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A collection of one-shots done during the 1970s (and one from 1980), 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** : 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**: 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** - **Tokiwa-so Monogatari** - **The Letter that Came** - **Animal Tsurezuregusa** An excerpt of *Dotsuitare* featuring Tezuka is also included at the end. --- **Volume 274 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Genre(s): Thriller, Historical, Romance, Comedy, Crime, Military, Gore, Drama, School Life, Slice Of Life, Tragedy
Updated Time: Mar 14, 2023
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1876. Takonosuke Arashi is sent by his shogun to deliver a top secret letter regarding U.S.-Japan trade to Washington D.C. However, he soon is involved in a grand chase for Napoleon\'s treasure, with multiple parties interested in it for their own ulterior motives. It\'s an age of adventure! --- **Volume 40 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Genre(s): Thriller, Historical, Action, Animals, Comedy, Crime, Martial Arts, Samurai, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Tragedy
Updated Time: Mar 08, 2023
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One day a boy named Pete finds a map of \"Treasure Island\" that his deceased father left behind. He starts on a voyage to find it together with \"Captain,\" who was a friend of his father. But his ship is attacked by pirates, led by Bowarl, and the two are caught. When a storm hits the pirate ship, the two are thrown into the sea and washed up on the shore of a solitary island in the southern ocean. To their surprise, this island is the one they have been looking for… The manga that made Tezuka famous. It is an action-adventure drama inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson\'s book. This is the redone version for the Tezuka 400 Complete Works. When time came to collect NTI for the Complete Works, Tezuka had promised that *All* of his works would get collected, but the original version was presumed lost. Tezuka, wishing to keep on his promise, decided to redraw the entire manga from memory. The version restored characters previously cut (like Peter Pan). The original ending was also restored, making this the definitive version of *New Treasure Island*. Among other alterations, this 1984 version is a 4Koma manga whereas the original was a mix of 2/3Koma. [Official English](https://emanga.com/collections/osamu-tezuka/products/new-treasure-island) --- **Volume 281 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Genre(s): Thriller, Action, Animals, Comedy, Crime, Survival, Adventure, Magic, 4-Koma, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Updated Time: Mar 08, 2023
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Cactus Sam is just your regular, ordinary cowboy, but give him just a sip of milk and transforms from a calm, congenial fellow, into the rootin-est, tootin-est, two-gun shootin-est cowpoke you ever did see… And it just so happens his parents own the local \"Milk-Hall.\" Join \"Cactus\" on his adventures, as he makes some new friends and battles unsavory characters across the Old West - with his trusty six-shooter in one hand, and a nice, ice-cold cold, glass of milk in the other. --- **Volume 69 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Genre(s): Thriller, Historical, Action, Psychological, Comedy, Crime, Survival, Adventure, Drama, Tragedy
Updated Time: Mar 08, 2023
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Lemon Kid, the only son of a rancher, decides that he wishes to become an outlaw. When another outlaw, Melon Kid, comes to his home, they flee together. Melon Kid, however, isn\'t too sure that Lemon Kid should be on this path. Also includes the short serial \"Black Canyon\" --- **Volume 70 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Genre(s): Thriller, Historical, Action, Comedy, Crime, Survival, Adventure, Drama, Slice Of Life, Mystery, Tragedy
Updated Time: Mar 08, 2023
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In 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 tosend 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**
Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Psychological, Shounen, Tragedy
Updated Time: May 29, 6000
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A collection of SF one-shots by Tezuka from different magazines. --- **Volume 80 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**
Genre(s): Sci-fi, Psychological, Animals, Romance, Comedy, Survival, Drama, Slice Of Life, Supernatural, Mystery
Updated Time: Feb 09, 2024
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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**
Genre(s): Psychological, Romance, Comedy, Survival, Mafia, Philosophical, Drama, Slice Of Life
Updated Time: Sep 24, 2023
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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**
Genre(s): Thriller, Sci-fi, Historical, Action, Psychological, Romance, Comedy, Mecha, Survival, Adventure, Military, Drama, Police, Tragedy
Updated Time: Sep 29, 2023
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Ichirui Hanri is an ordinary accountant serving his master. Though innocent, he is ordered to commit hara-kiri after being entangled in some trouble in his master\'s house. Just then, a witch named Sudama appears. She signs a contract with Hanri to obtain his soul in exchange for fulfilling three of his wishes. Hanri gets what he wants...but the price he pays is too high. An enchanting supernatural fable from Osamu Tezuka, known worldwide as the “Godfather of Manga” and the most influential person of the past century in the development of Japanese manga and anime.\"
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Updated Time: May 29, 6000
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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**
Genre(s): Thriller, Action, Animals, Comedy, Crime, Mafia, Adventure, Office workers, Military, Drama, Police, Mystery
Updated Time: Nov 21, 2023
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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**
Genre(s): Thriller, Historical, Action, Demons, Psychological, Ghosts, Romance, Comedy, Survival, Adventure, Magic, Drama, Fantasy, Supernatural, Tragedy
Updated Time: Dec 02, 2023
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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**
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Updated Time: Feb 27, 2024
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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**
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Updated Time: Feb 27, 2024
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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**
Genre(s): Thriller, Sci-fi, Historical, Action, Comedy, Adventure, Drama, Aliens, Mystery
Updated Time: May 24, 2024
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