was held in 1946, the first since the end of World War) and was introduced by a Mr. Sasaki, high school coach Tsukuba Daifuzoku of Tokyo. His school was defeated in the semi final with a 9 to 1 from Osaka's Naniwa shogyo. At the end of game the coach asked his kids to return to their defensive positions and collect all a bit 'of land. " You must promise me you will do everything to get back here next year and return the land to the stadium. It will be your solemn promise with Ko shien. Each Looking at these land you must remember this defeat and to redouble their efforts to come back. And I promise you that we will return! .

In fact it is said that the first idea was to have had the Tetsuharu Kawakami, pitcher at the time of Kumamoto Kogyo, which later lost the final in 1937 thought it well to get into pocket a bit 'of soil that had soiled his uniform and riportarselo in Kyushu. But that precious land not held them, but the pitch around the school where he and his comrades were training. A sort of protective amulet auspicious . Evidently impressed by that gesture generous spirit (kami ) of Koshien turned a blind eye to the theft. Contrary to how things went, probably locked them both! Not only is the soil made the fortune of Kawakami, but directed him toward a career first as a player, then as a coach in the ranks of the Tokyo Giants. Ironically, the Giants are the sworn enemies of the Hanshin Tigers, the team that plays home to Koshien. Kawakami then became professional in 1938 with the Giants and earned so much respect in the environment to come nicknamed "God of joke." In 1957 he devoted even a black and white film entitled " Kawakami Tetsuharu monogatari sebangō 16 "(" History of Tetsuharu Kawakami, number 16, "which I put the poster of the time).

Another curious episode was linked to the holy land in 1958. The story we have designed well as a serialized manga, but I will talk about this later. The story is simple: to that edition of the Koshien, the fortieth, also attended the high school Shuri Okinawa (to the left while parading during the opening ceremony). By the way is the old name Shuri in Naha, the capital and main city of the prefecture of Okinawa. At that time, the archipelago was still a kind of American protectorate and was the home bases military veterans from the Korean War. Defeated in the first round, the high school of Shuri, before embarking back to the archipelago, thought it best to recover the bags of earth as a memory of that brief but memorable adventure in the Japanese homeland. But unfortunately for them things did not go as planned.

In fact, the laws prohibiting the United States, and I guess that still forbid, to introduce in their territory and land plants are unknown and apparently from a foreign country, unless after thorough scientific analysis. The head of the school reluctantly warned his players that they had an obligation to deliver all their bags U.S. military authority, because it enjoined the law. The precious land was seized and was thrown to the incredulous students without restraint in the waters adjacent to the port of Naha. It seems that two brave boys managed to hide a few grams of the same sacred soil. Become aware of the episode, some of hostess Japan Airlines decided to gather in small white stones on the beach nearby the stadium in Nishinomiya and send them to school Shuri as partial compensation for the wrongs they have suffered.

These stones were collected and went to adorn the monument called Yu to no ishibuni " (" stone of brotherhood ", pictured above), erected to commemorate the participation of school at Koshien. The stones were arranged to form a small diamond at the word yu to , meaning "brotherhood" (photo left). It seems that the story hit especially Japanese public opinion and became one of the symbols that were challenged by the movement of liberation from the hegemony of the American archipelago. For the history, Okinawa was returned to Japan in 1972.

returned to the soil. That is the Koshien Call Kurotsuchi , that black earth. It comes from a special blend of dark loam from Kagoshima Prefecture, Okayama, Tottori, Oita, plus a percentage of white sand that goes so far as the Chinese coastal province of Fujian .
In spring, the percentage of black earth lying on the diamond during the Senbatsu is 55% offset by a 45% white sandy China. While during the summer Koshien latter figure is 40%. The mixture was studied in order to drain the frequent spring rains that often Senbatsu hammering the course of March and also to resist the deadly August all'arsura Japanese. It seems that the first mix used were added to earth from Awaji, a small island off the coast of Shikoku, which is connected to Honshu by the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (the longest suspension bridge in the world) and the other bridge to the island of Shikoku Onar. But it seems that this land too resembled the color of the ball and then decided to change the mix to stand out more phases of the game. It appears that the black current, allowing viewers to better follow the bouncing balls in the infield angles. At Koshien well as people working the land, the so-called keeper ground, those who endeavored to obtain a view of the event and covering the holes after each game.

