Moriyama is a well-off executive director of a high-class company, with a wife and two children. However, Moriyama isn't all he seems: He is in fact a Zainichi Korean who changed his name and identity after the war to shield himself from discrimination. One night, he is asked by an old friend to shelter a fellow countryman, Jo, who has come for his own reasons. Moriyama, who has distanced himself from his roots until now, must confront not only his heritage, but his past. A sealed one-shot of Tezuka's focusing on Zainichi Koreans, it has never been recollected or reprinted in any capacity.
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3 years agoIn an era where man has conquered the speed of sound, speed of light is naturally what man wishes to conquer next. Dontaro Aranami is the son of a world-famous pilot. One day, when he and his father attempt to go light speed, his father nearly dies. Dontaro and his mother go overseas to send him to a Swiss hospital when a military group attacks their train. This group, led by Colonel Gorbo of Uramecia, is plotting to seize rule of the land for himself. This is only the beginning of a large-scale frenzy over the Earth, where even unearthly beings participate... An SF action-dventure thriller with chaos, suffering, and a display of the cruelty of war. Also contains **Wonder-kun**: Wonder (real name: Kantaro) is an orphan who lives on an abandoned island lot in Tokyo with a pack of stray dogs. As Wonder begins to reconnect with human society properly, he finds himself having to protect his home from parties who wish to see it altered for their own deadly means... --- **Volume 340 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Chapter 13.1
3 years agoThe Diary of Ma-chan is the official debut work of Osamu Tezuka, who serialized it in 1946. It follows the life of a little preschooler named Ma-chan, and all of the shenanigans he gets wrapped up in. Also includes: - **Chinnen and Kyo-chan**: The daily life in Kyoto of Chinnen, a monk in training. - **A-chan B-ko-chan Expedition Log**: A long form gag-adventure story. A pair of siblings explore several areas and even worlds as they help find things and deal with issues for others. - **The Antenna Family**: A family comedy with themes of television. - **Gucchan**: The everyday life of the rambunctious little boy Gucchan, his family, and his group of friends. - **Lively Sei-chan**: A glimpse in the life of the spirited young Sei-chan, his family, and their daily troubles and fun. - **Chief Detective Kenichi** (Newspaper Chapters): An alternate serialization of *Chief Detective Kenichi.* An episodic series of two-page cases of differing natures involving the titular chief detective. - **Mrs. Denko**: A short series involving the chaotic daily life of a family while also showcasing electronics. - **Good Morning! Cusco**: Cusco is a widow from Peru who has just moved in with her brother's family. With her curious inventions, Cusco brings lots of chaos to those around her. --- **Volume 129 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Chapter 9.1
3 years agoA collection of one-shots done during the 1970s, all regarding some aspect of Tezuka's early life. Includes a reflection of his time at the famous Tokiwa-so. - **Record of the Life of Gachaboy** (がちゃぼい一代記, Gachaboy Ichidaiki, ALT. ENG. - The God of Manga): A reflection on Tezuka's career up to that point. Tezuka encounters the God of Manga right after the war, who nicknames Tezuka "Gachaboy". He is determined to see Tezuka become a great mangaka, no matter what - and restore manga's presence in Japan. - **Paper Fortress** (紙の砦, Kami no Toride): Right at the end of the war, Tezuka is doing manga in private in high school. He meets a girl who fully understands his situation, and they get along well. In a society where manga, dancing, and even informal relationships are forbidden, how will Tezuka, crazy about manga, keep on? - **Hungry Blues** (すきっ腹のブルース, Sukippara no Blues): Directly following *Paper Fortress*, Tezuka is now a hungry, desperate student with little luck on his path in manga. Things change when he comes across a young lady who works for a newspaper, and he manages to land a serial for it. However, in an era rife with turmoil and starvation, Tezuka's own stomach may prove to be a serious intrusion in not just his manga-making career, but his very life. - **Tokiwa-so Monogatari** (トキワ荘物語, ENG. - The Tale of Tokiwa-so): Part of a series recounting memories within the famous apartment complex, Tezuka showcases its history through commentary from the building itself! - **The Letter that Came** (という手紙がきた, Toiu Tegami ga Kita): Tezuka receives an ominous letter that may put him in hot water. - **Animal Tsurezuregusa** (動物つれづれ草, Doubutsu Tsurezuregusa): Two reflections on animals Tezuka had encountered in his early years - the first a horse, the second two tanuki. An excerpt of *Dotsuitare* featuring Tezuka is also included at the end. This excerpt is a compilation of scenes/segments of Tezuka's scenes. --- - **Animal Tsurezuregusa won the 21st Bungeishunju Manga Award in 1975, along with Tezuka's, very famous, Buddha** --- **Volume 274 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Chapter 7.1
