Shonen Illustrated (少年画報), published by Shonen Gahosha, was home to several of Osamu Teukza’s serialized works. Although relatively popular in the 1950s – featuring such works as The Cactus Kid (1951-54), Cyrano the Hero (1953), and Super Taiheiki (1958-59) – by the early 1960s circulation had become a bit sluggish due to competition from other adventure manga magazines aimed at young boys. However, with the publication of Ambassador Magma (1965-67) circulation began to pick up.
Ambassador Magma (1965-67) began its run in the May 1965 issue and concluded in the August 1967. However, because Osamu Tezuka had spread himself so thin – working on other series including Wonder 3 (1965-66), Big X (1963-66), and Princess Knight [Nakayoshi] (1963-64) – the second half of the “Cyclops Arc” was drawn by two other manga artists, Satoshi Inoue and Kazuyoshi Fukumoto.… Read the rest
The semi-autobiographical short story Hungry Blues (1975) was originally published as a short story in the January 1, 1975 issue of Weekly Shonen King.
The semi-autobiographical short story Paper Fortress (1974) was originally published as a short story in the September 30, 1974 issue of Weekly Shonen King.
The semi-autobiographical short story The Godfather's Son (1973) was originally published as a short story in the January 1973 issue of Best Shonen Jump.
The semi-autobiographical short story Mount Monmon is Crying (1979) was originally published as a short story in the January 1971 issue of Monthly Shonen Jump.
Following on the heels of Prime Rose (1982-83), Kibando (1984) - was Osamu Tezuka's next series to appear in Akita Shoten's popular Weekly Shonen Champion, however, instead of another sci-fi action series, Tezuka chose to provide his take on the ever popular boy-raised-by-wild-animals theme.
Originally published on April 13, May 18, and November 16, 1984, Osamu Tezuka's Kibando (1984) appeared sporadically in Weekly Shonen Champion. Although certainly off pace compared to the other great Tezuka series, such as The Rainbow Parakeet (1981-82) and Black Jack (1973-83) that appeared in the publication, Kibando (1984) remains a fun, if unfinished, little adventure story.
After Don Dracula (1979) came to the end of its run in December 1979 in Akita Shoten’s popular Weekly Shonen Champion, it was a little over a year before Osamu Tezuka unveiled his new series.
As a life-long aficionado of the theatre, Tezuka decided to introduce his readers to the world of the stage in a series that would provide him a vehicle to focus on the great literary works from around the world that he loved.
After those sci-fi and adventures series, Tezuka decided to return to a format he had earlier had some success with in Don Dracula (1979) - a slapstick comedy. Say Hello to Bookila! (1985) began its weekly run on April 26 and ran through to July 26, 1985.
Originally published from April 26 to July 26, 1985, Osamu Tezuka's Say Hello to Bookila! (1985) was a follow up to Prime Rose (1982-83) and Kibando (1984) in Weekly Shonen Champion. Following the tradition set by other great Tezuka series The Rainbow Parakeet (1981-82) and Black Jack (1973-83) that were featured in that same popular publication.
Ongoing Serial: a series of episodes, published over a span of weeks/months/years where the story plot is connected from chapter to chapter and must be read in chronological order for it to be understood properly.
Chapter Serial: a series of episodes, published over a span of weeks/months/years where the story plot is self-contained to a single chapter. There may be an overarching plot, but the stories can generally be read in any order and be understood
Book: an all-in-one self contained story published as a one-off.
Supplement: an an all-in-one self contained story published as a stand-alone supplement to a regular weekly/monthly periodical.
Short Story: an all-in-one, self contained story that was published in a regular weekly/monthly periodical
Anthology: a collection of all-in-one, self contained stories that were published in a regular weekly/monthly periodical but are generally grouped together.