Sohei immediately attempts to investigate the murder, but all traces of his younger brother’s study in Germany have instantly vanished! The RevieWįor those who know Osamu Tezuka only for Astro Boy, Message to Adolph will be a jarring shift in pace. A mysterious message was left on a note pad and a window was left wide open, and tangled in the branches of a tree directly below Isao’s window rested his dead body. 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. But Vertical has recently made one more of his books available in English: his espionage thriller Message to Adolf. While he’s best known for Astro Boy, he has an extensive list of works most Westerners are unaware of. Osamu Tezuka is one of the giants of manga.
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