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¥¢¥É¥ë¥Õ¤Ë¸æ¤° [Adolf ni Tsugu] #1
Adolf 1: A Tale of the Twentieth Century
This drama began on the eve of World War II with three men named Adolf. The fate of Adolf Hitler, the dictator of the evil Third Reich, we know, but Tezuka's series continued after the war, following the other two Adolfs -- one the son of a baker, a German Jew; the other the son of a gentile German diplomat.
264 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1983
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Osamu Tezuka
2,108?books1,250?followersDr. Osamu Tezuka (ÊÖ‰VÖγæ) was a Japanese manga artist, animator, producer and medical doctor, although he never practiced medicine. Born in Osaka Prefecture, he is best known as the creator of Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion. He is often credited as the "Father of Anime", and is often considered the Japanese equivalent to Walt Disney, who served as a major inspiration during his formative years. His prolific output, pioneering techniques, and innovative redefinitions of genres earned him such titles as "the father of manga" and "the God of Manga."
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April 6, 2018
This manga series surprised me a lot, as it delivered more than I'm used to expect from this genre. It started as a murder mystery, and everything led me to think it'd be only that: a mystery tale woven round the most infamous figure from WWII.
in French, the series was entitled The history of the three Adolfs, which I found too unsubtle and spoon-feeding the reader unnecessarily, although it's not particularly spoilery given it's already revealed in the blurb that the plot is a story with three protagonists that share the name Adolf: the first, the ¹ó¨¹³ó°ù±ð°ù, the second a half-German/half-Japanese boy, and the third a Japan-raised Jewish-German boy. All three are linked through a fourth protagonist, Japanese journalist Sohei Toge, who is unwillingly thrown into a series of disastrous events surrounding the hunt for some documents that are so damning for the Nazis that it's sent the Soviets, the French, the Americans, and the Gestapo after him to get their hands on the papers to use for their own ends. I won't spoil what the contents of those documents are, just say that it's based on a rumour about Hitler that's been deemed a dubious myth, but that Tezuka chose to take and run with to write this story. So, those who might feel inclined to cry historical inaccuracy should know this is a creative licence and not an error.
It surprised me a little that my favourite from the story ended up being the second Adolf, who's not a good apple exactly but sure as rain is the most complicated character. He begins as the innocent child of a German diplomat and a Japanese lady, whose closest friend is a Jewish boy he goes to school with in Kobe. After the death of his father, a member of the Nazi Party, he's sent kicking and screaming to the Adolf Hitler Schule in Germany, the preparatory academy run by the Hitlerjugend to educate future members of the SS and the Gestapo. The way he is "educated" and indoctrinated is horrifying to witness because you see how pure he starts off and you know how this will end if he's made into a full-blown fanatic, but at the same time it was fascinating to see his evolution. It's the first time I've read a stage-by-stage complete arc dealing with the creation of a Nazi from a malleable little boy in the Hitlerjugend to a brutal °¿²ú±ð°ù²õ³Ù³Ü°ù³¾´Ú¨¹³ó°ù±ð°ù in the Reich's security services. Other examples in fiction that I've found usually haven't been stage-by-stage but focus on just a time window and sum up the rest, such as when they show you the blank slate boy so you can see how sweet he is, and then jump forward and show you again the same boy years later with SS rank insignia; but don't show you what happened in-between, how come he was corrupted, etc.
It's a very pyschological evolution, Tezuka obviously had a field day exploring it with Adolf Kaufmann. It can get dark and cynical at times, but the story is by no means grim and bleak. There's moments of hilarity and clowning round, mainly with Sohei Toge, and moments of integrity and courage, mostly with the Kamil family and Miss Ogi, the boys' former schoolteacher. There's also romance, not as bright and full of rainbows and flowers because it's wartime and because of the stuff brought about by espionage, but it's there. I didn't like much a couple developments in the last issue (my copy was the 5-issue edition), but overall I have almost nothing to complain about and wish more manga had the quality of this one.
