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Tezuka in Translation

• Tezuka Manga in Translation Overview
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• How to to obtain Japanese language Tezuka manga in the US
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Works by Tezuka

• Timeline of Tezuka's anime and major manga in order of creation
• Adventures of Rock (Rock Monogatari)
• Alabaster
• Apollo's Song
• Astro Boy Basics
  • The Corpus of Astro Boy - timeline and various versions
  • Astro's Origins, Powers etc.
  • Astro Boy Cast:
    • Astro's Mother
    • Denkyuu
    • Skunk
    • Dr. Tenma
    • Tenma Hoshie (Tobio's mother)
  • Astro Boy Manga Index - print order & editions
  • Astro Boy 1963 TV series English episode index
  • Basic info on the 2003 Astro Boy TV series and spinoffs
    • Our info on changes made in the US dub of Astro Boy TV 2003
    • Astro Boy 2003 opening lyrics 'True Blue'
    • Astro Boy 2003 Episode Titles
  • Astro Boy 2009 CG Movie Review
  • Astro Boy Story Pages, in order by publication of original manga issues, with anime concordance:
    • Issue 0: 'Captain Atom'
    • Issue 1: 'Astro's Parents' (Gas People Part 1)
    • Issue 2: 'Gaseous Beings' (Gas People Part 2)
    • Issue 3: 'Frankenstein'
    • Issue 4: Red Cat
    • Issue 5: Sea Serpent Island
    • Issues 6 & 7: Flying Skyscraper and Expedition to Mars
    • Issue 9: Adventure of Coral Reef
    • Issue 10: Fuhrer ZZZ
    • Issue 11: 'Lightning Man'
    • Issue 12: Guernica
    • Issue 14: Frozen Human
    • Issue 17: Atlas, aka. Don Tay's Infernal Machine
    • Issue 18: Beast from 20 Fathoms
    • Issue 20: Robot Bombs
    • Issue 21: Ghost-Manufacturing Machine
    • Issue 22: Black Looks
    • Issue 25: Cruciform Island
    • Issue 26: Fortress of the Centaurs (Tenma Race)
    • Issue 27: Wacky Machine
    • Issue 30: The Fool Ivan
    • Issue 31: Secret of the Egyptian Conspirators
    • Issue 32: Gadem
    • Issue 35: Artificial Sun Ball
    • Issue 36: Space Snow Leopard
    • Issue 37: Invisible Giant
    • Issue 38: Miss Uran aka. Strange Birthday Present
    • Issue 39: Memory Day
    • Issue 40: His Highness Deadcross
    • Issue 41: White-Hot Being (Robot Buron X or Super Duper Robot)
    • Issue 42: 'Plant Man'
    • Issue 44: Mystery Man of the Blast Furnace
    • Issue 45: The Three Magicians
    • Issue 47: Robot Land
    • Issue 48: Cosmic Giant a.a Astro vs. Garon
    • Issue 49: White Planet
    • Issue 51: Robot Spaceship
    • Issue 54: World's Greatest Robot (basis of Pluto)
    • Separate issue 80 (98): Time-Machine (published separately)
  • Astro Boy Stories not in the original manga:
    • Astro Boy Goes to School (1963 TV ep. 57)
    • Deadly Flies (1963 TV ep. 23)
    • Pearl People (1963 TV ep. 27)
    • Mysterious Cosmic Rays (1963 TV ep. 31, adapted from Lion Books)
    • Moon Monsters, aka. Earth Defense Army (1963 TV ep. 32, adapted from Number 7)
    • Planet X (1963 TV ep. 35)
    • Elixir of Life (1963 TV ep. 36)
  • Our Info on Tezuka Anime Soundtrack CDs
  • Naoki Urasawa's Pluto manga (Astroboy spinoff)
• Ayako
• Barbara
• Beladonna
  
• Black Jack basics
  • Black Jack character introduction
  • Black Jack’s backstory FAQ – real name, family etc.
  • Black Jack secondary cast: Pinoko
  • Secondary cast: Dr. Kiriko
  • Secondary cast: Dr. Honma
  • Secondary cast: Dr. Tezuka
  • Secondary cast: Dr. Yamadano
  • Secondary cast: Biwamaru
  • Secondary cast: Black Queen
  • Secondary cast: Kisaragi Kei
  • Black Jack manga intro
    • BJ manga issue summaries
    • BJ manga issue-by-issue index
      • Notes about the issue-by-issue index
    • BJ Manga: 'Sealed' & 'Semi-sealed' issuesBJ Manga: Rare and Excluded Issues
    • BJ Manga – VIZ English edition
    • BJ Manga - Vertical English edition
    • BJ Manga - GLENAT French/Spanish edition
    • BJ Manga - ASUKA French/Japanese edition
    • BJ manga - Shounen Champion & HAZARD Italian/Japanese edition
    • Black Jack's cameos in other Tezuka manga
  • Black Jack anime intro
    • BJ Ten Episode OAV series
    • BJ online Flash animation special title list
    • 'Four Miracles of Life' introduction and title list
      • 'Four Miracles of Life' (2003) short episode summaries
      • 'Four Miracles of Life' (2003) full episode summaries
    • Black Jack TV series (2003-5) intro and Episode List
      • Black Jack TV series (2003-5) short episode summaries
      • Black Jack TV series (2003-5) mid-length episode summaries
      • Black Jack TV series (2003-5) extensive episode summaries
        • Karte 00: Order of Operations (episode 1 part 1)

