After living in Transylvania for several years, "Earl Dracula" (as Osamu Tezuka's official website calls him in English) has moved to Japan. In the Nerima Ward of Tokyo, he and his daughter, Chocola, and faithful servant Igor continue to live in the castle. --- **Volumes 248-250 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

Black Jack is an "unregistered" doctor with a clouded, mysterious past. He works with his little assistant Pinoko (who has a massive crush on the doctor), dealing with medical cases not very well known, which can be strange, dangerous, or not known at all. But he is a genius, and can save almost any of his patients' lives (as long as they have the money for it), and is known to many around the world, especially to those of medicine and science. He's a man of science himself, and does not believe much until he has seen it, yet it is many times he is surprised by love and nature often overpowering the science he bases his life in. Out of a total of 243 chapters chapter 113.5: 'U-18 Knew' was released in a Weekly Shonen Champion special issue and thos it's unnumbered. Also, 11 chapters were not included in the Vertical English release, out of those 11 chapters: 3 were exclusively Included in the hardcover editions of volumes 1-3, and 5 of them are labeled as [Sealed](http://tezukainenglish.com/wp/?page_id=573) meaning they have been excluded from almost every collected release because they were controversial or Osamu wasn't happy with them. --- - **Won the 1st Kodansha Manga Award for Shonen in 1977, which it shared with Tezuka's other serial, Three-Eyed One** - **Won the 4th Japan Cartoonists Association Special Excellence Award in 1975** --- **Volumes 151-168, 366 and 367, 370 and 371 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works** --- ### Links * alternative official raw: [Kodansha](https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/title?code=1000005202) * new edition: [Akita Shoten](https://www.akitashoten.co.jp/series/1828) * complete edition: [Fukkan](https://www.fukkan.com/fk/CartSearchDetail?i_no=68320833)

Part 2 of the Black Jack celebration. Featuring one-shots by Shojo and Josei mangaka.

Celebratory one-shot compilation featuring various mangaka doing their own contributions for Osamu Tezuka's masterwork. Volume 1 mangaka: HAZUKI Kyo IOGI Juichi KIKUCHI Shouta KITAMI Ken'ichi KONDO Yoshifumi MURAO Mio SATOU Makoto SERIZAWA Naoki TAGUCHI Masayuki TAKAKURA Atsuko TEZUKA Makoto Volume 2 mangaka: AOIKE Yasuko INUI Yoshihiko NAGAI Go ch.10 Okazaki Takashi SHIBATA Masahiro TACHIHARA Ayumi TAGAMI Yoshihisa TAKAGUCHI Satosumi TEZUKA Makoto YAGAMI Ken YAMADA Naito YOSHITOMI Akihito

A collection of SF one-shots by Tezuka from different magazines. - **SF Fancy Free** - 9 short SF emonogatari with a touch of whimsy that observe and comment on human nature. - **Dauberman** - **Shammy 1000** - **The Seven-Day Terror** - **The Stranger** --- **Volume 80 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

"Barbara" was originally serialized by Osamu Tezuka from 1973 to 1974. The original story tells of an encounter between the novelist, Yosuke Mikura, and the mysterious woman with an alcohol addiction, Barbara. In celebration of the live-action film adaptation directed by Tezuka's son Makoto, Go Nagai, friend of Tezuka and master artist, brings a unique interpretation of this world. A dream collaboration between the two great masters... Is born here and now!! [From the back of the book] This story can also be considered a sequel. This time the mystical Barbara has charmed a painter, Kyosuke Mitamura. And later a musician, Goro Nikaido. Both are excellent artist in their own fields but their careers have hit a slump. Is Barbara the remedy for these men's artistic struggles or is she only poison for their work? Includes bonus story "Go To Travel" about Tezuka’s and Nagai’s trip to San Diego, USA in 1980.