About ... But what did the high school Tsukuba Daifuzoku ? He managed to return the following year to return the borrowed land with the symbol of the promise Koshien? Unfortunately not. Clearly the spirit of this time there was really bad Koshien. It must have been a gesture to the limits of theft, has been the presumption of coach, no one knows. The fact is that the kami of Koshien (watch the Japanese are convinced that there!) Prevented the school to set foot inside the stadium not only for the following year, but even to this day. Over time the school had to even change name.

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The family leads a life very poor. The father works as a laborer to keep his two sons, Tommy / Hyūma and her older sister Giusy / Akiko. The child is training hard to become a great baseball player. A push in this direction so obsessive is the father Arthur / Ittetsu, already widowed middle-aged man, a great baseball player during the Second World War had to say goodbye to a promising sporting career with the Giants because of a mythical shoulder injury ...

projects on the boy's father authoritarian aspirations and even missed the hardening forces the child to wear a harness all springs and iron in his opinion should strengthen the muscles of the shoulders and chest area. Moreover, the obligation to always use the left hand while the child is a natural right (a particular that reminds me of the youth of Hideki Matsui ...). Usually even the weird creations arise from practical problems to which the great minds trying to give solutions. Or so they say ... Not having apparently nothing better to do, or driven by an incurable entuasiasmo for his favorite hero, some wag Japanese inventor has made up his mind to recreate the bracatura sprung worn by Tommy, touted as a good way to strengthen the muscles. Seeing is believing, as someone said. But then the picture is still not a coach with the charisma of Arthur Young!

After enrolling in any way to the prestigious high school Seiun / Sinclair, the boy meets Chuta Ban (Charlie Red), which leaves the loved judo and became his best friends and inseparable receiver. Parentheses duty: how did Tommy to join that exclusive school attended by children of single fathers? E because Mr. Red, the father of Charlie and headteacher, has so much to heart that his school arrives at Koshien? Certainly not to reward the boys. His desire is driven only by the rivalry against Hanagata Motors (GM Mitchell?), The automobile company of the family of Alexander that rivals his. He needs a miracle to beat the high school pitcher to show Alexander and his total superiority against the competitor. That's why welcomes in his exclusive school a boy of poor extraction as Tommy. And not merely this: in order to achieve his goal, the volcanic Mr Red goes so far as to engage the father Arthur as coach. But, as we shall see, will be useless. The Seiun earns finals Koshien (Olympiastadium. .. mah!) In the semifinals by defeating the Newton High School (Kumamoto Norin) Eyewear Hōsaku Samon (Simon Holden). However, thanks to a finger injury, the team will be defeated in the final by Tommy Collins high school (Koyo) of Mitsuru Hanagata (Alexander Mitchell).

From then on Simon and Alexander become his most bitter rivals. This will result in even recruited by the Hanshin Tigers , historical enemies Sports Giants, which will further increase their rivalry on the diamond. Expelled from high school, Tommy has a Giants training camp, and is beyond the choice of professionals, crowning his dream and his father. However, the young rebels of obsession that Arthur now takes away the breath and the way a family conflict that will drag on until the end of the series. In fact, to combat it while the father is even hired by a rival team.

After the parenthesis of love unhappy with the poor Mina, Tommy still managed to build a great career and became famous after he developed three Superlanci with deadly effect. Here are three superlanci the first series. In Japanese they are called makyū or by -league ball. In order: No. 1 Superlancio (pictured right). The path heads straight to intimidate the batsman, then the effect causes the bouncing bat and turns into a comfortable rolling.

