Tezuka In English

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“A promise, is a promise. I’m here to trade places with you.”

“What?! B-but… y-you’re…”

The Buddhist monk, Sanzo, pays popular manga artist Osamu Tezuka a visit and tells him that if HE thinks it’s so easy to lead Son Goku and his friends on a journey to India to recover sacred Buddhist texts, then HE should try it for a while.  Tezuka soon learns it’s a lot easier to draw manga than to star in it.

From My Son-Goku (1952-59), Osamu Tezuka’s take on the traditional Chinese classic piece of literature, Journey to the West.

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I want to see my name in lights!

“I want to see my name in lights”

As many people know, Osamu Tezuka was a huge fan of the theatre.  So, it should really come as no surprise that he would sneak in a little hommage to the lights of (off) Broadway now and then.  For sharp-eyed readers may spot one of these in the background in Melody of Iron (1974-75).

Almost makes you wish there really was a stage play of Phoenix (1967-88).

I want to see my name in lights! was originally published on Tezuka In English

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fehyesvintagemanga: Unico and Barbara by Tezuka Osamu have been out of print for so long that some kind person decided to upload them to reader sites so that people who didn’t buy them in time don’t have to bankrupt themselves to read them!  Here are the links! I’m not sure I’d call the person kind, since you can buy them legitimately from emanga.com, for a reasonable price, and support more…

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fehyesvintagemanga: All these manga and more are available on emanaga.com!!   here are all their Tezuka manga: http://m.emanga.com/search?authorid=47

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“Like squeezing blood from a stone…” This self-portrait from June 1977 entitled “Tide” shows that the struggle of creating artwork was felt even by Osamu Tezuka himself.  It also reveals the answer to the burning question of just how does that beret always stay on anyway…

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Tonosuke finds out it’s not that easy to hold on to a fairy… but that’s what you get for getting mixed up in a case of stolen identity and a plot to steal a throne.

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Now THAT’s how you tower above the skyline. Of course one giant robot deserves a sparring partner, so it should come as no surprise that the Devil Garon will soon be duking it out with the leader of the rocket-men, Magma in an epic battle. This “calm before the storm” moment is brought to you by Osamu Tezuka’s take on the “giant robot” genre, Ambassador Magma (1965-67).

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Yep. Osamu Tezuka invented that too. One of the chapters featured in Tezuka’s Sci-Fi Anthology, Clockwork Apple (1969-73), “The Returnees” tells the story of a group of “space hippies” who answer a distress call and get a lot more than they bargained for.

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Ever wondered why Chad Cactus had his shirt off when he was dunking his wife in a tub of milk? Well, chances are, you never even thought twice about that memorable little scene from Tezuka’s Mr. Cactus (1951-54). Osamu Tezuka loved to tinker with his stories, and putting together the Osamu Tezuka Complete Manga Works editions provided him with a golden opportunity to do just that.  In many cases,…

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tezukainenglish: More innovative panel design by Osamu Tezuka, this time, courtesy of his samurai epic General Onimaru (1969).

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tezukainenglish: Escaping from a gang of criminals, two young orphans, Minoru and Marimo stumble into the laboratory of a scientist who has created a transporter machine that can take the pair anywhere they wish. 

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Stone Bridge Press has announced that next July they will be publishing The Osamu Tezuka Story: A Life in Manga and Anime…

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tezukainenglish: Say hello to Maria! When Yakeno Yahachi, better known to his friends as “Yakeppachi” (i.e.

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tezukainenglish: Can a lone rabbit stop a rampaging robot menace?  She can if she’s Captain Bokku, leader of the Milky Way Space Patrol… better known as the W3! This example of yet another plot to seek world domination gone astray comes courtesy of Osamu Tezuka’s sci-fi action/adventure series, Wonder 3 (1965-66).

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“So, these three samurai walk down the street, and…” …a neighbourhood in Osaka suddenly, and randomly, bursts into a scene from Westside Story. 

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“All life is sacred…”

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Help Publish "Wonder 3" by Osamu Tezuka creator of Astro Boy by digitalmanga — Kickstarter

Help Publish “Wonder 3” by Osamu Tezuka creator of Astro Boy by digitalmanga — Kickstarter

Help Publish “Wonder 3” by Osamu Tezuka creator of Astro Boy by digitalmanga — Kickstarter If the Tezuka Kickstarter for Wonder 3 is successful, I’ll create a Digital Companion (similar to the ones I did for Captain Ken and Ludwig B), which I will make available to all backers for free. It’s not a tier reward, it’s just a sincere thank you to all the great Tezuka fans who have backed a project to…

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