3 years agoThe year is 1949. Crushed by the Allied Powers, occupied by General MacArthur’s armies, Japan has been experiencing massive change. Agricultural reform is dissolving large estates and redistributing plots to tenant farmers—terrible news, if you’re landowners like the archconservative Tenge family. For patriarch Sakuemon, the chagrin of one of his sons coming home alive from a P.O.W. camp instead of having died for the Emperor is topped only by the revelation that another of his is consorting with “the reds.” What solace does he have but his youngest Ayako, apple of his eye, at once daughter and granddaughter? [Official English](https://kodansha.us/series/ayako/) --- **Volumes 197-199 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Chapter 19.1
3 years agoStory created for Osamu Tezuka's 90th birthday. Inspired by his 1979 work, "Lunn flies into the Wind"/"Run ha Kaze no Naka".
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3 years agoIn the 22nd century, Prof. Kagami creates a time machine. Due to an incident, however, he leaves his only son in 19th century Tokyo. His son is taken in by a pickpocket named Konnyaku no Oden, who names him Komasuke. Komasuke's parents locate him, but realizing the futility in separating him from Oden, decide to return to the future - but leave behind a book describing a future world... --- **Volume 51 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Chapter 1
3 years ago(from MangaUpdates) The Secret of Piron: An alien boy crashed to Earth and hiding from his pursuers, with a little help from two boys he meets. Sangoro of the Mountains: About a boy raised by the creatures of the forest, who act remarkably human… --- **Volume 318 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Chapter 10
3 years ago*A work of two parts: the second never finished due to the magazine suspending publication.* **Part 1 (Vol 1-3)**: **"Long, long ago, humans lived almost the same as beasts… If you got hungry, you could just find something to kill and eat it. If someone attacked you, kill them too. Everything was kill to survive, kill to survive. Then people started acting smart and making laws. The laws kept them from doing pretty much everything they wanted to do. Beasts, on the other hand, still have no laws, or etiquette. I predict the day will come when an almost mutant breed of humans will appear, sinking to the level of beasts for freedom… Here, I will call them *Vampires…*"** A young boy, Toppei, visits Osamu Tezuka at his anime studio, Mushi Pro, one morning imploring Tezuka to hire him. Tezuka hires Toppei, who makes himself an active part of the team, but as time goes on, the Mushi Pro staff begin to pick up on Toppei's bizarre tendencies... **Part 2 (Vol 4)**: A certain fellow has made it out of the events of Part 1, now set on using a newly introduced species, the Weko, to attain domination. The Weko, the natural foil to the Vampires, are a dying species. Past and present are interweaved, explaining the history and sightings of the Weko, as one of them finds himself wrapped up in that man's scheme... Tezuka's parody of Shakespeare's Macbeth. --- **Volumes 142-144, 320 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Chapter 29.1
3 years ago*Unrelated to Rainbow Parakeet* A shojo one-shot compilation with themes and elements of dance, music, and theater. Lune Kordok is a young man who has come to Warsaw in pursuit of attending its conservatory, in a time where Russians aggressively make their presence known. He makes friends with both Joseph, a man who works at a second-hand shop , and the young Frederic Chopin. However, Lune had died two months prior of pneumonia. What is Lune's true nature, and how will he affect the two other men? In addition to the above (serialized in Weekly Shocomi, 1975/10/05-10/26), also includes: - **The Curtains Are Also Blue Tonight** (カーテンは今夜も青い, Curtain wa Konya mo Aoi); Shojo, New Year's Special Issue 1958/01 - Chitori, a young theater actress, has a deep fear of the color red. The color red keeps appearing before her, and it seems to be set deliberately - who is after her, and why does she fear red so much? - **The Merchant of Venice** (ベニスの商人, Venice no Shounin); Middle School First Year Course Supplement 1959/04 - Tezuka adapts Shakespeare's famous comedy with a modern flavor and even more humor. - **Peacock Shell** (孔雀貝, Kujakugai); Shojo Club Supplement, 06/58 - A young architect washes up on a certain