Written by Osamu Tezuka Demographic Shōnen | Published by Akita Shoten Magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion Illustrator Osamu Tezuka | |
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Genre Science Fiction, Action Original run September 6, 1985 – February 28, 1986 Similar Works by Osamu Tezuka, Other books | ||
Duke Goblin (ゴブリン公爵, Goburin Kōshaku) is a manga by Osamu Tezuka that began serialization in 1985.
Contents
Plot
In the story, a Japanese boy named Chinki has a dream where he foresees the future. In it, he has excavated a bronze giant from the ruins of Angyang in China. This Todaiki, or "Giant Lighthouse Demon" was constructed by the Yin Dynasty of China, unifying the country for the first time in 3000 years. To them, the giant was a guardian deity to ensure that China remained united. However, the giant is a massive robot with psychokinetic power.
Chinki then meets a girl named Aiai who has the power to activate Todaiki, but doesn't know about it. Accidentally, her soul wanders into the giant and gives it power. Against her will, Todaiki goes on a rampage and smashes a town before sinking into the Yellow River. After witnessing all of this, Chinki decides to use Todaiki's power for his own evil ambition. Giving himself the name "Duke Goblin", he seeks to use Todaiki, powered by Aiai's trapped soul, to rule the world.
However, opposing Duke Goblin is the Buddhist Priest Tenran and male student Kanichi Tokugawa, who has a crush on Aiai.
Characters
A New Villain
Osamu Tezuka created "Duke Goblin" shortly before his death in 1989. Many fans who read the story loved the evil Chinki who had taken the villain role usually reserved for Rock, Tezuka's other main boy villain. Many fans wished that Chinki could have appeared in other stories by Tezuka.