Under the Air
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- Author：Osamu Tezuka
- ISBN：1569703531
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Matty Dub
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I loved 14 of 16 in this book， I found it very hard to put down。 The two I didn’t care for dealt with incest with the worse one dredging up memories of MW which is never a good thing。 It’s prime Tezuka for the rest though， thoughtful tales with breathtaking art。
Mila
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Relatos con tramas oscuras en algunos casos pero que captaron mi atención completa。
Coke Fernández
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7/10
Aidan
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Most English releases of Tezuka manga contain a disclaimer that clarifies how these stories were written long ago， by someone with different cultural experiences than us now， but that he was an individual with great empathy and care for human compassion。 This is readily apparent in the many short stories contained in Under the Air。 The first story involves a man momentarily overcoming his racism， only to be abruptly murdered by a group of black men。 This display validates the fears of the racist Most English releases of Tezuka manga contain a disclaimer that clarifies how these stories were written long ago， by someone with different cultural experiences than us now， but that he was an individual with great empathy and care for human compassion。 This is readily apparent in the many short stories contained in Under the Air。 The first story involves a man momentarily overcoming his racism， only to be abruptly murdered by a group of black men。 This display validates the fears of the racist character， and sets a poor tone right off the bad。 The remainder of the book skews towards love and sex themed stories that are mixed and muddled， but overall entertaining。 They mostly reflect the ideals of the late 1960s， but aren't outright counterproductive and offer a number of strange twists。 The lettering in this edition was handled well， using CC Comicrazy for dialogue， CC Meanwhile Italic for narration， and various fonts for subtitled sound effects。 Crossbars are used for the letter I as a pronoun， and also for the beginning of sentences。 That's a lot of effort for the old version of Comicrazy without the Crossbar I Technology， so I commend it， even if I prefer that crossbars aren't used for the beginning of sentences。Tezuka's knack for packing pages with panels and telling dense stories works great for short stories， and I enjoyed this book in spite of a baffling first step。Note: There were a handful of minor editing errors in this edition， such as words misused， a word missing， and a the wrong name being used once。 Not awful， but I found it mildly distracting。 。。。more
Aída Alonso
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En realidad son dos estrellas y medio。 Me esperaba un manga bonito， con una historia que se te quedara en el corazón pero vaya sorpresa que me he llevado， no sé si para bien o para mal。 La colección de historias del manga en su mayoría son muy sangrientas， macabras y algo gores。 En fin， que mi intención no era leerme de una sentada algo que me desagrada （mira que dibujar expresiones muy bien hechas en los rostros， es para dar repelús）。 He de decir que ha habido relatos que me han gustado mucho p En realidad son dos estrellas y medio。 Me esperaba un manga bonito， con una historia que se te quedara en el corazón pero vaya sorpresa que me he llevado， no sé si para bien o para mal。 La colección de historias del manga en su mayoría son muy sangrientas， macabras y algo gores。 En fin， que mi intención no era leerme de una sentada algo que me desagrada （mira que dibujar expresiones muy bien hechas en los rostros， es para dar repelús）。 He de decir que ha habido relatos que me han gustado mucho porque tratan temas que nos hacen reflexionar ya que se acercan muchísimo a los problemas de la sociedad de hoy en día。 Mis relatos más llamativos son el V， VI， VIII， IX， X， XI y XIII; también el último relato por los pececitos。Esta claro que para mí este tipo de historias no me entusiasman a pesar de que trata bastante ciencia ficción， que es un género que me encanta。 Sin embargo， siendo sincera， no habría perdido nada si no lo hubiese leído （era elección del club de lectura）。 Eso sí， si ha alguien le apetece leer un manga oscuro y sangriento， es libre de hacerlo; no debe temer si es malo el tomo porque por lo que he visto podemos apreciar el trabajo del autor。 。。。more
Aaron
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Tezuka's work from the late-1960s to the mid-1970s comprises a curious and challenging oeuvre of comics literature whose subversion of genre conventions is characterized by human darkness and the abdication of goodwill。 As such， UNDER THE AIR fits right in。 Indeed， for manga fans unfamiliar with Tezuka's exploration of cultural obsequiousness through markedly adult themes， this collection will feel quite raw。 However， for those familiar with the famed author's frequent attempts to expose the ego Tezuka's work from the late-1960s to the mid-1970s comprises a curious and challenging oeuvre of comics literature whose subversion of genre conventions is characterized by human darkness and the abdication of goodwill。 As such， UNDER THE AIR fits right in。 Indeed， for manga fans unfamiliar with Tezuka's exploration of cultural obsequiousness through markedly adult themes， this collection will feel quite raw。 However， for those familiar with the famed author's frequent attempts to expose the egotism， factionalism， and all around foolishness of humanity， UNDER THE AIR， again， fits right in。Tales of racism， misogyny， capitalism， pride， and illicit relations populate this book。 The range is staggering。 So too is the complexity with which the author handles these topics。 Not every vignette is great， but most of them get the job done when it comes to articulating something coarse， perverse， or ironically sanguine about the human condition。The first story， "Joe's Visitor，" is probably the best。 A white man returns from Vietnam after having commanded a platoon of black soldiers。 Lieutenant Wiley O'Hara is a staunch white supremacist， but to his dismay， doctors saved his life by using the heart （and several other internal organs） of a black man who gave his life in the line of duty。 "Joe's Visitor" was published in September 1968， and yet， modern-day nationalism tells us this is neither an entirely uncommon nor far-fetched scenario。 When O'Hara confronts Joe's living relatives， "buried in the trash of Harlem，" he tries to put a bullet in the lingering reality that "black filth" and "white pride" have no distinguishing features except for those he contrives for himself。 Needless to say， reconciliation is a long way off 。 。 。 but not impossible。UNDER THE AIR also includes a pair of stories that serve as a delightful commentary on economic inequality and the amusing proclivities of the wealthy。 In "The Voice of Night，" Eiichi Rich abandons his penthouse once a week in favor of a ruddy shack so he can people watch。 He falls in love with a homeless woman， Yuri， whom is running from her own suite of problems。 Neither are the person they seem to be， and neither are remotely close to being the person they desire to be。 "Chameleon" is similar， but far more devious。 Tsukima， a corporate spy， hopes to end his five-year stint at a pharmaceutical manufacturer。 It's up to him to muster the courage to either push for the truth or to get his money and get out。 But as readers of Tezuka's darker comics know all too well: whenever a character thinks they're in control， they're not; and whenever a character presumes only two options are available， the harsh reality is that there are none。 Such is the fate of Tsukima and his associates。A few of the vignettes filling UNDER THE AIR are structurally simple but thematically weighty: "Illicit Love" tracks a brother-sister romance heeled by paranoia and societal expectations。 Other vignettes are the opposite -- thematically unassuming but with an impressive and layered narrative: both "Telephone" and "Catastrophe in the Dark" carry all the eeriness of The Twilight Zone and then some; the latter of which is about a radio show host who is haunted by a woman whose death he feels he could have prevented。 。。。more
Daniel Gargallo
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Under the Air， only just translated and released in English， has set a new standard for anthologies。 The transitions between stories are seamless。 Like a sphere， to borrow Cortazar’s phrase， each point of this anthology is equidistant from the center， that point which we can only call， “Under the Air。” This work is unbelievably human。 Tezuka takes us to the extremes of innocence and depravity and shows us the scope of change the human heart is capable of。 We are confronted with the ephemeral nat Under the Air， only just translated and released in English， has set a new standard for anthologies。 The transitions between stories are seamless。 Like a sphere， to borrow Cortazar’s phrase， each point of this anthology is equidistant from the center， that point which we can only call， “Under the Air。” This work is unbelievably human。 Tezuka takes us to the extremes of innocence and depravity and shows us the scope of change the human heart is capable of。 We are confronted with the ephemeral nature of the world， the Sisyphean struggle of human existence， and also the karmic wheel humanity is bound to。 In all its darkness and depression， this book leaves you with powerful feelings of hope and a new affection for people。 I backed this project on Kickstarter and must say that I have never been so proud to have supported a crowd sourced effort。 。。。more
Angel 一匹狼
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"Under the air" is a compilation of Tezuka's short stories that touch on the dark and gloomy of life and humanity。 All of them， 16， go from 16 to around 30 pages-long， so none of them can even have the chance to overstay their welcome。 Not that any of them are boring， no， because all of them are gripping in their own way。 Surprisingly for us， Tezuka develops lots of ideas and topics in the short space each one of the stories has。 From love between siblings to the death of all humanity， the stori "Under the air" is a compilation of Tezuka's short stories that touch on the dark and gloomy of life and humanity。 All of them， 16， go from 16 to around 30 pages-long， so none of them can even have the chance to overstay their welcome。 Not that any of them are boring， no， because all of them are gripping in their own way。 Surprisingly for us， Tezuka develops lots of ideas and topics in the short space each one of the stories has。 From love between siblings to the death of all humanity， the stories are powerful， full of interesting （and sometimes disturbing） ideas， which will make the reader wonder what was to be like to be in Tezuka's head。 He seems to care a lot about what love is and what it means for humans， and if there is something else， and to what extents we will go for revenge or our desire for safety。 It is interesting that there seems to be quite a gloomy and desperate look on humanity as a species and as a 'intelligent' one。 He seems to side on the 'just-give-up' team， and almost all the characters are hunted down by their own mistakes。 Karma seems to be strong in this one。In any case， "Under the air" is totally worth reading。 Occasional readers of manga are in for a treat， and readers that believe Tezuka is just for kids will be quite surprised。 The drawing is outdated， but the plots， their developments and its ideas are eternal。8/10（Castilian translation by 'a bunch of people too long to list here'） 。。。more
Liontinx
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Soy una serie de relatos con dibujos sencillos。 La mayoría son un poco retorcidos y trágicos， pero también plantean escenatios muy interesantes。 Es un cómic extraño， no estoy muy seguro de cuál es mi opinión sobre el。。。
Reyzl
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Me ha encantado。 Tezuka es capaz de impactar al lector en historias de apenas 4 o 5 páginas。 Su forma de dibujar como siempre única。
Fugo Feedback
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Tiene pinta de estar agotado hace rato。 Con más ganas lo voy a comprar entonces si lo veo en algún momento。 Siempre y cuando no me quieran castrar en el proceso， claro。
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Under the Air
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Under the Air&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Under the Air&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0