Superlancio number 2 (right). The so-called invisible launch exploiting the vacuum and dust the area to blend in and disappear, deceiving the batter sees the ball disappear as if by magic. Finally Superlancio number 3. it is a launch under- slow to almost zero height, which leverages its driving force and pressure of the air flow (!) to dodge the bat around and force your opponent to swing .

But the effort to run them day to day wear out the body of Tommy, often undermining his psychic integrity. Until we reach the bitter epilogue, on the one hand, the reward with a big win (against the Dragons in Nagoya coached by his father), the achievement of perfect game. But the other will suffer a serious injury that will cause the detachment of the flexor of the left arm. The career Tommy then concludes with the Giants so much as an epic drama. Small brackets technique: perfect game, or perfect game, is the term used to mean an exceptional performance of a pitcher. This is a complete game of at least 9 innings , conducted by a single pitcher without giving a basis for ball and beat good, and without him or his companions are inconsistent field. In practice, none of the batters opponents must reach first base. In more than a century until now there have been only 16 perfect games (17 with that of Tommy ...).

The manga ends well. From here begins the second series, called "Shin , what with the manga has nothing to do but which has retained some original ideas in order to still be digested by most fans.
Question: was there really need to stretch the story at a distance of no less than seven years since the first version? Among other things, choosing a period (late seventies) in which gender supokon had embarked on hopelessly its decline? Kawasaki it seems that the same was not very well. For him, the adventure sports Tommy was beautiful and complete. However he was persuaded by an enthusiastic Kajiwara to take up the pencil. The story begins. Well five years have passed since Tommy disappeared from circulation and calm reigns on the stage, the typical calm before the storm. Meanwhile, the Giants are finished bottom of the standings, Charlie / Chuta was hired full time in the company of his father, while Alexander / Mitsuru, lost interest in baseball after the disappearance of his friend / rival, withdrew and he married Giuseppe / Akiko, the sister of Tommy. Seriously injured in the accident, Tommy returns to the roots and begin to rehabilitate the arm natural right to its superb cast. Has grown and now has lost the appearance of the boy. Now we see more adults drawn with lines and flowing hair that gives him an almost wild. Also, thanks to the training targeted the giant American Thunder Bill (name kept this in both versions!) Who suffered his own accident, his right arm becomes ever more hardened and deadly. Tommy is developing a new type of slip ("sliding screw spin" in Italian cardboard "slide screw") that gives new hope to come back and play and play other roles in addition to the pitcher.

Several grievances of the public affection for manga arrived at this point. Steps for launches and trajectories amazing magic, but how is it that Tommy can appeal so strongly to the club despite having one arm out of? In the manga Tommy suffers the detachment of the extensor muscles of the arm that would prevent him from challenging anything for the rest of his days. In fact, the manga ended with that episode. While the carton is justified simply as a shoulder injury in order for him to continue his adventures and the criticism rained down from all sides. Continue. The dispute with her father becomes increasingly incurable, but despite everything Tommy manages to bring the Giants to victory in the league. The final day of Arthur dies, freeing up forever son by his obsession (though in the manga does not die at all!), Giuseppe and her sister, who had married his rival Alexander Mitchell, gives birth to a child. Tommy embarks for the U.S. to change your life and maybe take another adventure sports. End of the second set. A third was not felt the need to own ...

Parody
hard to find another series that can boast more parodies of " Kyojin no Hoshi." The often dramatic vision of society, the strong personality of each character, not to mention the amazing changes in their sport are too attractive aspects of a packet to avoid the risk of being parodied in other manga and anime. In particular, "Ore wa ima moretsu ni shite iru Kando", the typical sentence tearful Tommy (roughly speaking, "I feel terribly moved ! " or " Right now I'm burning with emotion "), perhaps delivered as the background stands the Hinomaru (the red sun), the symbol and pride of the archipelago of the rising sun. Very ironic that he saw the image Arthur in his classic pose while pointing to the child the star of the Giants, wearing ... the striped uniform of the Hanshin Tigers ! Genuine blasphemy (a bit 'like Totti wore the shirt of Lazio)!