in French, the series was entitled The history of the three Adolfs, which I found too unsubtle and spoon-feeding the reader unnecessarily, although it's not particularly spoilery given it's already revealed in the blurb that the plot is a story with three protagonists that share the name Adolf: the first, the ¹ó¨¹³ó°ù±ð°ù, the second a half-German/half-Japanese boy, and the third a Japan-raised Jewish-German boy. All three are linked through a fourth protagonist, Japanese journalist Sohei Toge, who is unwillingly thrown into a series of disastrous events surrounding the hunt for some documents that are so damning for the Nazis that it's sent the Soviets, the French, the Americans, and the Gestapo after him to get their hands on the papers to use for their own ends. I won't spoil what the contents of those documents are, just say that it's based on a rumour about Hitler that's been deemed a dubious myth, but that Tezuka chose to take and run with to write this story. So, those who might feel inclined to cry historical inaccuracy should know this is a creative licence and not an error.
It surprised me a little that my favourite from the story ended up being the second Adolf, who's not a good apple exactly but sure as rain is the most complicated character. He begins as the innocent child of a German diplomat and a Japanese lady, whose closest friend is a Jewish boy he goes to school with in Kobe. After the death of his father, a member of the Nazi Party, he's sent kicking and screaming to the Adolf Hitler Schule in Germany, the preparatory academy run by the Hitlerjugend to educate future members of the SS and the Gestapo. The way he is "educated" and indoctrinated is horrifying to witness because you see how pure he starts off and you know how this will end if he's made into a full-blown fanatic, but at the same time it was fascinating to see his evolution. It's the first time I've read a stage-by-stage complete arc dealing with the creation of a Nazi from a malleable little boy in the Hitlerjugend to a brutal °¿²ú±ð°ù²õ³Ù³Ü°ù³¾´Ú¨¹³ó°ù±ð°ù in the Reich's security services. Other examples in fiction that I've found usually haven't been stage-by-stage but focus on just a time window and sum up the rest, such as when they show you the blank slate boy so you can see how sweet he is, and then jump forward and show you again the same boy years later with SS rank insignia; but don't show you what happened in-between, how come he was corrupted, etc.
It's a very pyschological evolution, Tezuka obviously had a field day exploring it with Adolf Kaufmann. It can get dark and cynical at times, but the story is by no means grim and bleak. There's moments of hilarity and clowning round, mainly with Sohei Toge, and moments of integrity and courage, mostly with the Kamil family and Miss Ogi, the boys' former schoolteacher. There's also romance, not as bright and full of rainbows and flowers because it's wartime and because of the stuff brought about by espionage, but it's there. I didn't like much a couple developments in the last issue (my copy was the 5-issue edition), but overall I have almost nothing to complain about and wish more manga had the quality of this one.
April 3, 2015
Questo non ¨¨ un fumetto, ¨¨ un saggio disegnato: come Maus di Spiegelman o Palestina di Sacco.
Trama interessante, per ora. Ho apprezzato molto lo stacco a met¨¤ volume.
Trama interessante, per ora. Ho apprezzato molto lo stacco a met¨¤ volume.
March 22, 2020
La lettura di questo gioiellino ¨¨ stata un po' complicata perch¨¦ l'editore ha cercato di rendere fedelmente l'esperienza di lettura di un manga "alla giapponese", cio¨¨ leggendo da destra verso sinistra: che ¨¨ l'opposto di quanto uno si aspetta, io per fortuna lo sapevo ma le "istruzioni" per noi gaijin sono messe anche loro "alla giapponese" e quindi sono in quello che noi chiameremmo "la fine". Fortunatamente almeno la sequenza delle pagine era nell'ordine "occidentale".
La premessa ¨¨ necessaria per dire che La Storia dei Tre Adolf ¨¨ stato il mio primo impatto con i manga, un impatto molto positivo e che spero di approfondire con altri titoli.
La storia ¨¨ molto intrigante, lo stile narrativo appropriato e lo stile figurativo molto apprezzato, non vedo l'ora di proseguire con la lettura degli altri 4 volumi.
