Adolf (manga)
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| Adorufu ni Tsugu (アドルフに告ぐ) |
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| Genre | Drama, Historical | ||
| Manga: Adolf | |||
| Authored by | Osamu Tezuka | ||
| Publisher |  Bungei Shunju VIZ Media |
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| Serialized in | Shukan Bunshun |
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| Original run | January 6, 1983 – May 30, 1985 | ||
| No. of volumes | 5 | ||
Adolf, known in Japan as Adorufu ni Tsugu (アドルフに告ぐ, literally Tell Adolf, in German Aufruf an Adolf ) is a manga series made by Dr. Osamu Tezuka.
Adolf was published in English by Cadence Books and VIZ Media. The English manga is flipped to read left to right to conform to Western practice.
The story is set before World War II and is centered on three men with the name Adolf. Adolf Kamil (アドルフ・カミル) is a Jew living in Japan. His best friend Adolf Kaufmann (アドルフ・カウフマン), who, while becoming a confirmed Nazi later in the story, is of both Japanese and German descent. The third Adolf is Adolf Hitler (アドルフ・ヒトラー), the future dictator of Germany.
Adolf also features Sohei Toge (峠草平 Tōge Sōhei), a Japanese reporter.
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[edit] Plot
[edit] Was Adolf Hitler really quarter-Jewish?
A rumor plays a central role in this story. It concerns one of the most frequently asked question about Hitler's background. During the Nuremberg Trials, testimony was given that Hitler's father was an illegitimate child of Hitler's grandmother and her Jewish employer when she lived in Graz, Austria. Simon Wiesenthal asserted that this was not true. [1]
[edit] Awards
Adolf has won the Kodansha Manga Award in 1986.
[edit] Publications
Volumes of English translations, in order:
- Adolf : A Tale Of The Twentieth Century
- Adolf : An Exile In Japan
- Adolf : The Half-Aryan
- Adolf : Days Of Infamy
- Adolf : 1945 And All That Remains
[edit] External link
- Official site (English): Adolf section on Osamu Tezuka's site.
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