Description
Apollo’s Song follows the tragic journey of Shogo, a young man whose abusive childhood has instilled in him a loathing for love so profound he finds himself compelled to acts of violence when he is witness to any act of intimacy or affection whether by human or beast. His hate is such that the gods intervene, cursing Shogo to experience love throughout the ages ultimately to have it ripped from his heart every time. From the Nazi atrocities of World War II to a dystopian future of human cloning, Shogo loses his heart, in so doing, healing the psychological scars of his childhood hatred.
Master storyteller Osamu Tezuka’s Apollo’s Song is a lyrical tour-de-force on the human spirit, the destruction of hate, and the triumph of love.
“A marvelously screwed-up paean to the power of love and sex... The story is as emotionally manipulative as a classic Disney movie, and just about as unstoppable.”
—Salon.com
“Shows just how grim and powerful Tezuka’s stories can be, no matter how childish his big-eyed manga-doll characters look.”
—The Onion A.V. Club
“Maybe it’s a good thing Apollo’s Song wasn’t published in the West [earlier]. Had it appeared here when it first came out, its peculiarity would surely have been dismissed. But now comics sit at the table with the grown-ups, and we should clear a space at the head for Osamu Tezuka and his oddball masterpiece.”
—Newsweek
ISBN-13: 9781647291204
Language: English
Format: Paperback | 544 pages
Author: Osamu Tezuka
Publisher: Kodansha
Publication date: 04/19/2022
Series: Apollo's Song
Genres: Action | Drama | Psychological | Romance | Sci fi | Shōnen | Supernatural | Tragedy