La premessa ¨¨ necessaria per dire che La Storia dei Tre Adolf ¨¨ stato il mio primo impatto con i manga, un impatto molto positivo e che spero di approfondire con altri titoli.
La storia ¨¨ molto intrigante, lo stile narrativo appropriato e lo stile figurativo molto apprezzato, non vedo l'ora di proseguire con la lettura degli altri 4 volumi.
September 16, 2012
Who said Graphic Novels can't be entertaining AND educating? In Osamu Tezuka's "Adolf" Series, you get deep insights into the Japan's History in WWII, the Axis Berlin-Rome-Tokyo, the rise of the NSDAP and tidbits about Hitlers biography. History will never get more gripping.
On the other hand, you have three protagonists named Adolf: a little German boy, and a little Jewish boy - both living in Japan and witnessing the start of the war. The lives of these two fictional characters are wonderfully entwined with the documented life of the other Adolf: the ¹ó¨¹³ó°ù±ð°ù.
Tezuka - rightfully so called the GOD of MANGA - managed a breathtaking All-in-One:
His "Adolf" series are deeply emotional, very educating, extremely suspense-packed and beautifully drawn.
On the other hand, you have three protagonists named Adolf: a little German boy, and a little Jewish boy - both living in Japan and witnessing the start of the war. The lives of these two fictional characters are wonderfully entwined with the documented life of the other Adolf: the ¹ó¨¹³ó°ù±ð°ù.
Tezuka - rightfully so called the GOD of MANGA - managed a breathtaking All-in-One:
His "Adolf" series are deeply emotional, very educating, extremely suspense-packed and beautifully drawn.
February 23, 2022
Argumento chamativo e algo desconcertante, que nos agarra desde o princ¨ªpio. Comeca em Berlim, na Alemanha, durante os Jogos Ol¨ªmpicos de 1936 e com a morte de uma personagem devido a um documento que estaria na sua posse e que o Terceiro Reich quer a todo o custo abafar.
Mudamos ent?o de cen¨¢rio, mais concretamente para o Jap?o, onde ficamos a conhecer os dois pequenos Adolf, um filho de um proeminente diplomata alem?o, o outro filho de judeus exilados no Jap?o para fugir ¨¤ repress?o que se fazia sentir na Alemanha nos anos anteriores. Neste contexto ficamos a saber o que cont¨¦m o tal documento que n?o pode vir a lume e ficamos a saber que os dois Adilf que ivvem no Jap?o iniciar?o uma forte relac?o de amizade que, supomos n¨®s, os leitores, se prolongar¨¢ por muitos anos (e pelos pr¨®ximos volumes).
Estou curioso para saber como se continuar¨¢ a desenrolar a hist¨®ria.
Mudamos ent?o de cen¨¢rio, mais concretamente para o Jap?o, onde ficamos a conhecer os dois pequenos Adolf, um filho de um proeminente diplomata alem?o, o outro filho de judeus exilados no Jap?o para fugir ¨¤ repress?o que se fazia sentir na Alemanha nos anos anteriores. Neste contexto ficamos a saber o que cont¨¦m o tal documento que n?o pode vir a lume e ficamos a saber que os dois Adilf que ivvem no Jap?o iniciar?o uma forte relac?o de amizade que, supomos n¨®s, os leitores, se prolongar¨¢ por muitos anos (e pelos pr¨®ximos volumes).
Estou curioso para saber como se continuar¨¢ a desenrolar a hist¨®ria.
September 6, 2014
An acclaimed novel by one of the founders of Manga. Understanding that this was a more adult themed book than Astro Boy, I approached this book with an open mind and some interest in how Germany and the axis alliance of WWII was viewed by Japanese. My disappointment with this book will keep me from reading any further in the series.
The slow development of the plot through this volume is only the smallest of the many problems I had with how Tezuka approached this story. Like other Japanese fiction, there is a strong seam of sentimentality and an attempt to simplify a complex world through the viewpoint of the children in the story. In this book that leads to the uncomfortable juxtaposition of scenes of idealized boyhood friendships with scenes of rape and suicide and murder. This book is very unkind to its female characters, and the motive for that violence appears to be only to mark the book as an adult story because it rarely moves the story forward. For their part, the male characters are stereotypes lifted from 1940s war films. I had the feeling that Tezuka flattened the adult characters down to highlight the boys, who are themselves stock characters taken from Tezuka's own work.
Then there is the supposed mystery of Hitler's Jewish ancestry. This is a very weak hook to hang a novel on since those rumors have always revolved around the man, dating as far back as the 1920s and the publication of Mein Kampf. Given the strength and momentum of the German Nazi Party in the late-1930s and the willingness of the German people to close their eyes to even more obvious lies and manipulations, the idea that any evidence short of a letter by Hitler himself claiming his Jewish ancestry would be considered a threat is kind of silly.
Anyway, a passable potboiler if not the manga classic I was hoping for.
The slow development of the plot through this volume is only the smallest of the many problems I had with how Tezuka approached this story. Like other Japanese fiction, there is a strong seam of sentimentality and an attempt to simplify a complex world through the viewpoint of the children in the story. In this book that leads to the uncomfortable juxtaposition of scenes of idealized boyhood friendships with scenes of rape and suicide and murder. This book is very unkind to its female characters, and the motive for that violence appears to be only to mark the book as an adult story because it rarely moves the story forward. For their part, the male characters are stereotypes lifted from 1940s war films. I had the feeling that Tezuka flattened the adult characters down to highlight the boys, who are themselves stock characters taken from Tezuka's own work.
Then there is the supposed mystery of Hitler's Jewish ancestry. This is a very weak hook to hang a novel on since those rumors have always revolved around the man, dating as far back as the 1920s and the publication of Mein Kampf. Given the strength and momentum of the German Nazi Party in the late-1930s and the willingness of the German people to close their eyes to even more obvious lies and manipulations, the idea that any evidence short of a letter by Hitler himself claiming his Jewish ancestry would be considered a threat is kind of silly.
Anyway, a passable potboiler if not the manga classic I was hoping for.
March 26, 2015
One of the most accomplished works of Osamu Tezuka is the series ¡°Adolf,¡± a historical drama that imagines epic events behind the horrors of WWII.
The story opens in Germany during the 1936 Olympics games with two boys named Adolf. One, Kamil, is a Jewish son of a baker. The other, Kaufmann, a half Japanese son of a Nazi diplomat. The boys become best friends just as anti-Semitism is sweeping over the world. Deadly circumstances are about to get in the way of friendship.
Meanwhile a Japanese reporter named Toge begins investigating the murder of his brother, a murder that seems to be connected with something enormous.
This first volume flows strongly, the deep characterization getting support from chilling historical events. The rise of totalitarianism imprints itself as a menacing, suffocating echo in every panel, our knowledge of where we¡¯re headed rendering the narrative even more power. Tezuka- who lived through the war himself- manages to write an entertaining noir mystery within all the gravitas of the subject matter in a way that doesn¡¯t feel at all cheap or ill-fitting.
The story opens in Germany during the 1936 Olympics games with two boys named Adolf. One, Kamil, is a Jewish son of a baker. The other, Kaufmann, a half Japanese son of a Nazi diplomat. The boys become best friends just as anti-Semitism is sweeping over the world. Deadly circumstances are about to get in the way of friendship.
Meanwhile a Japanese reporter named Toge begins investigating the murder of his brother, a murder that seems to be connected with something enormous.
This first volume flows strongly, the deep characterization getting support from chilling historical events. The rise of totalitarianism imprints itself as a menacing, suffocating echo in every panel, our knowledge of where we¡¯re headed rendering the narrative even more power. Tezuka- who lived through the war himself- manages to write an entertaining noir mystery within all the gravitas of the subject matter in a way that doesn¡¯t feel at all cheap or ill-fitting.
May 2, 2020
C'¨¨ davvero un motivo per cui Tezuka era nominato Kami no Manga, il Dio del Fumetto.