At times, as they say. After all, as I wrote a few lines ago, people in Japan called Hoshi it does exist, even if the rule of probability, not be easy to find a Hoshi she can become a successful professional among the millions of Japanese who play baseball. The curious incident dates back a few years ago. In 2004, during the drafts professionals, their sixth round of the Giant chose Tokyo guess' who? Yes! A Takanori Hoshi boy from the Tōhoku Dai Gakuin, who became the first in the flesh Hoshi to wear the official jersey of the Giants (with the number 58). But for tradition and for all the fans did not belong to this record at all, given that the order had arrived Takanori only as a third Hoshi, after Arthur / Ittetsu (before the Second World War) and Tommy / Hyūma the late sixties.

Among other things, whenever there is the box to beat the jolly fellow of the Tokyo Dome employee custom jingle (the one in which America plays the background music, the piece of music on the organ) firing at full blast notes "Yuke Yuke Hyūma "(" Go, go Hyūma! "), The song vaguely Japanese martial this LP era and I put the image on the right. I wonder how you will feel excited Takanori the poor. And luckily it was not a pitcher! About this sign: someone will certainly recognized as one hears frequently during the cartoon.



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was missing in Japan this manga was considered a textbook for a historical understanding of the evolution of Japanese society by the tragedies veteran of World War II. Sportingly talking the story travels on two separate tracks: one is the setting for the professional league baseball, with its real performers who interact with fictional characters. Particular that will be taken up later also Dokaben / Mr.Baseball. On the other athletes to the limits of the absurd hyperbole. The characters and their psychology is more than enough to support the plot. I do not pronounce on the Italian version. Estimation and curriculum claim a 10, but you can not: Grade 8 .

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Let us now consider the anime. Also aired several times on our local television stations, " Kyojin no Hoshi" (Hoshi of Giants), produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha actually dates back to 1968 and is divided into three separate blocks. Aired on Nippon Television Network once the number of " Fantaman ", that of the skull with the mantle that fought against Dr. Zero the world is mine! .

" Hoshi of the Giants " I remember back in 1990 (twenty years ago, sigh ...), thanks to a regional TV affiliate to the circuit Italy 7. When she came to us, however, Japan was already finished for quite a while. Accomplice still the wave of Japanese cartoons coivolgente that landed on our TV, or the language with which he faced a different sport in general, the fact is that "Hoshi of the Giant" raked in several our own fans. And despite talk of baseball.
In Japan, the three series were broadcast from 1968.
From 1968 to 1971 : " Kyojin no Hoshi", 182 episodes.
From 1977 to 1978 : "Shin Kyojin no Hoshi" , 52 episodes. In 1979
: "Shin Kyojin no Hoshi II , 23 episodes.
Note the separation of time between the first and the second, but on this particular'll come back later.

Another premise of obligation: if Japan were speaking of " Kyojin no hoshi ", some might wonder if you refer to " Sawan hen" or "Shin ... Do not worry, this is only the nicknames that fans have given to the first two series. "Sawan hen " stands for " chapter of the left arm," while " Shin" stands for "new ," we just "the first and second series." Instead

The third series, that of 1979, has not turned out as nicknames half fiasco and was cut short after only 23 episodes. Here in a few if the recall, perhaps only the biggest fans.
In Italy it is said that in throwing out were the authors of the manga because the plot was now considerably removed from the original. I actually know that after " Shin" aired " Uchu Senkan Yamato II " ("Star Blazers - second series"), true pride of Nippon Television.
So ended the 26 thrilling episodes of "Star Blazers", they decided to go back to basics by putting the third set of Tommy, who was still in process. But many fans who still see the dynamic evolution of Space Battleship, complained to the choice of a cartoon supokon . In practice, the time considered a kind of demotion. Said and done! Besides, in Japan you do not make compromises when it comes to " Kyojin no hoshi . Nippon Television did not think for a moment and stopped at the right moment for the third series of Tommy propose " Uchu Kubo Blue Noah " ("Blue Noah, Sea Space," if someone will remember ...), incorporating themes so dear to fans of "Star Blazers".
everything else to the Eighties, which ultimately meant the end of the genus supokon and lived in extreme sports and passionate. In Japan, there was now no room for the likes Tommy, Arthur and Alexander.

