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78 tarot cards featuring panels from the work of Osamu Tezuka, the founder of modern manga. Astro Boy, Black Jack, Phoenix and Dororo form the visual language of the major and minor arcana. Published by Lo Scarabeo in collaboration with Tezuka Productions.
A deck that connects Western tarot symbolism with Japanese manga history.
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Few creators have shaped a medium as thoroughly as Osamu Tezuka shaped manga. His characters are recognizable enough to carry a tarot deck without the cards losing their symbolic function.
This deck uses panels from works such as Astro Boy, Black Jack, Phoenix, Buddha and Dororo. The images are original material, not reinterpretations. Each panel stands for an arcanum from the Rider-Waite system.
The illustrations are black-and-white panels from Tezuka's stories, selected to carry the tarot symbolism. The Fool shows a character in motion, the Tower a moment of collapse, the Star a vision. The choice is based on narrative theme, not outward resemblance.
The minor arcana follow the same principle. Each card carries a scene that refers to the traditional meaning of wands, cups, swords or pentacles. The visual language remains Tezuka's own style: expressive faces, dynamic lines, sparse backgrounds.
The cards contain no text. The 128-page guidebook explains for each card which character or story is depicted, and how that connects to the tarot meaning.
This deck is published for collectors and people familiar with Tezuka's work. The guidebook is written by Ms. Imaizumi of Tezuka Productions and assumes you have an interest in the background stories.
As a tarot deck it functions within the Rider-Waite system. The symbolism is not Japanese or Eastern, but follows the Western tradition. What is different is the visual language.
Lay the cards next to a classic Rider-Waite deck and see how the same arcana are translated differently. It deepens your understanding of both systems.
Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989) drew more than 170,000 pages of manga and created hundreds of animated films. He introduced cinematic storytelling techniques to comics, giving characters psychological depth.
His themes were ethics, technology, war, reincarnation and the value of life. Those themes fit remarkably well with tarot, which also focuses on universal human questions.
Which Tezuka manga appear in this deck?
Astro Boy, Black Jack, Phoenix, Buddha, Dororo and Kimba the White Lion are the main sources. Each work is selected based on thematic connection to the arcana.
Does it explain which character belongs to which card?
Yes. The guidebook describes for each card which panel is used, from which story it comes, and how that connects to the traditional tarot meaning. This makes the deck readable even for people who do not know all the stories.
| Auteur | Osamu Tezuka |
| ISBN | 9788865279793 |
| Taal | English |
| Uitgeverij | Lo Scarabeo |
| SKU | 0272-KIT54 |
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