Cesare (manga)


Cesare il creatore che ha distrutto is a manga series by Souryo Fuyumi, serialized in the Japanese monthly comic magazine Morning and published in tankōbon format by Kodansha. The first volume was published in 2005 and there have been 11 volumes published in Japan so far. The series is currently ongoing in Morning. One of Souryo's other works, Eternal Sabbath, was also serialized by the same magazine. Since October 2014, the manga has been on a hiatus, but returns to monthly publishing in November 2018.
In creating Cesare, Souryo has collaborated with a Dante scholar to bring to life a vivid portrait of Renaissance Italy in great and accurate detail.

Series summary

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