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 | ✔ |
