Comics Appreciation - Little Dinosaur Agonne (Little Dinosaur Argon) 04

"Little Dinosaur Agung" is a book published by Kodansha Press in 2010, and the author is Masashi Tanaka.

Story content

"Little Dinosaur Agung" is also an excellent work that must be watched, the most special thing is that there is no dialogue in the whole book, the protagonist is a cute and scary little dinosaur and a group of wild animals. The book is composed of many short stories, telling the story of a small tyrannosaurus rex with a big head living in modern forests, fields, mountains and oceans. Agung's image was also introduced into Namco's fighting game Tekken 3.

The young son of a carnivorous dinosaur, Agung had a tough palate, limbs, and tail, and was full of powerful muscles and strong bones. Sometimes in the forest, sometimes in the mountains, sometimes in the savannah, it eats, plays, sleeps, and survives the way it likes.

Except for the subheadings of the words, there is no text at all, not even foley mimetic words, and all the information is conveyed through the picture. The birth of "Little Dinosaur - Agung" once again confirmed that comics can exist as a culture independent of language. In addition to being released in Japan, this single book has also been distributed in China, South Korea, the United States, France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Germany, Sweden and other countries.

Production experience

The strongest animal cartoonist, the most prominent work of the famous work "Little Dinosaur Agung" is not only the skillful pen drawing technique and real animal and plant portraits, but also the expression of animal joy and anger is more impactful.

The lack of words is another feature of this work, but the reader will not be hindered by the words, and the author's ability to express body language has reached the pinnacle. In addition, this work is also a textbook for understanding animal ecology, and it can be regarded as the culmination of Tanaka's creative career.