More on Devices and Desires, Ode to Kirihito

Finished Ode to Kirihito. This is a manga by Osamu Tezuka, but boy... is it NOT for children; suffice to say it contains a great deal of shocking elements. Embarrassingly, I don't score too well on classic manga. I've read like Glass Mask (everyone, BTW, should read Glass Mask), but not much of the older stuff at all.
( mini-summary )

Was also reading through the interview at the end of Devices and Desires. Some of the statements by the author were fairly thought-provoking, so I have transcribed excerpts here.

( interview parts )