Tsubomi is a prince of flowers and also the general of the army that protects the flower spirits. But he drank and smoked and was so disruptive that his mother the queen kicked him out of Tenkai (heaven land...

It's 1674, when Japan was under the rule of Tokugawa Ietsuna. A couple, Kujira and Asami, come to the remote Goto Islands, all the way from Edo! The two, bound by a strong bond and deep trust, hold a secret....

This volume is based on three other volumes not illustrated by MIZUNO Hideko (the initial volume and two reprints) published in 1958, 1981, and 1986.

Osamu Tezuka’s vaunted storytelling genius, consummate skill at visual expression, and warm humanity blossom fully in his epic of Siddhartha’s life and times. Tezuka evidences his profound grasp of the s...