Message to Adolf, Part 1 by Osamu Tezuka

Japanese journalist Sohei Toge is covering the 1936 Berlin Olympics. 'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Hardcover. Purists may object to the fact that this book is “flipped” (mirrored to read left to right), but the approachability factor could rope in readers who don’t normally go for manga and who will find a master artist and storyteller in full flight. As a Japanese reporter tries to uncover documents that would devastate the ascendancy of Hitler’s Reich, two young boys in Japan-half-German Adolph Kamil and Jewish expatriate Adolph Kaufmann-test the limits of friendship, family, and loyalty. This work, serialized in the 1980s, weaves an intricate story of three Adolphs. Though he’s most celebrated for creating the enduring favorite Astro Boy (and is about on a par in Japan with Walt Disney here), Tezuka created a wealth of stories in a career that essentially defined the visual language of modern manga. Though published previously in English in eight smaller paperbacks, Tezuka’s political thriller, presented here in the first of two handsome hardcovers, deserves another look. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. As events progress, the lives of three Adolfs, each from distinct origins, intertwine and become more and more tangled as Sohei Toge searches for his brother's murderer. Investigating the matter, it is later learned that this murder is connected to a document he mailed to Japan with information regarding Adolf Hitler. Even his building manager feined ignorance. Isao's room was also cleared and rented out to another person. Sohei would immediately launch an investigation to the murder, but almost instantly all traces of information regarding his younger brother's study in Germany has vanished. And tangled in the branches of a tree directly below Isao's window rested his dead body. A mysterious message was left on a note pad and a window was left wide open. When Sohei arrives at Berlin University, he finds his brother's room has been through some sort of violent ordeal. While Sohei initially thinks his little brother may have found a young frau, Isao's tone is clearly that of one who is troubled by topics much heavier than romance.

The two make plans to meet as Isao mentions he has something of importance to share with his sibling.

As he sits in the Japanese press box watching the many track and field events of the day, he receives a call from his younger brother Isao, who has been studying in Germany as an international student. A Japanese reporter named Sohei Tohge is covering the Berlin Olympic Games for the Japanese press.

Message to Adolf, Part 1 by Osamu Tezuka