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and Manga Koshien - Hoshi of the Giants (first part)

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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