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© Tezuka Productions, used courtesy of Stone Bridge Press You’ve got to hand it to Tezuka Productions. Despite the “God of Manga” Osamu Tezuka having been dead for more than 27 years, he’s never been more relevant to American fans than now. The secret is …Read more »
The Osamu Tezuka Story is a treasure trove for a number of different reasons. For one, it is an in-depth look at the life of Osamu Tezuka, the nicknamed God of Manga, going from his birth to his death. Because Tezuka was so influential in …Read more »
In the 1970s, Frederik L. Schodt was part of a group that wanted to translate manga and showcase it to the world. While manga’s international recognition was still to come, this led to him meeting Osamu Tezuka, the creator of Astro Boy , Kimba the …Read more »
Wonder 3 mixes Osamu Tezuka’s penchant for showing the darkness of humanity, as well as his penchant for humorous kids’ comics, and it blends well. The setup has three aliens sent to Earth to stay there for a year to see if it’s worth keeping …Read more »
Search and Destroy describes itself as “based on Dororo by Osamu Tezuka,” but a more accurate description might be “inspired by Dororo.” That’s because mangaka Atsushi Kaneko didn’t simply remake Tezuka’s classic work. Instead, he is bringing out a new story with many parallels to …Read more »
Osamu Tezuka, known as the god of manga, refers to One Hundred Tales as one of his representative works. It’s described as an adaptation of Goethe’s Faust, only as a historical samurai piece. And while there is a character making a deal with a supernatural …Read more »
No matter how new an anime fan you are, it’s likely you understand the importance of Astro Boy. Osamu Tezuka’s trailblazing title is one of the earliest examples of anime and manga as we know it, and still considered one of the greatest series of all …Read more »
The Crater is an anthology of short stories written by Osamu Tezuka in the 60s and 70s. They explore themes of war, death, racism, love, science and the supernatural. A few times Tezuka himself even becomes a character in the stories. These tales show the …Read more »
Clockwork Apple is a collection of short stories by Osamu Tezuka that were originally published in the 60s and 70s. Its publication as a book in English was backed by a Kickstarter campaign. The first story, “The Execution Ended at Three O’Clock,” shows a Nazi …Read more »
Melody of Iron is a solid short story collection by Osamu Tezuka, the “god of manga.” It contains three stories, with the first and titular story being the longest. In the afterword Tezuka explained that these stories were written during difficult times for him, and …Read more »
Osamu Tezuka’s Record of the Glass Castle is a dark and epic science fiction single-volume manga. It takes place in 1992 — which was in the future when Tezuka was writing this in the 70s — and cryosleep has been banned. A swindler named Reizou …Read more »
Crime and Punishment is one of Osamu Tezuka’s earlier works, originally published in the early 1950s. It’s Tezuka’s manga adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s classic of the same name, and a note at the beginning explains that this manga was written for children. Anyone who’s read …Read more »
Storm Fairy is a manga collection of three stories by Osamu Tezuka, all originally published throughout the 1950s. It’s one of his lesser-known works, but is important in manga history, and it’s very valuable that it’s been translated. In the titular story, a fairy who …Read more »
Under the Air is a collection of short works from the prolific Osamu Tezuka, known as the “God of Manga,” originally published in the 1960s and 1970s. In his afterword Tezuka wrote that these short stories were “jumbled together” by the publisher and calls them …Read more »
Osamu Tezuka's life and extensive body of work is being celebrated in a manga biography by Toshio Ban & Tezuka Productions, with a translation by Frederik L. Schodt ( Manga! Manga! , Dreamland Japan , The Astro Boy Essays ). The Osamu Tezuka Story: A …Read more »
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