Tezuka Osamu - Shizuku (1965)

[TheZachReed]

Does anybody know of a dvd that's sort of a compilation of Osamu's short animations?

[00cm]

This is from 1965... this style of drawing/animation was very common. Compare to Pink Panther cartoons, for instance (1969). Current (commercial) animation follows the expectations of today's viewers. It's also impelled by technological developments (3D animation for one). That's all.

[Aicirt8]

Lol, poor guy. pretty cute.

[Cielocchi]

Wow, he almost killed himself over a drop of water xD

Either way, I didn't know many of Osamu Tezuka's animations until recently... Thanks, YouTube! =D Great inspiration.

[neokyol]

It's Rio De La Plata!

[aeris2001]

This was actually really cool , quite a good short.

[sarshadkhan]

The Greatest Master.

[HazyChase20]

I wonder if Tezuka was looking at the UPA or the Terrytoons during Gen Deitch's stay at the time this short was made. I can see their influence on Tezuka in this particular...

[dolgoon08261027]

Perfect, that guy is saved at the end

[Flamingrivers]

I like this short but I don't really get the end did him drinking the sea water make him go crazy? Also why did the guys go "Sea?"

[steptb]

-.-

read your nick and you'll know the answer

[Flamingrivers]

....what?

[SuperSaiyanLink093]

It's a river, man...

[Flamingrivers]

oh okay

[Tiramees]

@Flamingrivers It's a river! Clean water. xDD

[NolimitsPunkAsscom]

Excellent!

[tenisplayer]

nice

[purphanz]

reminds me of ren and stimpy...

[Choockata1]

tezuka les gana a patadas a disney ^^!

[Chadmoreno]

Admiro mucho la tecnica de animacion en verdad reconosco la tracendencia de aun artista como este. Pero aclaro que en lo personal, la historia que aqui se cuenta es mas haya de absurda, es frustrante y riidicula.

[Meteotrance]

AMAZING how Tezuka are inpired by american and european animation, it looks like the chara Design Of Pink Panther or Snoopy and a litle bit of Max Fleisher ^^

[HyperSonicSquall]

funny to mention that, as far back as most people know, there wasn't exactly much, if any Japanese animation made until the 50s, it was a really expensive thing that nobody wanted to fund.

And so, to give some entertainment they imported a lot of American theatrical shorts like Popeye, Betty Boop, Disney, Loony Toons, etc. A lot of folks credit Tezuka as one of the first, if not most innovative Japanese animators.

As a side note, Astroboy was the first anime to appear on Japanese television.

[Chiwowwow2]

I thought it was cute until he killed the bird. =(

[ClassicTyler]

I've been looking for this.

Thanks.

[GIO29]

anybody knows the music?

[axeman432]

Yes I would like to know what this music is as well.

[CyDaSnake]

Ditto here.

[skyboyq]

Maurice Ravel, "La Valse"

[kpatch3456]

Thank you!!!

[kpatch3456]

Thank you!!!

[transylvania50]

This is proof that Osamu Tezuka understood classic principles and could draw in a wide variety of styles. The father of modern manga didn't create what is today's strict anime "style".

Because to develop that particular "style", he had to be influenced by other people and observe life.

Today, there are many talented artists and mangakas in Japan, but they can't seem to break out of the "style". But Tezuka did, and that's why I like him so much.

[pastuiedada]

@transylvania50 There have been a handful of mangaka who have broken out of the style, anime is a different story, but if you look at artists like Yoshihiro Togashi, Takehiko Inoue, and lest we not forget Eiichiro Oda (though you could say he holds a very strong resemblance to Tezuka's work) you would clearly see that certain mangaka can not only deliver in different art styles, but can flourish. Not to say they in return won't be COMPLETELY 100% copied (lookin at you fairy tail)

[crystalvalley]

@transylvania50 do be fair, oda eichiiro has kind of broken out of the style. a lot of people don't like one piece because it doesn't look traditional. that said, I agree with everything you wrote.

[lars3939]

Its nothing like Russian animation, its concise and contained. However what its like or not like is not the point, its sheer genius thats what it is.

[jamesharvey]

It's like Russian animation if Russian animation had 'Wa-wa-waaaaaa' endings.

[TKGB2006]

Poor guy. Thought he was in the ocean all that time.