Welcome
Welcome to TezukaInEnglish.com — a site to help Western readers access the works of the greatest manga artist of all time.
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For more see the official Tezuka website, TezukaOsamu.net (now in English!)
LATEST OSAMU TEZUKA NEWS
- Our review, by site founder Ada Palmer
- Roger Ebert
- Robert Ring, on Sci-fi Block
- Zac Bertschy on Anime News Network
- More at movie's press site: AstroBoyWorld
NOTE: The Official Tezuka World Web Page has moved. The new English Version is now online. (See also our guide to navigating the Japanese site.)
LATEST ADDITIONS to TezukaInEnglish.com:
- Old Tezuka-related commercials added to video archive, including some with footage of Tezuka himself
- World's Greatest Robot (Pluto arc) coverage added to Astro Boy Encyclopedia
- Coverage of Tezuka in the Scifi Surgery Exhibit at the Hunterian Museum
- Downloadable pdf Bibliography of Published Scholarly Works Treating Osamu Tezuka (Updated Sept. 28 2009). If you have something to add, please contact us.
- More new additions to Astro Boy Encyclopedia
- Black Jack manga issue summaries page
- New Phoenix Basics page
- How to navigate new Japanese Tezuka@World page
- Vertical's English Black Jack release
- Swallowing the Earth series page
- Essay on Jungle Emperor Leo & Kimba the White Lion
- Something you want us to add? Send us a request.
LATEST OSAMU TEZUKA INTERNATIONAL RELEASES
INTRODUCTION TO THE SITE:
The works of Osamu Tezuka are already represented online by Tezuka World, which provides an enormous amount of information on Tezuka's life, philosophy, manga and animated works, characters, including images, previews, games and updates about the Takarazuka Municipal Tezuka Osamu Manga Museum in Tezuka's hometown. Unfortunately, the Tezuka World web site is not very easy to navigate, and not up-to-date on foreign editions of Tezuka's work, it has little coverage of the recent works coming out of Tezuka studios. This page is intended as a supplement for the official Tezuka web site, providing more of what Tezuka's English-speaking audience needs. Its primary contents are (not all complete):
- Introductory information for readers who don't know Tezuka.
- How to navigate the official Tezuka World site
- Tezuka in translation - what is available, how to get it and more information about it.
- Information on series not available in English editions.
- Tezuka’s recurring characters
- Fans and Fun - covering fan art, cosplay, doujinshi and more
- Links to other English-language Tezuka web sources
- Analytical Essays
This is a volunteer-run site working in conjunction with the Japanese-run Tezuka@World site. You will find links back to Tezuka@World on every page, as well as links to many other useful web resources including publishers’ sites, official publicity sites, and other fan sites. If you have a link to suggest, please contact us.
. Always wondered what this weird-looking patchwork pig thing is?
. His name is Hyoutan-Tsugi, also called Gourdtsuki or 'Poison Mushroom'.
. He is Osamu Tezuka's signature character, based on a doodle Tezuka's sister did as a child. Read his character profile in our character pages.
If you have questions or comments, or would like to contribute to the site, please contact us