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I am Sarutobi! (Manga)

Also known as おれは猿飛だ! (Oreha Sarutobida!)

English Title: I am Sarutobi!
In English? No
Japanese Title: おれは猿飛だ!
[Oreha Sarutobida!]
Type: Ongoing Serial
Original run: 1960/01 – 1961/02
Published in: Manga King
[漫画王]
Published by: Akita Shoten
Volumes: 2 (MT-215 | MT-216 )

Originally published from January 1960 to February 1961 in Manga King, Osamu Tezuka’s I Am Sarutobi! (1960-61) is another of Tezuka’s samurai-style series, including Castle of Dawn (1959-61) and The Shinsengumi (1963), which draw on well-known characters and events from Japan’s feudal history.

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Set in 18th year of the Tensho period (i.e.… Read the rest

Adventure/Manga King

Also known as 冒険王 (Boken-o) and 漫画王 (Manga-o), these manga sister-publication were published in Japan by Akita Shoten, and feature many of Tezuka's action suplements, such as Lemon Kid and The Devil of the Earth.

Son-Goku the Monkey (Manga)

Sometimes referred to as My Son-Goku, Tezuka's take on the classical Chinese literary work, Journey to the West, tells the tale of the magical stone monkey known as Son-Goku and his adventures with the Buddhist monk Sanzohoshi as they travel to India in search of sacred Buddhist texts. Son-Goku the Monkey (1952-59) was originally published in Manga King from February 1952 to March 1959.