Let me open a small parenthesis on our local version to express my dissatisfaction with how the Italian leaders in the series adapted the cartoon dell'italianissimo ploy of using disguised names. Already
the animated series is different enough from the manga, especially the ending, which had been artfully arranged to allow the continuation of Kajiwara. In addition to this, the Italian version stravolse all character names, preferring to focus on the improbable Anglo-Saxon terms. Some may object that these names are more "chewable" viewers, but it can never deny that ugly clash in a setting so typically Japanese. Here are the real names of the main protagonists:
Hyūma Hoshi = Tommy Young
Ittetsu Hoshi = Arthur Young
Akiko Hoshi = Giusy Young
Mitsuru Hanagata = Alexander Mitchell
Hōsaku Samon = Simon Bondella
Ban chute = Charlie Red
Hidaka Mina Mina = (...)
Sinclair School = Seiun
Koshien Stadium Olympiastadium = (we miss playing Bayern Monaco ... I remember a friend of mine insisted say that the board because he was German there was Olympiastadium!)

In practice the same treatment years later the cartoon "Captain Tsubasa " / Holly & Benji, with various Oliver Hutton, Lenders Mark, Benjamin Price and the rest. But given the time and terms, perhaps there you could also pass on ...

The manga alongside their heroes to many real-life characters and stars of the firmament of contemporary Japanese baseball at that time. Standing out among the other players who have become legends in Japan, as Shigeo Nagashima and Sadaharu Oh . In addition, the die
sports Tommy modeled in a realistic way the probable career of a talented student in the world of baseball and professional era. The uniforms designed on the various characters and names on the scoreboards of the teams faced by the Giants, are still sigh of nostalgia for many middle-aged Japanese.
is interesting to note the evolution of various professional league franchises of the era. When Tommy entered the virtual Nippon Professional Baseball (the year is 1967), many teams in the league were named differently.

After a little research I managed to recover some of those names. Here they are in detail (right now the name of team):
1) Sankei Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Atoms = 2) Yokohama Taiyo Whales Baystars
= 3) = Hankyu Braves Orix Buffaloes
4) = Nankai Hawks Fukuoka Softbank Hawks
5) Tokyo Chiba Lotte Marines
Orions = 6) = Nishitetsu Lions Saitama Seibu Lions
7 ) = Nippon Ham Fighters Fighters Toei

Among other things in the manga Toei Fighters dress uniform with the inscription " Flyars " incorrect transcription of the name "Stickers .

Names and nicknames
seems that the first papal candidate name for the protagonist would have to build on the ideograms Myojo, or "Morning Star" (Venus), so as to draw the idea of \u200b\u200ba star of the Giants.
The first ideogram is to mei / myo / akarui , etc etc. that is "clear, bright, enlightened." The second unquestionably one of hoshi , meaning "star."
In theory, the name was already written, beautiful and ready. In fact, reversing the ideograms of Myojo and separating them could be obtained "Akira Hoshi," a name fattibilissimo and ready for use. Kajiwara
But obviously this was not enough. In addition to the stellar , the writer wanted to insert ourselves also the human aspect , which recalls the image of characters like Musashi Miyamoto and Sakamoto Ryoma (which in fact are mentioned in history by his father Arthur who points them out as models to follow). So hero yes, but with pain. Not necessarily on the field but triumphant winner moral of the story. Then the English came to his aid and the term "human ," which artfully crippled became the name Hyūma. So Hyūma Hoshi .
And the image of light / bright / etc. quite fitting for a star? That was recycled to give a name to Giuseppe's sister, who in fact was called Akiko , Roughly speaking, "enlightened" or "radiant." With the characters of the Japanese names they think about a hundred and they come out!

