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Performing ‘Readings’: The Interplay of Theatre And Digital Comics In Tezuka
No full textThe article investigates the intriguing interplay of digital comics and live-action elements in a detailed performance analysis of TeZukA (2011) by choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. This dance theatre production enacts the life story of Osamu Tezuka and some of his famous manga characters, interweaving performers and musicians with large-scale projections of the mangaka’s digitised comics. During the show, the dancers perform different ‘readings’ of the projected manga imagery: e.g. they swipe panels as if using portable touchscreen displays, move synchronously to animated speed lines, and create the illusion of being drawn into the stories depicted on the screen. The main argument is that TeZukA makes visible, demonstrates and reflects upon different ways of delivering, reading and interacting with digital comics. In order to verify this argument, the paper uses ideas developed in comics and theatre studies to draw more specifically on the use of digital comics in this particular performance
Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems11th International Symposium, W2GIS 2012, Naples, Italy, April 12-13, 2012. Proceedings.
No full textThis volume contains the papers selected for presentation at the 11th edition of the International Symposium on Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems (W2GIS 2012), hosted by the University of Naples “Federico II” in the dazzling city of Naples, Italy, in April 2012.
W2GIS is a series of events alternating between Europe and East Asia. It aims at providing a forum for discussing advances in theoretical, technical, and practical issues in the field of wireless and Internet technologies suited for the spreading, usage, and processing of geo-referenced data. W2GIS now represents a prestigious event within the research community that continues to develop and expand.
For the 2012 edition, we received 32 submissions from 12 countries in 4 continents. Each paper received three reviews and based on these reviews, 13 full papers and 4 short papers were selected for presentation at the symposium and inclusion in Springer LNCS Volume 7236. The accepted papers are all of excellent quality and cover topics that range from mobile GIS and location-based services to spatial information retrieval and wireless sensor networks.
We had the privilege of having a distinguished invited talk by Christopher B. Jones from the School of Computer Science at Cardiff University (UK). The best paper of the symposium was selected by the Steering Committee and invited to submit an extended version for publication in the Journal of Spatial Information Science.
We wish to thank all authors that contributed to this symposium for the high quality of their papers and presentations. Our sincere thanks go to Springer’s LNCS team. We would also like to acknowledge and thank the Program Committee members for the quality and timeliness of their reviews. Finally, many thanks to Christophe Claramunt, Michela Bertolotto, and the entire Steering Committee members for providing continuous support and advice
Tomio Tezuka: une heure avec Heidegger.
No full textTraduction du compte-rendu que le professeur Tezuka fit de son entretien avec Heidegger, suit auquel ce dernier écrivit son célèbre "Entretien avec un Japonais"
Shōnen Nyorai: how Tezuka Osamu reimaged Buddha for Shōnen Manga
Get PDFThis paper examines Tezuka Osamu’s (1928-89) retelling of the biography of the Buddha to appeal to readers of the shōnen genre of manga. Tezuka is a well-known Japanese manga writer and artist, cartoonist, animator, film producer, and activist. In 1972, he began a series of manga adventures in Japan titled Buddha (ブッダ). The series ran to 14 editions in that country, ending in 1983. Subsequently, it was translated and reproduced in eight editions worldwide. This critically acclaimed series, which won the Eisner Award in 2004 and 2005 and Harvey Awards the same years, is considered the last great work in Tezuka’s life. It has spawned two animated movies so far: Buddha: The Great Departure (Tezuka Osamu no budda: Akai sabaku yo! Utsukushiku, 2011) and Buddha 2: The Endless Journey (Tezuka Osamu no Budda: Owarinaki tabi, 2014). A third film is scheduled to be produced. While Astro Boy is Tezuka’s best known work in America, he equally portrays Buddha as an innocent boy who rejects the political intrigues and imperialism drawn around him. In this way, Tezuka’s Buddha retains an original purity in his heart, a Japanese post-war ideal and optimistic portrayal of the future potential of the country and the world. With reference to some of his other works, the paper describes how Buddha represents Tezuka’s own ideas as much as the canonical Buddhist telling of the life story
Tezuka Osamu (1928-1989), esprit novateur du manga
