The semi-autobiographical short story Hungry Blues (1975) was originally published as a short story in the January 1, 1975 issue of Weekly Shonen King.
The semi-autobiographical short story Paper Fortress (1974) was originally published as a short story in the September 30, 1974 issue of Weekly Shonen King.
The semi-autobiographical short story The Godfather's Son (1973) was originally published as a short story in the January 1973 issue of Best Shonen Jump.
The anti-war short story Destination: 1985 (1985) was originally published as a short story in Monthly Shonen Magazine, in July 1985 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the end of World War II.
The manga short story 'Deep Cave' (1970) was originally published on November 6, 1970 in the 'Sunday Daily Supplementary Issue' of Manichi Shimbun (毎日新聞社).
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.
Tezuka's samurai-era short tale of revenge and redemption, Tales of Summer Grass (1954) was originally published in the June 1954 issue of Manga Shonen.
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.
One day, when they are caught in a sudden spring downpour, a young man suggests to Rika Ayano, a beautiful young woman he's just met, that they ride out the storm in a nearby coffee shop.
Following hot on the heels of Swallowing the Earth (1968-69), Tezuka's next project, I.L (pronounced "Aye-El"), was originally serialized in Big Comic from August 1969 to March 1970.
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
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Short Story: an all-in-one, self contained story that was published in a regular weekly/monthly periodical
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