One of Osamu Tezuka’s earliest works, The Story of a Miracle Forest (1949) was published as a book-length stand-alone adventure by Tokodo in June 1949. Once upon a time, there was a magical forest, full of miracles, where all the animals lived together in peace and harmony. However, when the Grand Duke of Dahlia sends his men to go cut down the trees, the Goddess of Miracles vows to stop him. Collected in Volume 323 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works "[Four Fencers of the Forest](https://mangadex.org/title/73704e09-d15d-44a4-92fd-b9c2769da6bc/four-fencers-of-the-forest)"

A pair of twin brothers were raised in poverty - but in reality, they're princes, being raised as such to protect them from a witch's curse... Contains other gag one-shots in the second half. --- **Volume 323 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

Starts with the story of a scientist kidnapped by Martians to help them with their experiments. The second story, [Rocket King,](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=156880) is a gag one-shot about a professor and a young boy traveling through Egypt when they stumble across a mystery. --- **Volume 339 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

On Feb 9th, 1989, legendary manga author Osamu Tezuka died after a prolonged hospital stay due to Stomach Cancer. Months later, Asahi Journal ran a Special issue as homage to Tezuka's legacy. In this issue, a bunch of his contemporaries, as well as some of his own assistants, drew up tribute pages to mourn their fallen colleague. This listing is for the translated tribute pages.

One night, Ryosuke Jagata is murdered by a thief after a hidden jewel on his person. His butler and rabbit boy Mimio (Mimi-chan) take quick notice. They soon butt heads with Mustachio, a private detective, who decides to take up the case. Mustachio, wanting more information, comes to the laboratory of Prof. Hoyoku Shikishima, a scientist experimenting with giving animals human souls. Meanwhile, the planet Mamango makes the rounds. Said to be a part of the Earth from long ago, it is now steadily coming closer toward the Earth... Shikishima is researching this planet, and what Jagata was murdered over may be connected to this. The original version of Lost World done in Tezuka's middle school days. Very close to the final version, but has a great number of differences. --- **Volumes 360 and 361 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

The direct sequel to Princess Knight, focusing on Prince Daisy and Princess Violetta, the twin children of Sapphire and Franz. [Official English](https://kodansha.us/series/the-twin-knights/) --- **Volume 53 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

Sapphire is the Prince of Silverland - however, Sapphire is actually a girl. At birth, she was born with both a boy's heart and a girl's heart thanks to a prank pulled by the cherub Tink. Her parents, without a son, decide to raise her as a boy, and even dress her as such. Several plots threaten to undermine not just Sapphire, but Silverland itself. Can Sapphire keep her homeland safe? Note: Different from the 1953 version that was serialized in Shojo Club. This version includes characters (like Captain Blood) that were not in the previous version, as well as a different plot. [Official English](https://kodansha.us/series/princess-knight/) --- **Volumes 4-6 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

Apollo´s Song follows the tragic journey of Shogo, a young man whose abusive childhood has instilled in him a loathing for love so profound he finds himself compelled to acts of violence when he is witness to any act of intimacy or affection whether by human or beast. His hate is such that the gods intervene, cursing Shogo to experience love throughout the ages ultimately to have it ripped from his heart every time. From the Nazi atrocities of World War II to a dystopian future of human cloning, Shogo loses his heart, in so doing, healing the psychic scars of his childhood hatred. Chapter 6. A Tezuka One-Shot that was included in the Complete Works release of Apollo's Song but not included in either English release of Apollo's Song. It tells the story of two brothers, one a cop and the other an aspiring songwriter, who find themselves mixed up in the student protests of the late 1960's in Japan that are being led by a Christ-like folk singer. [Official English](https://kodansha.us/series/apollos-song/) --- **Volumes 35-37 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

Saburo Onishi (or "Sabutan") wanders into a four-dimensional world through a crack in the wall of a underground road under construction. There he gains the ability to stop time. He decides to use this ability to help people. --- **Volumes 56 and 57 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