island that has closed itself off from the rest of the world. He falls in love with Lima, the princess of the island, as he finds himself involved in its affairs. This all intertwines with the legend surrounding four rocks near the island - a peacock-colored shell is underwater near one of them, and should it be found, love will be secured.... - **Song of the White Peacock** (白くじゃくの歌, Shiro Kujaku no Uta); Nakayoshi Summer Vacation Issue 1959/09/15 - Yuri Ogawa never knew what happened to her father, who went missing during the war. However, one day, she and her mother are introduced to a white peacock that he kept on the battlefield. Yuri wants to be a pianist, and she and her peacock become big stars... --- **Volume 87 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Chapter 5.1
3 years agoIchiro Kitamura ("Icchi") is a young man who, due to a near-death experience he had when he was little, has to attend night school. On his way back from school one night, Ichiro encounters something truly out of this world - a procession of ghosts! A conversation with a reporter in the city reveals that Ichiro is not the only one to have come across paranormal encounters as of late. Then, Ichiro happens to see a girl at the train station, but she, too, has ties to the ghosts... --- **Volume 247 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Chapter 4.1
3 years agoSeinen (and one Josei) One-shot compilation focusing on insincerity, revenge, and the two-faced nature of men. Includes the following: - **The Record of Peter Kürten** (ペーター・キュルテンの記録, Peter Kürten no Kiroku, ALT. ENG. - The Tale of Peter Kürten) - Manga biography on the infamous serial killer also known by the moniker *"The Vampire of Düsseldorf"*. Peter Kürten, a former prisoner-of-war, forms an idealistic couple with his wife and is a devoted unionist at meetings. In actuality he is a sexually perverted serial killer nicknamed the Vampire of Düsseldorf who taunts the police with escalating murders. After one of the murders, the police force a fake confession from another man, causing Peter to angrily reveal the truth to his wife, who gives him up to the police. At trial it is revealed that Peter is actually a criminal with a history of incest, bestiality, arson, and murder. When his lawyer tries to defend him by claiming madness, Peter angrily exclaims that his actions are revenge against the bourgeois. Peter is executed by guillotine. (Tezuka based the story on the work of Shunsuke Tsurumi) - **Sensual Nights** (もの憂げな夜, Monouge na Yoru) - A wealthy Japanese playboy visits Vietnam to seduce a woman who has supposedly stopped aging while waiting for her sweetheart who was taken away by soldiers. As he is in the middle of preparing to have sex with her, his contact tells him that the woman's man was taken away by the Japanese army during the Pacific War, causing a deep hatred of Japanese people in her. He panics, but recovers when the woman reacts by offering him her body. When she fights back against his attempts at intimacy, he tells her that her lover is likely dead and forces himself on her. The man then sees a sight of a wrinkled old woman that startles him so much he jumps out of the window. The woman he had seduced was actually the daughter of the unaging woman and her sweetheart, and his contact was her fiancé. - **Lord Iechika Mogami** (最上殿始末, Mogami-dono Shimatsu) - Piipii, a meager farmer, dreams of being a samurai so he can support his wife and their four children. One day he is employed by a lord to be his double, and Piipii's family is secretly killed. Piipii trains to be a lord, grooming and dressing himself to be the spitting image of the lord. As a test, the lord tells him to give the order to open the castle gates. Piipii rides back to visit his family, only to learn about their deaths. On the lord's wedding day, his double is supposed to replace him during the wedding ceremony to protect him from any attempts on his life. During the switch, Piipii murders the lord and consummates the marriage with the lady Sasa instead. When she learns of his identity, the lady has an affair with a syphilitic beggar, and kills herself. The disease spreads to Piipii and Sasa gets her revenge. - **The Lady of the Rhine** (ラインの館にて, Rhine no Yakata nite) - A Japanese woman accompanies her husband on a business trip to Düsseldorf. She catches him having an affair, and when she confronts him, he leaves her. As she desperately searches for him in the streets, the woman is hit by a car and is hospitalized for a month. When she recovers, she visits her benefactor Lady Rathwood, the owner of a castle they had visited earlier. As she lives with Lady Rathwood, the woman learns of her hatred for men and her hatred for her husband is kindled. One day she discovers that the car she was hit with belongs to Lady Rathwood and she witnesses