Osamu Tezuka's classic Astro Boy is getting a prequel in the form of Atom the Beginning , which is officially set to air on NHK General TV in spring 2017. In addition to that, the staff for the anime has been updated, with production to …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 »
Atom the Beginning is a recent manga by Tetsuro Kasahara ( Rideback ) that acts as a prequel to Osamu Tezuka's classic Astro Boy . The series launched in Shogakukan's Monthly Hero's magazine back in December 2014, and now this year's July issue , out …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 »
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 »
Publisher Digital Manga launched its latest Kickstarter campaign , this time aiming to fund Osamu Tezuka's short story shoujo manga collection Storm Fairy . The Kickstarter has a goal of $14,200—it's already past the $10k mark at the time of this writing—and once it hits …Read more »
These live-action adaptations just don’t stop coming, man. Today we’re reporting on not one but two live-action versions of classic anime, this one being the classic anime: Astro Boy , also known as Tetsuwan Atom . The film will be produced by Animal Logic Entertainment …Read more »
Digital Manga Publishing previously had some success with funding the work of God of Manga Osamu Tezuka through Kickstarter, including campaigns for Captain Ken , Unico , Atomcat , Triton of the Sea , and the more recent Ludwig B . While the broader attempt …Read more »
If you want to know your manga history, you've got to start with Osamu Tezuka. The "god of manga," Tezuka created not only Astro Boy, Blackjack and a host of other iconic characters, he also pioneered the very system by which manga and anime are …Read more »
It’s quite possible you wouldn’t be reading this website without Frederik L. Schodt. It’s hard to overstate the impact the writer, translator and interpreter has had on western anime and manga fandom. Writing about manga before anybody in the States was even eating sushi, Schodt …Read more »
Osamu Tezuka's Atomcat is inspired by Astro Boy , but you don’t have to have read Astro Boy to understand what’s going on in this manga. It opens showing us the “birth” of Astro Boy—and then we realize these pages are being read by our …Read more »
Nozomi Entertainment is getting ready to unleash a remastered version of the Princess Knight anime—adapted from Osamu Tezuka's manga of the same name, which is available in English from Vertical, Inc.—and they've got a trailer showing off the release. The first dub-only DVD set ships …Read more »
Digital Manga Publishing stepped out of the mainstream by licensing Barbara (and funding it on Kickstarter), because while it’s from Osamu Tezuka, it’s a strange, unconventional title. But readers ought to be very grateful, since Barbara is a fascinating, thought-provoking read, and has never been …Read more »
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