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Filmmaker Macoto Tezka (AKA Makoto Tezuka) has announced that he'll be taking up the demanding task of finishing his father's—the legendary Osamu Tezuka—final animated work, which has remained unfinished to this day. The God of Manga was only able to complete two of the film's …Read more »
Back in February, we reported that 10 titles had been nominated for the annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. Now we’ve learned which manga won the coveted award, named after the Godfather of Manga himself. The lead prize went to PLINIVS, the historical manga by Mari …Read more »
The Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, named for the Godfather of Manga himself, is now in its 28th year, and the finalists for this year’s prize have just been unveiled. The 10 manga up for the prize are: Ikoku Nikki (Tomoko Yamashita) Oshi no Ko (Aka …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 »
The new anime PHOENIX Eden 17, with its stories coming from the iconic manga series Phoenix by Osamu Tezuka, had its music composed by Takatsugu Muramatsu, whose musical credentials include working on Studio Ghibli’s When Marnie was There, Mary and the Witch’s Flower, and the …Read more »
There’s no question that Osamu Tezuka pretty much defined the manga landscape as we know it. From remakes to reimaginings, his works live on even today. And soon, fans can dive into an English translation of 2018’s TEZUCOMI, a multi-issue tribute to the his many works. …Read more »
Black Jack, the famous manga by Osamu Tezuka, is about to get a new chapter over 30 years since Tezuka’s death thanks to AI. The project was announced last week by folks at Tezuka Productions, including Macoto Tezka, son of the legendary manga creator. “While …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 »
When anime character ambassador for the Tokyo Olympics Sailor Moon cheered on Japanese athletes and the Olympics recently, it generally didn’t go over well with fans. Fans who didn’t like it typically either felt Sailor Moon was being partisan or that it’s too dangerous to …Read more »
Any anime fan knows, or at least learns quickly, that Osamu Tezuka was instrumental in creating anime as we know it today. His early creations drew from both Eastern and Western sources, combining into the art form we know and love. And fans who want …Read more »
RetroCrush is adding more anime to its roster this June, including several Osamu Tezuka titles. Today Puppet Princess, Galaxy Angel, and Galaxy Angel Z all become available and can be watched either dubbed or subbed. Then we get to the Tezuka titles. On June 11 …Read more »
The winners for the 25th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize have been announced! The prizes are given yearly to manga creators who follow the tradition laid out by Osamu Tezuka. The Grand Prize, which comes with a bronze statue and approximately $19,000 in cash, goes …Read more »
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