Lady Rathwood taking off the disguise of the woman who seduced her husband. Lady Rathwood calls her husband to the castle and gives the woman a knife, telling her to take her revenge. The woman refuses and goes back to her husband. - **Fire Mountain** (火の山, Hi no Yama, ALT. ENG. - The Thief Akikazu Inoue) - Time is during the Second World War. The ruffian Akikazu Inoue (whose first name could also be read as Showa) went to the Sobetsu village in Hokkaido, became an assistant of Mr. Masao Mimatsu, an observer of Showa Shinzan, which rapidly generated. The description that Mikami lived for the observation and protection of Showa Shinzan was based on a true story. --- **Volume 265 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Chapter 5.1
3 years ago*Tezuka completely redrew this from memory for the Tezuka 400 when this version was presumed lost. It was later rediscovered and collected in the Tezuka bunko.* The young Pete jumps aboard a ship captained by a friend of his late father. With a treasure map he left behind in his hands, he and the captain embark on an adventure to hunt it down. However, pesky pirates - like Bowarl and his crew - get in the way, also seeking the treasure for themselves! What sort of island is Treasure Island? And who will get the treasure first? Sakai is credited for the 'story' of this edition due to the many cuts and alterations he made, including the ending of the manga. Tezuka was not pleased with his edits, and did not consider it a work he did by himself. When collected in the Complete Works, the original was presumed lost, so Tezuka redrew the whole work from memory, restoring the cuts (such as Peter Pan). This edition is more of a 2/3koma compared to the 1984 definitive edition, which is a 4Koma.
Chapter 17.1
3 years agoAs Mustachio and Kenichi make their way through the hustle and bustle of Tokyo, they overhear a muffled scream from a parcel carried by an old man. Ever the curious type, Private Detective Mustachio follows the old man to his home, finding out that he is a scientist, Professor Yamadano. When confronting Yamadano over the package and his intentions, Yamadano breaks his silence and reveals the discovery he made during a visit to Horseshoe Island. A discovery that has very grim implications... The final installment in Tezuka's SF "World Trilogy" filled with Conspiracy, Political Turmoil, and Hardship. --- **Volumes 45 and 46 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Chapter 51.5
3 years agoKenichi, a 20-year-old man, took an entrance exam into college, but fails it for the third straight year. That day, he came across a traffic accident where it appeared that a giant robot went crazy and disrupted the flow of traffic. He meets a person by the name of Mitchy who is trying to save the remaining survivors. Who is this Mitchy person and what does this "Red Party" fraction have to do with the giant robot? Adapted from "Metropolis" by Tezuka Osamu.
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3 years agoThe story begins with a scientist, Dr. Yorkshire Bell, noting that dinosaurs flourished and became extinct when they advanced beyond their ability to adapt to change. Giant mammals, such as the saber-toothed tiger and the mammoth, came and went the same way… --- **Volume 44 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Chapter 1
3 years ago**Bang** A shot goes off in the night. Scientist Ryohei Jagata is shot dead by an unknown assailant in his home. The assailant then steals a precious, and mysterious, stone hidden in Jagata's eye socket. He then makes his escape, but not before alerting Jagata's butler, Hanawa and Mimio. Mimio and Hanawa investigate what happened before running into the famous detective Shunsaku Ban, Mr. Mustachio. Mustachio overheard the gunshot as he was close by when it happened. After inquiring into why Jagata may have been targeted, Mimio brings Mustachio to the lab where he was born. Who is the assailant, what are his intentions, and what is the true nature of the mysterious stone? Tezuka's famous SF work, filled with Adventure, Mystery, and Tragedy! Part of the famous "World Trilogy" consisting of this work, "Nextworld", and "Metropolis". "Lost World" possesses 5 different versions. The most famous one, this version, is the fourth. The Private Edition, which is also on MangaDex, is the very first version. --- **Volume 130 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Chapter 19.1
3 years agoDororo Bon (どろろ梵) is a spin-off series written and illustrated by Daisuke Dōke, conceived as a continuation and reimagining of the original manga's ending. 500 years after first series events Hyakkimaru is reincarnated as a woman, still with his past curse hunting him. She continues her journey to take her body parts back from the demons, including Dororo who had become a demon herself.
