Osamu Tezuka

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  • Bibliography:
    157 Books
  • First Book:
    March 1993
  • Latest Book:
    December 2024
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Book List in Order: 157 titles

  • John Byrne's Next Men Ltd. Volume 1

    Collects John Byrne's Next Men #0-6. *Five mutates from Project Next Men escape the elaborate decades-long secret experiment to find themselves in a completely unfamiliar world. During a mysterious encounter in the desert, Bethany, Nathan, Danny, Jac...

  • Danger Unlimited

    In 1960, four heroes fought to save the world. In 2060, who will fight to reclaim it? A freak accident gave four friends strength and abilities that set them apart from normal men, and they used these abilities to fight the tide of evil as Danger Unl...

  • Tarzan in The Land That Time Forgot and The Pool of Time

    Lya Billings is the greatest female athlete in the world. She competes like a woman possessed, which she is, by the shame of whatever her mother is hiding. When Lya goes in search of her mother's secrets, she is lost at sea, somewhere off the coast o...

  • Adolf: An Exile in Japan

  • Adolf: The Half-Aryan

  • Adolf, Volume 3: The Half-Aryan

  • Adolf, Volume 4: Days Of Infamy

  • Adolf: Days of Infamy

  • Adolf, Volume 5: 1945 And All That Remains



  • Adolf: 1945 And All That Remains

  • Red Rocket 7

    Fleeing a distant planet and the marauding extra-terrestrial conquerors taking it over, the original Red Rocket crash-lands on earth. Near death, his robot guard made six clones to ensure that his lineage would continue. Each was imbued with a specia...

  • Black Jack: Two-Fisted Surgeon, Volume 2

    Somewhere between medical drama, cartoon humor, and film noir lies Black Jack, the ongoing adventures of an underground doctor who is the last resort for some very unusual patients. In this volume, the risk-taking Black Jack is at the mercy of a doct...

  • Adolf, Volume 2: An Exile In Japan

  • The Tenth: Blackout

  • Adolf, Volume 1: A Tale of the Twentieth Century

    Osamu Tezuka is often credited with being one of the pioneers of "story manga"-- long, narrative comics for adults. His stories frequently run thousands of pages and comprise dozens of volumes. He is known in America (though not by name) as the anima...

  • Astro Boy, Volume 1

  • Astro Boy, Volume 3

    A timeless comics and animation classic, Osamu Tezuka' