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Fig.5.TezukaOsamu'sRibonnokishi(PrincessKnightwithRibbons) (©TezukaProductions,Shogakkanbunko1999[1953]:144)
Fig.6.TezukaOsamu'sJangurutaitei(JungleEmperor)(©Tezuka Productions,Kodansha'sTezukaOsamuMangaZenshii1977[1950]: 147)
MangaDiscourseinJapaneseTheater
"Play"(asobi)inTezuka'scomicsismainlytodeconstructhisstory. [...]Thelevelofhisstoryissosophisticatedthatitcannotbecompletelydeconstructedandallowshimtohavesomeplayfulelements. Ontheonehand,Tezukaasanadultfeelsshy9abouttheseriousnatureofhisstory.Ontheotherhand,heliberateshischildishand mischievousimpulsebyaddingtheplayfulelements.[...]ThestructureofTezuka'snarrative,inwhichadultsandchildrencoexist,exchangetheirtensions,andflexiblychangetheirroles,isunconsciouslycreatedbyhiscomplexemotionstrugglingwithadilemma betweenadultsandchildren(Natsume1995[1992]:75).