Another curiosity: in the manga Michiru Hanagata / Alexander Mitchell is described as the scion of a prestigious family car that has spent his childhood in England (where it was even received by Queen Elizabeth!) And once returned to Japan, the nihilist attitude, decided to affiliate with a gang of thugs (the "Black Shadows"). In practice a kind of rebellion against his privileged status. Besides, often with spoiled children.
The next meeting with Tommy, who Alexander immediately showed to detest because of his selflessness, triggering the classic spring into your head that put him back in the right lane. From now on, the objective of the new life of the privileged will be to defeat the stubborn boy who never gives up! The rival Tommy, of course, will necessarily have to play the Tigers of Osaka, which has always considered the historical enemies of the Giants in Tokyo. To characterize
to perfection, then, nothing easier than to be inspired by the one who had nicknamed "Mister According Tigers", in the world Minoru Murayama, a lifetime to play in the Hanshin, strong pitcher of the sixties of the original Kansai (then with the pedigree right!) That burned the night of baseball at Koshien Stadium. Unfortunately
Mr. Murayama has left us in 1998. However, he earned the honor of a cameo in the story. In fact, appeared as a real character in the manga, though in the unusual role of receiver. For the record, the first mythical Tigers was Mr. Fumio Fujimura, Hanshin great player of the fifties, but unlike Murayama was born in Hiroshima.

Here comes one of the episodes of the manga that struck me in particular and that sums up the whole philosophy of Kajiwara nell'esasperare a sporting gesture to capacity: Tommy / Hyūma is little more than a boy and finds himself having to deal with the rival, Alexander / Mitsuru Hanagata, who in Serbian for him his terrible joke knock-out (I love the names that damage to the Japanese weapons or technology!), by which refers to the pitcher on the ball, knocking him. In practice
poker with handsome clump gives the ball a spin that escapes the deadly grip of the player to whom he addressed in a serious way and it hurts. The good
Arthur, a man who knows a lot about baseball, has one of his insights and experiences on the child. Soaked balls with kerosene, the lights and beats him to the poor Tommy. The poor certainly can not block them with the glove, but neither can afford to avoid them and continues to suffer this cruel practice in an attempt to find a system that somehow allows him to take care at first base without grasping the ball.
comes the day of the meeting rooms and Tommy on the mound. Alexander does not think twice on hitting the ball violently targeting the throat of the enemy shooter. But mindful of training "special," Tommy is a half backward somersault and rejects the ball with the soles of shoes, running spikes, assists in directing the first base. Alexander remains as petrified and surrender to the race, and was easily removed from the first baseman who has since taken up the rolling harmless. The challenge is completed, the die is cast. Tommy rejoices while the rival burning with rage and officially declare war.

Discipline, dedication and spirit of sacrifice here is some of the lessons so dear to this culture that peek out from the pages of the manga, though often the examples are not so uplifting.
Another episode: Tommy obliges the father to run ten miles a day along a predetermined path. One day the boy finds the way barred from work and decided to take a shortcut to complete the course. Choice is quite reasonable, but that should never have to do!
Along the way back crosses his father with eyes that scatter fire and flames, and, needless to say, it takes a loud slap. "Why did you choose a shortcut?! Shortcuts do not lead to any maturation, because they allow you to dodge obstacles with no effort! Addressing barriers will allow you to grow and mature! Woe to you if from now on in your life you choose again a shortcut! "
told me that in Japan at that time they used to say to the kids a genius consisted of a 1% talent, while the remaining 99% was procured from commitment, hard work, dedication, effort ... mah!
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Around here there is no distinction of sex or age, taking: all men, women, young and less young, old, can say know ... there are few Japanese who are over twenty years that I confess (with a hint of shame) to know little about Hyūma Hoshi (Young Tommy) and his father Ittetsu (Arthur Young), the protagonists of this monumental work comic ...