This is a collection of loosely interconnected stories where the main characters are all animals, especially the tiger who is the hero of the first book. Stories collected: Volume 1 - - Tigerland タイガーランド Volume 2 - - Akuemon 悪右衛門 - Genjin ishi no monogatari 原人イシの物語 - Teizoku tenshi 低俗天使 Volume 3 - - Korosuke no hashi ころすけの橋 - Canon カノン - Amefuri kozo 雨ふり小僧 - Roro's Journey (Roro no tabi) ロロの旅 - Glass Brain (Gurasu no nou) グラスの脳 Volume 4 - - - - - Lunn flies into the Wind (Run wa kaze no naka) るんは風の中 Volume 5 Volume 6 Volume 7 Volume 8 - - Dari to no saikai ダリとの再会 - Hanatare jodo はなたれ浄土 - Kojiki hime runpenera こじき姫ルンペネラ --- **Volumes 121-128 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

Tezuka, poet Kodama Tanima, and reporter Rock visit Fossil Island, tended to by Gansaku, the elderly owner of the only inn on the island. On the night of their stay, they are visited by curious and fantastical dreams of all sorts relating to the rocks on the island. What worlds will these dreams bring them to? Also includes two shojo short serials: - **Robin-chan** (ロビンちゃん): Ruri is a girl who resides with a baron, longing for the return of her missing brother. One day, a young man named Robin comes by ship to the baron's mansion. This young man could very well be the key to finding her brother... - **The Maidens of Tatsugafuchi** (龍が淵の乙女, Tatsugafuchi no Otome): The tale of two sisters who disguise themselves as samurai in their search for the Munen no Tama, the crest of their family. --- **Volume 73 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

In the country of Goldland, it is prohibited to have a princess succeed the throne. When the queen has a daughter, she decides to raise her as a boy, and have her identity be a secret. However, Sapphire would occasionally don girl's clothes. One day, disguised as a girl, Sapphire meets Franz Charming, a prince from another country. Not knowing the truth of her identity, they fall in love. However, Duke Duralumin, a distant relative to Goldland's king, is plotting to overthrow him... Note: Different from the 1963 version that was serialized in Nakayoshi. This version is shorter and does not include characters like Captain Blood. --- **Volumes 85 and 86 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

Kenichi is the chief detective of a boy's detective organization. With his assistant Donguri, a mynabird, Kenichi will face all sorts of cases all around the globe. --- **Volumes 134 and 135 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

A collection of science fiction stories Osamu Tezuka did for shonen magazines during the 1960's. Contains the following: Volume 1: - **The Great Zeo** (偉大なるゼオ, Idainaru Zeo) - **The Unsurfacing of the SSN Bathys** (バチス号浮上せず, Bachisu-gō Fujo Sezu) - **2 Minus 2 Equals 2** (2から2を消せば2, 2 Kara 2 o Keseba 2) - **The Human Ranch** (人間牧場, Ningen Bokujo) - **It's Only You Now!** (最後はきみだ！, Saigo wa Kimida!) - **SOS From Space** (宇宙からのSOS, Uchu Kara no SOS) - **Ray Gun Jack** (光線銃（レイ・ガン）ジャック, Kosen Ju (Ray Gun) Jakku) - **Someone's Gone Crazy!** (だれかが狂ってる！Dare Ka ga Kurutteru!) - **Blue Shadow Behind the Back Net** (バックネットの青い影, Back Net no Aoi Kage) Volume 2: - **The Sound of the Devil** (悪魔の音, Akuma no Oto) - **The Life and Times of the Dawson Family** (ドースン一家の記録, Dawson Ikka no Kiroku) - **Secret Order Number 3** (秘密指令第3号, Himitsu Shirei Dai 3-go) - **The Eyes in the Building** (ビルの中の目, Biru no Nakanome) - **The 3 Who Peeked into the Future** (未来をのぞく3人, Mirai o Nozoku 3-ri) - **7AM in the Basement** (午前7時の地下室, Gozen 7-ji no Chikashitsu) - **The Moment** (刹那（せつな）, Setsuna) - **A Bullet Hole in the Wilderness** (荒野の弾痕, Koya no Dankon) --- **Volumes 78 and 79 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