In questo primo volume ho avuto diverse volte i brividi. C'¨¨ lo spionaggio, l'amicizia fanciullesca, un intrigo internazionale negli anni che precedono lo scoppiare della WWII. La vicenda si svolge nella Germania nazista delle olimpiadi del '36 e nel Giappone imperiale degli anni successivi. E ci vogliono ben 3 capitoli prima di conoscere due dei tre Adolf del titolo.
La situazione politica e sociale nelle due nazioni ¨¨ descritta perfettamente, come lo ¨¨ l'atteggiamento verso gli ebrei dei nazisti. Allo stesso modo ¨¨ chiaro come per i bambini certe differenze ideologiche possano contare ben poco, se non nulla, rispetto all'amicizia, cos¨¬ come i legami familiari. Le vicende umane sono centrali nella storia, e riescono a colpire a fondo quasi ad ogni pagina.
In questo primo volume ho avuto diverse volte i brividi. C'¨¨ lo spionaggio, l'amicizia fanciullesca, un intrigo internazionale negli anni che precedono lo scoppiare della WWII. La vicenda si svolge nella Germania nazista delle olimpiadi del '36 e nel Giappone imperiale degli anni successivi. E ci vogliono ben 3 capitoli prima di conoscere due dei tre Adolf del titolo.
La situazione politica e sociale nelle due nazioni ¨¨ descritta perfettamente, come lo ¨¨ l'atteggiamento verso gli ebrei dei nazisti. Allo stesso modo ¨¨ chiaro come per i bambini certe differenze ideologiche possano contare ben poco, se non nulla, rispetto all'amicizia, cos¨¬ come i legami familiari. Le vicende umane sono centrali nella storia, e riescono a colpire a fondo quasi ad ogni pagina.
July 8, 2020
No hab¨ªa le¨ªdo, desde que era peque?o un ³¦¨®³¾¾±³¦ y quise hacerlo en esta ocasi¨®n, no es mi estilo de literatura, pero en esta ocasi¨®n lo hice son 5 tomos y he podido descansar un poco y leer esta primera parte, la verdad que es diferente y al menos lo pude disfrutar. En esta entrega habla de la segunda guerra mundial, y de repente aparece muerto el hermano de un periodista conocido en esa d¨¦cada. Y muchas m¨¢s sorpresas (no quiero revelar m¨¢s por evitar el spoiler). Mi valoraci¨®n final 3/5
A algunos le sorprenda que le he puesto esa nota, pero como dije al principio lo disfrut¨¦ un poco, aunque si pudiera evitar todo lo que pas¨® en esa ¨¦poca ser¨ªa mejor
A algunos le sorprenda que le he puesto esa nota, pero como dije al principio lo disfrut¨¦ un poco, aunque si pudiera evitar todo lo que pas¨® en esa ¨¦poca ser¨ªa mejor
December 31, 2020
'Adolf' is another great graphic novel from the acclaimed manga artist Osamu Tezuka (liked his Buddha earlier). It is in five parts and tells the story of three people named Adolf and how their destinies are intertwined. One of them is expectedly Adolf Hitler, the other two are Adolf Kauffman, the son of a Nazi officer and Adolf Kamil, son of a Jewish baker. Both Kauffman and Kamil spend their childhoods is Japan and grow to be close friends. Their paths are separated when Kauffman is forcefully sent by his father to join Hitler youth. With time, he is groomed into a ruthless Nazi and becomes one of Hitler's trusted associates. Kamil, on the other hand is drawn into the Jewish resistance of which his father is also a part. The story also traces a mysterious document which is related to the origins of Hitler, something that can bring down the Nazi regime. There are many important characters in the plot. Among them Sohei Toge, a reporter is another main protagonist, who finally writes this whole memoir. The imagery is impactful, especially the expression of human emotions and the devastations of war (World War II).
There are a lot of things to take back from this work, the uncanny similarity with our present for one. It shows how the young were brainwashed into hating Jews from an early age, in the Hitler schools; how the persecution of Jews was normalized. It also shows how a 'larger than life' image was created for Adolf Hitler, which he himself believed in, till the end. There are a lot of such aspects, which would ring a bell for a conscious reader.
