Tezuka In English
Currently browsing tag

Mid-Career Works

Red Snow (Manga)

Originally serialized from January and May, 1955 in the pages of the girl's monthly, Girl Friend, Tezuka's Red Snow (1955) is one of his lesser-known shojo adventure tales.

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,

Devil of the Earth, The (Manga)

Originally referred to as Earth 1954, Osamu Tezuka's The Devil of the Earth (1954) first appeared as a New Year’s supplemental insert to Adventure King, in January 1954. It is one of six seasonal supplements Tezuka did for the periodical, including X-Point in the South Pacific (1953) and Lemon Kid (1953).

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

Princess Knight [Nakayoshi] (Manga)

Although it is a remake of the original story, Princess Knight [Nakayoshi] (1963-64) is the more well-known of the two. This completely re-draw and re-written version of Princess Knight was serialized in Good Friend from January 1963 to October 1966 and was the main inspiration for the animated television show.

Phoenix [Shojo Club] (Manga)

Phoenix [Shojo Club] (1956-57), Tezuka's reboot of the Phoenix concept, came a mere one year after Phoenix [Manga Shonen] (1954-55) came to an abrupt end in May 1955. As the follow-up to Princess Knight [Shojo Club] (1953-56), it was serialized in Shojo Club from May 1956 to December 1957.

Vampires (Manga)

A major turning point in Tezuka's work, the Vampires (1966-69) manga series was originally published in Weekly Shonen Sunday between June 1966 to May 1967, with a sequel appearing in Shonen Book from October 1968 and ending abruptly, mid-story, in April 1969. The series also spawned a live-action television series, with animated animal versions of the vampires in 1969.

Triton of the Sea (Manga)

Triton of the Sea (1969-71) is Osamu Tezuka's take on the legend of Atlantis and was published from September 1, 1969 to December 31, 1971, in the daily Sankei Newspaper. Originally serialized under the title Blue Triton, the title was later changed to Triton of the Sea to coincide with the 1972 full-colour animated television show.

Princess Knight [Shojo Club] (Manga)

The original manga adventure of Princess Knight was serialized in Shojo Club from January 1953 to January 1956 - with a one-off Princess Knight side-story ("Tink and the Golden Egg") appearing in the Shojo Club "Summer Vacation Special Issue" in 1954. It was so successful, it spawned a sequel, known as The Twin Knights (1958-59), as well as a remake, known as Princess Knight [Nakayoshi] (1963-66).