Dororo

Previously published in three installments, the entire run of comics master Osamu Tezuka's enduring classic is herewith available in one volume at 40% off the original price. The lauded adventures of a young swordsman and his rogue sidekick that also inspired the cult hit video game Blood Will Tell have never been more accessible.

A samurai lord has bartered away his newborn'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 prosthetics-lethal ones th which the wronged son will hunt down the multitude of demons to reclaim his body one piece at a time and confront his father. On his journeys the hero encounters an orphan child who claims to be the greatest thief in Japan but who can't seem to steal his heart.

Like an unforgettable road movie, Dororo reaches deeper than its swashbuckling surface and offers a thoughtful allegory of becoming what one is, for nobody is born whole.

Osamu Tezuka (1928-89) is the godfather of Japanese manga comics. He originally intended to become a doctor and earned his degree before turning to what was still then considered a frivolous medium. His many early masterpieces include the series known in the U.S. as Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion. Since his pass ing his international stature has only grown, his eight-volume epic Buddha winning multiple Eisner and Harvey Awards in the United States