This has the traditional style of manga, which is to be read from right to left. It is not that difficult, once one gets used to it. This was my final read for 2020 or rather the last book completed. Certainly a memorable one.
There are a lot of things to take back from this work, the uncanny similarity with our present for one. It shows how the young were brainwashed into hating Jews from an early age, in the Hitler schools; how the persecution of Jews was normalized. It also shows how a 'larger than life' image was created for Adolf Hitler, which he himself believed in, till the end. There are a lot of such aspects, which would ring a bell for a conscious reader.
This has the traditional style of manga, which is to be read from right to left. It is not that difficult, once one gets used to it. This was my final read for 2020 or rather the last book completed. Certainly a memorable one.
October 6, 2023
Soy de esas personas que s¨ª consideran los mangas/comics como ¡°un libro¡±, aunque los elitistas en el mundo de literatura van a armar un debate tremendo intentando convencerte que no es as¨ª. Pues, cucho, s¨ª es para m¨ª.
No obstante, lo admito que los leo para ¡°relajar la mente¡±, nom¨¢s, y siempre elijo algo m¨¢s ligero para no pensar mucho y solo seguir la trama. Despu¨¦s de leer ¡°Antes que anochezca ¡° sent¨ª que necesitaba descansar y por esa misma raz¨®n eleg¨ª ese manga que he comprado como hace un mes y ya ni siquiera recordaba de que se trataba¡
AAAAASI EMPIEZAN, EH? (2x)
No esperaba absolutamente nada, pero parce, creo que fue la primera vez que tom¨¦ el manga tan ¡°en serio¡±, desde los primeros 30 p¨¢ginas. Es la primera vez que puedo decir que manga s¨ª puede tener ese ¡°m¨¦rito literario¡± en su significado tradicional y no s¨¦ si es porque los temas que aborda es fascismo, injusticias que vivieron los jud¨ªos, la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el secreto de Adolf Hitler, asuntos de los alemanes en Jap¨®n¡ pero que tan currada le sali¨® el manga a Osamu Tezuka! ¡ª que la vaina incluso tiene p¨¢ginas de datos y fechas de las cosas importantes que pasaron en el mundo, para poner al d¨ªa a un lector.
Todo empieza como una novela de crimen, pero no lo dejes que te enga?e ¡ª ya que en unas p¨¢ginas se va a convertirse en una novela de ´Ú¾±³¦³¦¾±¨®²Ô. Suspense, traiciones, misterios, preguntas, cliff hangers ¡ª y eso que es solo el primer tomo, ¡ª que chulada, man. Nah, estoy flipando. Tengo ganas de empezar el segundo tomo ya! ?
No obstante, lo admito que los leo para ¡°relajar la mente¡±, nom¨¢s, y siempre elijo algo m¨¢s ligero para no pensar mucho y solo seguir la trama. Despu¨¦s de leer ¡°Antes que anochezca ¡° sent¨ª que necesitaba descansar y por esa misma raz¨®n eleg¨ª ese manga que he comprado como hace un mes y ya ni siquiera recordaba de que se trataba¡
AAAAASI EMPIEZAN, EH? (2x)
No esperaba absolutamente nada, pero parce, creo que fue la primera vez que tom¨¦ el manga tan ¡°en serio¡±, desde los primeros 30 p¨¢ginas. Es la primera vez que puedo decir que manga s¨ª puede tener ese ¡°m¨¦rito literario¡± en su significado tradicional y no s¨¦ si es porque los temas que aborda es fascismo, injusticias que vivieron los jud¨ªos, la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el secreto de Adolf Hitler, asuntos de los alemanes en Jap¨®n¡ pero que tan currada le sali¨® el manga a Osamu Tezuka! ¡ª que la vaina incluso tiene p¨¢ginas de datos y fechas de las cosas importantes que pasaron en el mundo, para poner al d¨ªa a un lector.
