Cesare (manga)

Cesare: Il Creatore che ha distrutto (Japanese: チェーザレ 破壊の創造者, Hepburn: Chēzare: Hakai no Sōzō-sha, lit. "Cesare: The Destroyer Creator") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fuyumi Soryo. It was serialized irregularly in the seinen manga magazine Morning from 2005 to 2021,[1] with a four-year hiatus in between, lasting from 2014 to 2018.[2] The manga is published in tankōbon format by Kodansha. The first volume was published in 2005; there have been 12 volumes published in Japan as of 2019.[1]

Cesare: Il Creatore che ha distrutto
チェーザレ 破壊の創造者　
(Chēzare Hakai no Sōzō-sha)
GenreHistorical fiction[1]
Manga
Written byFuyumi Soryo
Published byKodansha
MagazineMorning
DemographicSeinen
Original run2005 – November 25, 2021
Volumes12

In creating Cesare, Soryo collaborated with Dante scholar Motoaki Hara to bring to life a vivid portrait of Renaissance Italy in great and accurate detail.[1]

Synopsis

Cesare is about the life of one of history's most enigmatic figures, Cesare Borgia, an aristocrat during the Renaissance Italy. The manga takes an intimate look at Cesare's life during his matriculation at the University of Pisa, at the age of 15, in the years preceding his appointment as a cardinal of the Holy See.

Characters
  • Cesare Borgia: Installed at Pisa by his father Rodrigo Borgia, a cardinal, purportedly to earn his doctorate in theology. However, it is soon made obvious that Cesare's presence in Pisa is engineered by his father in order to support the rise of the Borgia family in power and the impending ascension of Rodrigo Borgia to the papacy.
  • Michelotto da Corella: Cesare's faithful right-hand man. An orphaned Sephardi Jew who was taken into Rodrigo Borgia's household, and of an age with Cesare.
  • Angelo da Canossa: A new student at Pisa, Angelo proves to be a fish out of water. Having lived a sheltered life with his grandfather in a remote province, he retains a social clumsiness that gets him in trouble at his first day in school. It is only through Cesare's timely intervention that Angelo begins to realize his awkward and lackadaisical upbringing. It is through the eyes of Angelo that we primarily learn Cesare's multifaceted motivations and the beginnings of his ambitions.

Cesare's life and world overlaps with the politics of his father and his father's allies and enemies.

  • Rodrigo Borgia: The Borgias, who were based in Valencia, Spain, were known to be ruthless in the pursuit of their ambitions. Although a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, and by rule forbidden to marry or have children due to the clerical vow of celibacy, he acknowledged Cesare as well as some of his illegitimate children and used their talents to perpetuate the power of the Borgias throughout Europe and support him in his rise as Pope Alexander VI.
  • Giuliano della Rovere: A cardinal and chief rival of Rodrigo Borgia for the papacy. Related to the Pazzi Conspiracy, of which a prominent member of the Medici family was murdered. He is a real historical figure.
  • Raffaele Riario: Related to the Roveres through ties of marriage, he is allegedly one of Guiliano's supporters and a key conspirator in the Pazzi Conspiracy. He is also a real historical figure.
  • Lorenzo de' Medici: A wealthy Italian statesman. He is a patron of scholars, artists, and poets. Such was his role for Angelo da Canossa's grandfather, a sculptor. Angelo's tuition at the University of Pisa was likewise sponsored by Lorenzo de' Medici. He is also a real historical figure.
  • Girolamo Savonarola: An Italian Dominican priest who harbors great enmity toward the Medicis and the Borgias. He is also a real historical figure.

Volumes
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 October 23, 2006[3]978-4-06-372201-7
2 October 23, 2006[4]978-4-06-372202-4
3 April 23, 2007[5]978-4-06-372287-1
4 November 22, 2007[6]978-4-06-372396-0
5 July 23, 2008[7]978-4-06-375523-7
6 November 21, 2008[8]978-4-06-375604-3
7 August 21, 2009[9]978-4-06-375750-7
8 October 22, 2010[10]978-4-06-375987-7
9 April 23, 2012[11]978-4-06-376629-5
10 March 22, 2013[12]978-4-06-376795-7
11 January 23, 2015[13][14]978-4-06-377119-0 (standard edition)
978-4-06-362289-8 (limited edition)
12 June 21, 2019[15]978-4-06-515092-4

See also
  • Cantarella – Another manga series about Cesare Borgia's early life

References
  1. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 23, 2021). "Fuyumi Soryo's Cesare Manga Ends in November After 16 Years". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  2. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 15, 2018). "Fuyumi Soryo Resumes Cesare Manga After 4-Year Hiatus". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
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  14. チェーザレ 破壊の創造者（１１）限定版 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
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