No full textHébert Xavier. Tezuka Osamu (1928-1989), esprit novateur du manga. In: Ebisu, n°27, 2001. pp. 139-151
El discurso ambiental en Osamu Tezuka
Get PDFEcological awareness and environmental themes are often noted in writing onthe mangaka Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989), but there is still no comprehensivestudy of the concept of nature in his work. This paper explores environmentalcontent in Tezuka’s work, focusing on his treatment of contemporary reality,and assessing his contribution to toxic discourse in realist fiction and sciencefiction, and to changing attitudes towards war and environmental protectio
Of anime myths and author cult. Tezuka and Miyazaki consideration through authorship film criticism
No full textIn the world of Japanese anime, few animators’ works have been appreciated by both communities of scholarship and journalism for their valuable and singular forms of authorship. This paper will focus on one of the most prominent figures, namely Hayao Miyazaki (1941-). As one of the main creative leaders of Ghibli Studios, this filmmaker has had a pivotal role, not just in relation to the content created – the key to an industry fed by its merchandising – but also in the promotion of the company’s image and values, both in Japan and overseas. Several para-texts, including cinema criticism, reportages and even social networks have helped to create an almost “mythic figure”. This figure can be considered in some aspects as being quite similar to that reflected within anime Western scholarship as well, and ultimately read as a reminiscence of Author Theories. But the figure of Miyazaki cannot be understood without considering other past figures within the film industry, such as Walt Disney, and Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989), a prominent figure of anime and manga, with whom there is constant comparison. The intention of this paper will be to differentiate the main features of both criticism and anime scholarship traditions, as well as defining their relationship with Author Theories, by using these two figures as a case study
Of anime myths and author cult. Tezuka and Miyazaki consideration through authorship film criticism
No full textIn the world of Japanese anime, few animators’ works have been appreciated by both communities of scholarship and journalism for their valuable and singular forms of authorship. This paper will focus on one of the most prominent figures, namely Hayao Miyazaki (1941-). As one of the main creative leaders of Ghibli Studios, this filmmaker has had a pivotal role, not just in relation to the content created – the key to an industry fed by its merchandising – but also in the promotion of the company’s image and values, both in Japan and overseas. Several para-texts, including cinema criticism, reportages and even social networks have helped to create an almost “mythic figure”. This figure can be considered in some aspects as being quite similar to that reflected within anime Western scholarship as well, and ultimately read as a reminiscence of Author Theories. But the figure of Miyazaki cannot be understood without considering other past figures within the film industry, such as Walt Disney, and Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989), a prominent figure of anime and manga, with whom there is constant comparison. The intention of this paper will be to differentiate the main features of both criticism and anime scholarship traditions, as well as defining their relationship with Author Theories, by using these two figures as a case study
The Influence of Tezuka Osamu on Later Comics Äuthors
Get PDFJapanese people see Tezuka Osamu as a significant figure of Japanese comic in 20th century, who gained nicknames as ‚god of manga' or ‚Japanese Walt Disney' during his life. Majority of people know him only as an author of popular manga (Japanese comic) Black Jack, Mighty Atom, Emperor of Jungle or Princess Knight, but his legacy is of much greater extent than what was already mentioned. This paper uses especially the method of analysis of secondary sources and, first of all, tries to introduce Tezuka's life and his complex work that is characterized by innovative techniques and broadening manga topics. In the second place, it attempts to find Tezuka's influence in work of later manga artists (especially in shojo manga of female group called Niju yonen gumi and manga authors linked to Tezuka's studio known as Tokiwaso) and the third, it gives a short and brief introduction to Tezuka's work as animator and to Tezuka's achievements in field of anime. Key words: Japanese popculture, manga, Japanese comic, anime, Tezuka Osamu, Astro Boy, shojo, Niju yonen gumi, Fortyniners, Ikeda Riyoko, Takemiya Keiko, Oshima Yumiko, Hagio Moto, Tokiwaso, Ishinomori Shotaro, Fujiko Fujio, Mushi production, Urasawa Naoki, Plut
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