Chapter 38
3 years ago**"Tokyo swallows and digests tens of millions of human beings, then expels them. And here is some of the excrement: her name is Barbara."** (from ebookjapan): Yosuke Mikura, a popular and indulgent novelist, meets a shabby girl named Barbara at a train station. Ever since she's been staying at his house, MIKURA's inspiration has been brilliant and he finds himself on top of the world. ...Is she a demon or a goddess? A mysterious tale of an artist's glory and pain! [Official English](https://emanga.com/products/barbara?variant=32122317702) --- Link to the Live Action Film Adaptation's Trailer on **[YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2vKPj8gxkA)** --- **Volumes 145 and 146 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Chapter 15.1
3 years agoAmidst the chaos of World War II, two Japanese soldiers hear of Zephyrus, an utterly captivating woman rumored to exist on an island in the South Pacific. The tales of this bold enchantress seducing men to their dooms are both chilling and fascinating. Over twenty years pass, and Zephyrus resurfaces in Japan, seemingly unchanged, to wield her mysterious power over men once more. The one man immune to Zephyrus' charms is simple drunkard, Gohonmatsu Seki, son of one of the wartime soldiers. Employed to spy on Zephyrus, what will Gohonmatsu uncover about her ultimate plot to create international discord and consume the world of men? What brought this woman to conspire for decades against patriarchal society -against an entire gender- and can anything be done to stop her plans? [Official English](https://emanga.com/collections/osamu-tezuka/products/swallowing-the-earth) --- **Volumes 259 and 260 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Chapter 20.1
3 years agoJames Block is a former sports star whose criminal endeavors landed him in jail. In prison he meets "Dr. F", a strange old man who tells James about a beam that can turn living things invisible. After escaping from prison, James finds and uses the laser on himself. But, because the beam has not been perfected yet, it only rendered his skin invisible, leaving his insides visible to the outside. Angered at his disfigurement, James takes the name "Alabaster" and begins eliminating the hypocrites and the boastful. He is joined by Ami Ozawa, the granddaughter of "Doctor F", who was rendered invisible after the doctor used his pregnant daughter as an "F Beam" test subject. On their trail is Rock, a vicious FBI agent. [Official English](https://emanga.com/products/alabaster-vol-1?variant=32122232710) --- **Volumes 89 and 90 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Chapter 10
3 years agoIn the wilderness of Hokkaido, the Ainu people of Japan live in harmony with nature. Kotan Nakamura is a young Ainu boy living peacefully until he meets a tiger one day. This tiger, Dan, has escaped from a train that was carrying him to a zoo. Together, they discover mysterious ruins hidden underneath the ground. Within the ruins, Kotan and Dan discover an old man named Upopo living there. He tells the boy and the tiger about three keys to a fantastic treasure. As it so happens, the evil Sekkoku Kou is also searching for the treasure and shoots Upopo. Before he dies, Upopo gives one of the keys to Kotan. Now, Kotan and Dan find themselves involved in an ugly battle as numerous villains track them down to try to get the three keys so they can claim the treasure. [Official English](https://emanga.com/collections/osamu-tezuka/products/brave-dan-revised-edition) --- **Volume 29 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Chapter 3
3 years ago(from mangaupdates): Tezuka himself is a main character in this volume, a mangaka who finds himself in a science fiction story about robots and transforming creatures. This is an adaptation of the tokusatsu series Thunder Mask. --- **Volume 270 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Chapter 5
3 years ago(from ebookjapan): Highly intelligent birds have exterminated humans and become the rulers of the earth! However, the bird society that was born to correct the evolutionary distortion on the earth is not an ideal world, and it soon begins follow the same path as human society. What will become of the decadent avian society...?! Also contains the Otona Manga (Adult Manga) "The Story of Fumbling Animals". Licensed in English by Ablaze as "Tomorrow the Birds". --- **Volumes 94 and 95 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Chapter 4
3 years ago