Tezuka In English

French Manga

If you can read in French, you’re in luck. There is, by far, more of Tezuka’s manga translated into French than into any other European language. Although seven chapters of Tezuka’s Rise of the Birdmen (1971-75) were published in France between 1978 and 1980 in the magazine Le Cri qui tue, regular publication really began in 1996 with the advent of Astro Boy, Black Jack and le Roi Léo (Jungle Emperor) from Glénat.

Check out our handy table below to see what’s available.

Be sure to click on the English Title for more detailed (when available) series information!

French Title English Title Publication Date Publisher No. of Volumes In Print? Notes
Alabaster Alabaster 2012 Flblb 1
Arbre au soleil (l’) A Tree in the Sun 2004-06 Tonkam 8
Astro Boy Astro Boy 1996-00 Glénat 12 Incomplete series
Astro Boy Astro Boy 2009 Kana 5 5-volume “Best Of” series only
Avaler la terre Swallowing the Earth 2006 Milan 2
Ayako Ayako 2003-04 Delcourt 3
Barbara Barbara 2005 Delcourt 2
Black Jack Black Jack 1996-00 Glénat 12 Incomplete series (only 12 volumes)
Black Jack Black Jack 2005-06 Asuka 17 Bunko edition
Black Jack Black Jack 2008-2011 Kaze Manga 17 Deluxe series
Bouddha Buddha 1999-00 Tonkam 8
Bouddha Buddha 2004-06 Tonkam 8 Deluxe edition
Chateau de l’aurore Castle of Dawn 2008 Cornelius 1
Cratere (le) Crater, The 2000 Tonkham 2 Long out of print
Debout l’humanité Come Out, All Humans! 2011 FLBLB 1
Demain les oiseaux Birdman Anthology 1990 Delcourt 1
Don Dracula Don Dracula 2006 Soleil 2
Dororo Dororo 2006 Delcourt 4
Enfant aux 3 yeux (l’) The Three-Eyed One 2005-07 Asuka 8
Enfants de Saphir (les) Twin Knights, The 2006 Soleil 1
Femme insecte (la) Book of Human Insects, The 2009 Casterman 1
Grande pagaille du Diletta (la) The Diletta Uproar 2013 Flblb 1
Gringo Gringo 2009 Kana 1
Hato – Toujours plus haut! Dove, Fly Up to Heaven 2006-07 Cornelius 3
Histoire des 3 Adolf (l’) Message to Adolf 2003-04 Tonkam 4
Histoire des 3 Adolf (l’) Message to Adolf 2008-09 Tonkam 4 Deluxe edition
Homme qui aimait les fesses (l’) Record of Fusuke 2012 Flblb 1
I.L I.L 2006 Casterman 1
Ikki Mandara Ikki Mandara 2008 Kana 1
Kaos Futureman Kaos 2008-09 Cornelius 3
Kirihito Ode to Kirihito 2005-2006 Delcourt 4
Lost World Lost World 2006 Taifu Comics 1
Ludwig B Ludwig B 2006 Asuka 2
Légende de Songoku (la) Son-Goku the Monkey 2007-08 Delcourt 4
Mako, Rumi et Chii – Ma vie de famille Mako, Rumi and Chii 2015 Black Box 1
Metropolis Metropolis 2006 Taifu Comics 1
MW MW 2004 Tonkam 3
Midnight Midnight 2007 Asuka 4
Nanairo Inko Rainbow Parakeet 2004-05 Asuka 5
Nextworld Nextworld 2006 Taifu Comics 1
Phénix – L’oiseau de feu Phoenix 2007 Tonkam 11
Prince Norman Noman 2004-06 Cornelius 3
Princesse Saphir Princess Knight 2005 Soleil 3 Nakayoshi” version
Roi Léo (le) Jungle Emperor 1996-97 Glénat 3 Long out of print
Roi Léo (le) Jungle Emperor 2010-11 Kaze Manga 3 Youth edition, oversized and flipped
Sarutobi Sarutobi 2010 Cornelius 1
Shumari Shumari 2008 Tonkam 4
Sous notre atmosphère Under the Air 2011 Editions H 1
Tezuka – Histoires pour tous Tezuka the Best 2006-2011 Delcourt 20 Anthology title, includes Flying Ben, The Shinsengumi and Grand Dolls
Tonkaradani Tonkara Valley Story 2007 Milan 1 Anthology title
Triton Triton of the Sea 2007-08 Soleil 3
Unico Unico 2005 Soleil 2
Vampires Vampires 2005 Asuka 3