Todo empieza como una novela de crimen, pero no lo dejes que te enga?e ¡ª ya que en unas p¨¢ginas se va a convertirse en una novela de ´Ú¾±³¦³¦¾±¨®²Ô. Suspense, traiciones, misterios, preguntas, cliff hangers ¡ª y eso que es solo el primer tomo, ¡ª que chulada, man. Nah, estoy flipando. Tengo ganas de empezar el segundo tomo ya! ?
July 8, 2024
La historia transcurre en Alemania y Jap¨®n en el 1937. Tres sujetos que comparten el mismo nombre, Adolf, uno por supuesto Hitler, el resto dos peque?os, un jud¨ªo alem¨¢n y un japon¨¦s.
El protagonista es un periodista que un hermano lo llama urgente y no llega a ver y lo encuentra asesinado.
Tiene una informaci¨®n muy delicada que podr¨ªa hasta derrocar al f¨¹hrer. Documentos que probar¨ªan que Hitler tendr¨ªa antecedentes familiares jud¨ªos.
El protagonista es un periodista que un hermano lo llama urgente y no llega a ver y lo encuentra asesinado.
Tiene una informaci¨®n muy delicada que podr¨ªa hasta derrocar al f¨¹hrer. Documentos que probar¨ªan que Hitler tendr¨ªa antecedentes familiares jud¨ªos.
October 1, 2019
Dif¨ªcil de seguir, inveros¨ªmil, y con inc¨®modos toques de misoginia y violencia sexual. No llegu¨¦ a conectar mucho con la historia, lo que al menos en algunos niveles podr¨ªa atribuirse a mi inexperiencia en la lectura de mangas. El complot que mueve la trama me pareci¨® tambi¨¦n rid¨ªculamente sobredimensionado.
September 3, 2024
Al principio parece solo ser un drama sobre el misterio de un asesinato en la Alemania nazi; luego te presenta a los dos Adolf y su historia y la cosa cambia.
Ahora entiendo por qu¨¦ le llaman "El Dios del manga"
Ahora entiendo por qu¨¦ le llaman "El Dios del manga"
March 23, 2021
Libro que me ha encantado y estoy deseando leer el segundo. Muestra el inicio de la segunda guerra mundial pero para los alemanes en Jap¨®n. Un punto diferente de vista
April 5, 2021
A classic tale about Nazism, but this time from a Japanese point of view. Unfortunately, the new setting does not save it from many of the same tropes - bad, Jewish-hating Nazis are bad and the SS is really bad. I guess that was the reality of life then, who am I to complain if art about that time is repetitive?
I really appreciate the brevity and ease that comes with reading comics/manga. I'm giving it a three because it was a quick read, and quite gripping despite the recurrent narrative. I'll probably read the sequel.
A prayer at a funeral gave me pause for thought: "If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me, for whoever would save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life?"
I really appreciate the brevity and ease that comes with reading comics/manga. I'm giving it a three because it was a quick read, and quite gripping despite the recurrent narrative. I'll probably read the sequel.
A prayer at a funeral gave me pause for thought: "If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me, for whoever would save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life?"
October 25, 2016
"Nemu" di obralan Gramedia (baru tahu kalo seri ini terbit di Indonesia). Kisah-nya dibuka oleh seorang wartawan Jepang bernama Touge yg mencari jenazah adiknya yg hilang. Sang adik disinyalir adalah anggota komunis dan saat itu Nazi sedang santer-santernya mendapat perlawanan dari golongan ini. Mayat sang adik dilenyapkan begitu saja.
Lalu setting berpindah ke Kobe tahun 1936 dan tokohnya berubah menjadi duo Adolf, yg satu anak dubes Jerman, Adolf Kauffman, yg satunya lagi anak pembuat roti Yahudi bernama Adolf Kamil. Kedua anak ini secara tidak sengaja terlibat dalam sebuah rahasia besar yg ditutup-tutupi Nazi perihal Adolf Hitler. Apakah mungkin di kisah selanjutnya kedua bocah Adolf akan menentukan masa depan sang Adolf Fuhrer?
Yah..semoga nemu lanjutannya dah...
