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.
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.
As a tie-in to the Jungle Emperor (1965-66) television show, Leo the Lion Cub (1965-67), was simultaneously published on a monthly schedule by Shogakukan in both Kindergartener and First Grader from April 1965 to March 1967 and (presumably as the readership got older) in both Third Grader and Fourth Grader from May to November 1966.
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.
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.
Originally serialized in Sanrio's Lyrica magazine from November 1976 to March 1979, Tezuka's story about a magic little unicorn, Unico (1976-79) is best known manga series specifically aimed at children.
Arguably Tezuka's second-most well-known series, after Astro Boy (1952-68), Jungle Emperor (1950-54) was originally published as a serial in Manga Shonen between 1950–54. Also widely known as Kimba the White Lion, it is one of Tezuka's earliest serialized (as opposed to all-in-one book) adventures, and its enduring popularity has given rise to several animated television shows.
Types of Tezuka Manga
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.