Last February, fiddling with the remote control of digital terrestrial J: COM, I accidentally came across a movie dedicated the series. For the record it was " Kyojin no hoshi, Dai league ball", a feature dating back to 1970. Well, 'I was almost struck by the images. It must have been the rumbling sound of the original, or the warm colors of the time, has been the sudden angular, almost wiry, characters, or just a burst of nostalgia, I do not know ...

fact is that the next day I rushed to the Book-Off near the old house and I found stacked in a series of shelves lined that these huge force you to stop even if you do not want.
Not that it's a hard thing to find the entire collection, as the publishing house Kodansha has seen fit to reprint it in a luxurious format Bunko on high quality paper and with a new cover, designed specially for the occasion.
But since my meager memories were limited to television series, among other things, the usual Italian version arranged, I decided to get me some numbers to see the effect of the manga that I did.
Well, the result was considerably above expectations. It is as if I had discovered a new history, I did not know! In short, spectacular, passionate, dramatic, the ne plus ultra of supokon manga typical of the Showa era.

It was a real step back in time to visit Japan in the sixties and seventies, to observe how his company was silent sacrifice in the name of the race to develop post-conflict, without losing sight of the many pockets of poverty that had not the strength to hide. " Kyojin no Hoshi" is without doubt the Queen of Sport series marked supokon . It is a history of promoting a spirit of sacrifice and commitment on the edge of rage, which often result in selfishness. Backdrop to an already extreme by an almost obsessive rivalry between the various actors, always busy trying to destroy the enemy even at the cost of sporting self-destruct. A sort of paradoxical antisportività. The

original manga has 19 books (the version Bunko, 1995, was grouped in 11 volumes), dates from the distant 1966, has been published in Shonen Magazine until 1971 and as already mentioned before shows a modest Japan and workshops with great sacrifice and courage is building the foundation for development that will generate its incredible health since the early eighties. Hope you read it in Italy, unfortunately, will always be a utopia. Baseball, our national or foreigner who is, we are never forgiven.

traits which are designed the players could remember " Sam, the boy in the West " since the author is the same, namely Noboru Kawasaki . This applies to notice the appearance of Tommy and that of Sam (Isamu) seem to be two twins separated at birth. Ficcategli wearing a baseball cap and you have the magic pitcher, give him a belt and a gun and you have the US-Japan Young cowboy. More informed people know that Kawasaki is also the designer of "Coccinella and " Ugo the king of judo. "

The first anecdote about the artist and I am sure that many do not know: the good Kawasaki (then was 26 years old) was chosen as a designer, despite being completely dry baseball, which is very rare for a young Japanese of his generation. In fact, at first, promptly rejected the proposal. After a grueling tug with executives was convinced by the man who can be referred to as the true advocate for the success of this milestone, that is Ikki Kajiwara . This is the talented writer who in his important work as a carnet can boast " Tiger Mask" (Tiger Man) and above all a masterpiece like " Ashita no Joe" (Rocky Joe).

A second story is still about the artist and in part, the writer: makyū (magic ball / evil, with an effect that is amazing), I mean the Superlancio, the ball disappearing in the dust, was developed by graphically Kajiwara almost by accident. The writer had a hunch after seeing the improbable pitching form designed by a Kawasaki increasingly confused with the movements of the sport.

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And I just found a few news items and more. Apparently
Kajiwara would edit the first episode of the manga in April 1966 to keep the contemporary with the beginning of the Japanese league (end March) but because of the uncertainties of all Kawasaki slid in June ... For its part, Kawasaki suggested to writer to use semi-serious character of his earlier work, which means "king of judo Ugo" and "Ladybug " to characterize the announcer, journalists and the public and children in the series. A sort of cross-over imposed. Compare for yourself!
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