Invited to Nazi Germany during World War II, Dr. Asagumo is asked by Hitler to collaborate with him on the research of the new weapon "Big X". Concerned about the possible effects of the completion of Big X, Dr. Asagumo intentionally delays the progress of the research, conspiring with his co-researcher, the devious Dr. Engel. Immediately before Germany is defeated by the Allies, Dr. Asagumo implants a card inscribed with the secret of Big X in his son, Shigeru, and is then shot to death by the German army. Twenty years later, the card is discovered in the body of Shigeru, who is then living in Tokyo. Soon, an organization claiming alliance with the Nazis appears, steals the card, and completes the Big X project. Dr. Engel's grandson has joined the Nazi Alliance. The completed Big X is then revealed to be a drug that can expand the human body without limitation. Recovering Big X from the enemy, Shigeru's son Akira fearlessly challenges the Nazi Alliance and Hans Engel, who are plotting to conquer the world. --- **Volumes 243-246 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

Miyamoto Musashi is a boy who has come all the way to the city to check out the studio of Matsuma Dan, a longtime director of manga movies (anime films). After having his work evaluated by him, Dan tells Musashi that his work is dead and lifeless: films live on and about. Not long after, Musashi comes across Sasaki Kojiro, a boy from a wealthy family who also aims to do manga movies. No matter how many times the two team up and split off, and no matter how many times they drift off their paths and return to them, their future lies with manga movies. A retelling of the rivalry between Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojiro, but in 1950's Japan, as they venture into the worlds of anime production and manga magazines. --- **Volume 55 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

One night, a man with a mysterious trunk of gold comes to stay at a hotel. By the next morning, he has vanished, leaving behind his trunk. The man went by the name of Shunsuke Ohtori - but the name actually belonged to a reporter who had never went to that hotel. Shunsuke finds himself, along with some others, wrapped up in the mystery of the trunk. There are also several parties after the trunk for their own ulterior motives. Just who was that man, and what is inside the trunk? An early gekiga work of Tezuka, serialized in a newspaper. --- **Volume 58 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**

A one-shot compilation with themes of suffering, crime, and betrayal, incorporating elements from gekiga. - **Cave In** (落盤, Rakuban): A young man gets to the bottom of a mining incident from 20 years ago that isn't what it seems. - **The Flowers and the Ruffians** (花とあらくれ, Hana to Arakure): Ken is sent to a cabin that houses other vicious men in the barren north. His goal? Plant seeds, and have them flower on the land, no matter what. - **Decisive Battle at Cannibal's Cape** (人食岬の決戦, Hito-shoku Misaki no Kessen): A team of soldiers is weary from long battle on an island. Some are willing to go to great extremes - even if it means some may be expendable... - **The Ghost of the Jet Base** (ジェット基地の幽霊, Jet Kichi no Yūrei): Detective Hazama is called to investigate paranormal activity at an air base, but finds himself wrapped up in more than he bargained for. - **Fire Valley** (火の谷, Hi no Tani): In the Wild West, a young boy searches for the man who killed his father. Rumors of a cursed yet powerful pistol are about - one said to literally be possessed by a demon - and they interest the men of the local saloon. What connection could there be? - **Tatsumaki Voyage Log** (タツマキ号航海記, Tatsumaki-gō Kōkaigi): Shichiro is a boy who lives by the sea, and was found as a baby in an abandoned ship. One day, he learns that he is not his parents' blood son, which causes him great distress. Not long after, the red algae that are a key source of revenue in his town are dying off. What begins as an investigation of the cause turns out to be a long journey linked to Shichiro's heritage. - **Wings and Stardust** (羽と星くず, Hane to Hoshikuzu): An emonogatari. A pair of wings made of a mysterious substance are found in the stratosphere by an astronaut. Through a tumultuous string of events, they end up in the possession of the young Kazuo. But there are other parties interested in Kazuo's wings as well - yet Kazuo only wishes to have the wings better the lives of his community. And so Kazuo goes on his own journey, his fate bound with the wings... --- **Volume 319 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**