        • Karte 01: The Missing Needle (episode 1 part 2)
        • Karte 02: The Ant's Legs (episode 2)
        • Karte 03: The Dog Thief
        • Karte 04: Playing Doctor
        • Karte 05: The Sixth Magnitude Man
        • Karte 06: A Teacher And A Pupil
    • Black Jack 21 TV series
      Black Jack 21 episode summaries
    • Black Jack movie 'TWO DARK DOCTORS'
  • Black Jack TV Dramas (live action)
  • Black Jack: Phoenix Version game for Nintendo DS
  • Black Jack ALIVE and Black Jack M manga remakes
  • Black Jack Kuroi Ishi manga remake by Kenji Yamamoto
  • RAY - a manga/anime inspired by Black Jack
  • Say Hello to Black Jack - inspired by BJ
  • Black Jack in Advertisements
    • Video: Black Jack Hitachi Med Tech Commercial
  • Black Jack's cameos in non-Tezuka manga and anime
  • Black Jack: Risky Betting Takarazuka Stage Musical
• Dororo
• The Crater
• Fumoon
• I.L
• Jetter Mars
• Kimba the White Lion
• Marine Express
• MW
• New Treasure Island manga
• New Treasure Island TV Special
• Ode to Kirihito
• Phoenix
  • Phoenix TV series
• Rainbow Parakeet basics
  • Rainbow Parakeet secondary cast: Mariko Senri
  • Rainbow Parakeet secondary cast: Chief Inspector Senri
  • Rainbow Parakeet secondary cast: True Intentions
  • Rainbow Parakeet secondary cast: Osamu Tezuka
  • Notable Guest Stars in Rainbow Parakeet
  • Rainbow Parakeet's Identity and Life Story
• Swallowing the Earth
• The Three-Eyed One
• Vampires
• Zero Men
• Tezuka Videogames
• TezukaInEnglish.com Video Archive - includes previews, trailers and commercials
• Works by other authors based on Tezuka
  • Pluto, by Naoki Urasawa (Astro Boy remake)
  • Ray, by Akihito Yoshitomi (Black Jack spinoff)
  • Say Hello to Black Jack (inspired by Black Jack)
  • Black Jack ALIVE and Black Jack M manga remakes
  • Black Jack Kuroi Ishi manga remake by Kenji Yamamoto

Characters

• Character Index
  • Old Character Profiles A-G
  • Old Character Profiles H-P
  • Old Character Profiles R-Z
  • Afill
  • Alabaster, aka. James Block
  • Ampere, Monsieur
  • Atlas
  • Atom, aka. Astro Boy
  • Ben Heck
  • Beethoven, Ludwig
  • Biwamaru
  • Black Jack
  • Blue Knight
  • Buku Bukk
  • Butaru Makeru
  • Chikara Aritake
  • Chippei
  • Chocola (Chocolata)
  • David Flight
  • Deba
  • Don Dracula
  • Duke Red
  • Dr. Fooler
  • Frankenstein
  • Franz Charming
  • Franz Creutstein
  • Garai (Gurai)
  • Inspector Geta
  • Ham Egg
  • Dr. Hanamaru
  • Hekate
  • Higedaruma
  • Hyakkimaru
  • Hyoutan-tsugi
  • Jetter Mars
  • Kao Sekken
  • Captain Ken
  • Kenichi
  • Dr. Kenmochi
  • Kimba (Leo)
  • Kin Sankaku
  • Dr. Kiriko
  • Kisaragi Kei
  • Kutter
  • Lamp, Acetylene
  • Magma, Ambassador
  • Maria
  • Marukabi Boon
  • Mason
  • Melmo
  • Mitchy
  • Nagi
  • Norse Necktall
  • Notaarin
  • Ochanomizu
  • Phoenix
  • Pinoko
  • Pook
  • Songoku (Goku)

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Analysis

• Bibliography of Published Scholarly Works Treating Osamu Tezuka (PDF)
• Analytical Essays:
  • Tezuka and the Takarazuka Grand Theater Stage Musicals
  • 'Rock Holmes: Transformation' Introduction
    • 'Rock Holmes: Transformation' section 1: Beginning

    • 'Rock Holmes: Transformation' section 2: Transformation
    • 'Rock Holmes: Transformation' section 3: Resolution
    • 'Rock Holmes: Transformation' section 4: Afterlife
    • Rock Holmes: improved appearance list
  • Jungle Emperor, Leo and Kimba the White Lion Essay: Introduction
    • Leo & Kimba Essay: Part I, Synopsis
    • Leo & Kimba Essay: Part II, Reviews
    • Leo & Kimba Essay: Part III, Discussion
• Published Sources treating Tezuka:
  • Mechademia
  • Paul Gravett, Fifty Years of Japanese Comics
  • Amano Masano, Manga Design
  • Helen McCarthy, The Art of Osamu Tezuka
  • Helen McCarthy, 500 Manga Heroes and Villains
  • Fred Schodt, The Astro Boy Essays
  • Fred Schodt, Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics

Merchandise and Music

• Amazon.com list of in print Tezuka manga & anime in English
• Tezuka Anime Soundtrack CDs
• Tezuka Artbooks and Info-books
• Ordering Manga, DVDs & Merchandise Straight from Japan
• Tezuka-related Japanese Character Search Terms for use in Japanese search engines
• Tezuka anime lyrics index
  • Dororo opening theme lyrics

  • Astro Boy 2003 Opening Theme 'True Blue' lyrics

Tezuka en Français

• L’œuvre d’Osamu Tezuka traduite en France

Bibliography