Lalu setting berpindah ke Kobe tahun 1936 dan tokohnya berubah menjadi duo Adolf, yg satu anak dubes Jerman, Adolf Kauffman, yg satunya lagi anak pembuat roti Yahudi bernama Adolf Kamil. Kedua anak ini secara tidak sengaja terlibat dalam sebuah rahasia besar yg ditutup-tutupi Nazi perihal Adolf Hitler. Apakah mungkin di kisah selanjutnya kedua bocah Adolf akan menentukan masa depan sang Adolf Fuhrer?
Yah..semoga nemu lanjutannya dah...
October 20, 2018
La historia de tres Adolfs muy diferentes: el primero es Adolf Hitler, el segundo es Adolf Kamil, un jud¨ªo y el tercero Adolf Kaufmann, hijo de un alem¨¢n y una japonesa que se convertir¨¢ en un nazi furibundo.
En los primeros cap¨ªtulos la historia avanza a trav¨¦s de la b¨²squeda de unos documentos que puede probar que Hitler ten¨ªa sangre jud¨ªa. Se me hicieron muy largos de leer. En el cuatro y cinco, dejado un poco de lado el macguffin, la historia mejora aunque a veces tenga tintes de melodrama.
En los primeros cap¨ªtulos la historia avanza a trav¨¦s de la b¨²squeda de unos documentos que puede probar que Hitler ten¨ªa sangre jud¨ªa. Se me hicieron muy largos de leer. En el cuatro y cinco, dejado un poco de lado el macguffin, la historia mejora aunque a veces tenga tintes de melodrama.
November 23, 2024
This was a Japanese manga book that told a story of 3 different people named Adolf at the time of WW2. Their stories are all entwined and have to do with the Nazi party.
I thought it was really interesting to read about Germans living in Japan and in China. It also depicted just how absurd and cannibalistic the Nazi party is when it comes to rumors and conspiracies.
I thought it was really interesting to read about Germans living in Japan and in China. It also depicted just how absurd and cannibalistic the Nazi party is when it comes to rumors and conspiracies.
December 13, 2017
Well-plotted and exciting, the first installment of this manga series sets up the story well. There is quite a lot of historical detail, and aspects of Japanese society, such as the left-wing resistance to the war, make this book different to many others of its type.
June 19, 2021
Luar biasa.
Dengan balutan khas dewa manga Osamu Tezuka sensei, grafik novel ini menjadi sarat makna dan menarik.
Buku ini membuka awal kisah persahabatan Nazi dan Yahudi yang ditengahi dengan kehadiran Touge wartawan jepang sebagai karakter sentral.
Dengan balutan khas dewa manga Osamu Tezuka sensei, grafik novel ini menjadi sarat makna dan menarik.
Buku ini membuka awal kisah persahabatan Nazi dan Yahudi yang ditengahi dengan kehadiran Touge wartawan jepang sebagai karakter sentral.
January 13, 2025
Bons personatges, una gran recreaci¨® del Jap¨® de l¡¯¨¨poca i de la persecuci¨® contra els jueus i tot en una atmosfera de thriller for?a ben aconseguida.
Per obres com aquestes entens perqu¨¨ Tezuma era un geni.
Recomanable a biblioteca escolar per a segon cicle d¡¯ESO.
Per obres com aquestes entens perqu¨¨ Tezuma era un geni.
Recomanable a biblioteca escolar per a segon cicle d¡¯ESO.
November 28, 2018
Est¨¢ bien pero la verdad es que esperaba m¨¢s. De todas formas leer¨¦ la segunda parte.
April 19, 2020
One of the best graphic novel series ever written. Tezuka¡¯s art is amazing and this is a very compelling story.
March 7, 2022
Muy entretenido
Want to read
June 21, 2023this manga is a history very emotional and scary
July 6, 2023
Spannend erz?hlt, sehr dynamische Szenen.
August 10, 2023
Primo volume di un manga famosissimo in tutto il mondo.
Imperdibile.
Imperdibile.
October 25, 2023
Obra maestra del padre del manga, una obra indispensable
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