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Video game company Capcom, creator of the Street Fighter franchise, has an agreement with Tezuka Productions for Capcom vs. Osamu Tezuka Characters. But instead of fighting it out digitally, as the name implies, they’re working with each other for a special event at the Osamu …Read more »
As anyone who’s interested in the anime industry knows, animators (especially young ones) face chronically low wages, causing a majority of newbies to drop out of the industry within one or two years. Why the low wages? Many blame Osamu Tezuka, the “god of manga” …Read more »
Osamu Tezuka is often called the “god” of manga and anime, having pioneered many of the modern conventions and production methodologies still in use today. His works remain resonant to modern audiences; 2019’s anime adaptation of his 1960s work Dororo was one of the year’s …Read more »
A building in Tokyo that once housed multiple mangaka, including Osamu “God of Manga” Tezuka, was taken down in the early 1980s. However, so many people have wanted to see what it looked like that a new museum duplicating it has been created, called the …Read more »
The God of Manga, Osamu Tezuka—creator of Astro Boy, Black Jack, Phoenix and more, and pioneer of the anime art form—passed away back in 1989. Despite that small hangup, there’s a new Osamu Tezuka manga in the works, and it’s all thanks to the artificial intelligence technology of Japanese …Read more »
Flash Of The Blade We’re all forced to deal with our own hardships. Some of them are more intense than others, but we all go through difficult times in our lives. In the case of Osamu Tezuka’s Dororo, protagonist Hyakkimaru has been subjected to far more …Read more »
Oh boy! A shop and cafe based on the works of Osamu Tezuka, he of Astro Boy/Tetsuwan Atom, Phoenix and Black Jack, just opened up in Asakusa, Tokyo. We’re not sure we quite believe this, but apparently it’s one of only two shops in the world (the other is …Read more »
The Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize is a prestigious award handed out each year to manga artists that adhere to the type of approach the God of Manga applied to his own creations. Last year’s winner was Satoru Noda, who took the award home for his …Read more »
Osamu Tezuka, the godfather of manga, may be best known for Astro Boy and Black Jack, but the prolific author tackled a huge variety of genres, and wrote some stuff that’s definitely not for kids. That includes Barbara, the 1973-74 series about a writer with …Read more »
November 3 marks what would be the ninetieth birthday of Osamu Tezuka, the man known both as the God of Manga and the Walt Disney of Japan. During his sixty years on this planet, Tezuka created manga as we now know it, invigorated Japanese animation, …Read more »
Streaming platform Nico Nico has one heck of a way to commemorate what would have been God of Manga Osamu Tezuka’s 90th birthday. Starting Halloween night at 6:00pm Japan Time, viewers can look forward to a 90-hour marathon of classic Astro Boy anime. A talking …Read more »
© 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 »
Osamu Tezuka: legendary creator of Astro Boy , Black Jack and Phoenix , father of the anime industry, and… spectral spokesman for a Japanese cult? Controversial religious organization Happy Science has published a new book entitled Osamu Tezuka’s Ghost , in which they purport to …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 »
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