is a
manga by
Osamu Tezuka that began serialization in 1946.
Plot
''Diary of Mā-chan'' is a collection of 4-panel comic strips (''
yonkoma
, a comic strip format, generally consists of gag comic strips within four panels of equal size ordered from top to bottom. They also sometimes run right-to-left horizontally or use a hybrid 2×2 style, depending on the layout requirements of ...
'') about the everyday adventures of a small pre-school boy named Mā-chan.
The manga consists of 73 strips.
Characters
*Mā-chan: A mischievous little pre-school boy growing up immediately after
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
.
*Ton-chan: Ma-chan's friend.
*University-age boy
*Father: Ma-chan's father.
*Mother: Ma-chan's mother.
*Teacher: Ma-chan's pre-school teacher.
First work by Tezuka
''Diary of Mā-chan'' is very important as it was Tezuka's first professional work to be published.
When Tezuka drew it in 1945, he was only 17 years old. While the drawings were crude compared to his later art work, many elements of his art style first became visible in this comic strip. ''Diary of Mā-chan'' was so popular that Mā-chan dolls were produced, the first of many Tezuka merchandise products.
See also
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List of Osamu Tezuka manga
This is a list of Osamu Tezuka's manga work in alphabetical order. The English translations of the names used are from the original names found on the official Osamu Tezuka website.
This is not a complete list of Tezuka's manga creations. While T ...
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Osamu Tezuka's Star System
is the name given to the recurring characters in manga created by manga artist Osamu Tezuka. Throughout his career, Tezuka frequently re-used the same characters in different roles across series; for example, the character Shunsaku Ban appears as ...
References
External links
''Diary of Ma-chan'' manga pageat TezukaOsamu@World (archived)
Osamu Tezuka manga
1946 manga
Yonkoma
Children's manga
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