Sci-Fi Tales

Shammy 1000 (Manga)

Tezuka's sci-fi tale about a race of alien cat-people, Shammy 1000 (1968) was originally serialized over the course of six months in High School Course 1 from April to September, 1968.

Lost World (1948), the opening act in Osamu Tezuka's early "science-fiction trilogy", was originally published by Fuji Shobo as as a book-length adventure split into two parts. Both Volume 1 (subtitled "The Earth") and Volume 2 (subtitled "The Universe") both hit the shelves at the same time on December 20, 1948.

Clockwork Apple (Manga)

Although the stories featured in this anthology cover a wide range of topics - from military-style drama, to forbidden love, to assassination plot thrillers to space hippies - they share a general similarity in terms of style and tone. For the most part each of the stories represents a morality play that explores some deeper part of the human psyche.

Tomorrow the Birds (Manga)

Originally published in SF Magazine from March 1971 – February 1975, Birdman Anthology is a collection of loosely connected but independent short stories which revolve around the theme of birds steadily become the dominant species on Earth.

Ambassador Magma (Manga)

Originally serialized in Shonen Illustrated [少年画報] from May 1965 to August 1967, Ambassador Magma (1965-67) is Osamu Tezuka’s most recognizable entry in the long line of “giant robot” or mecha stories in Japanese manga adventures,

Noman (Manga)

Originally published in Weekly Shonen King from April 28, to December 22, 1968, Noman (1968) is another of Osamu Tezuka’s science-fiction team adventure stories depicting humanity’s struggle for survival against an opposing alien enemy

Metropolis (Manga)

Metropolis (1949), one third of Osamu Tezuka's early "science-fiction trilogy", was originally published as a stand-alone, book-length adventure by Ikuei Publishing on September 15, 1949.

Wonder 3 (Manga)

One of Tezuka’s most well-known sci-fi adventure series, Wonder 3 (1965-66), also sometimes known as Amazing 3, was originally published in Weekly Shonen Magazine in March and April, 1965 and then, after a short hiatus, was suddenly rebooted in Weekly Shonen Sunday, running from May 1965 to May 1966.

Zero Men (Manga)

Zero Men (1959-60) was Tezuka's follow-up to Dr. Thrill (1959) in Weekly Shonen Sunday, and was originally serialized from September 13, 1959 to December 11, 1960. Much like The Adventure of Rock (1952-54), Captain Ken (1960-61) and Astro Boy (1952-68), Zero Men (1959-60) explores a favoured theme of Tezuka's, the struggle to bridge the gap between two opposing cultures - in this case human being's with tails.

Three-Eyed One, The (Manga)

The Three-Eyed One (1974-78) is, after Astro Boy (1952-68), Tezuka’s most popular shonen (young boy) adventure story. Originally published in Weekly Shonen Magazine from July 1974 to March 1978, the manga series has also spawned an animated TV Special in 1985, as well as a 48-episode animated television series that aired from October 1990 to September 1991.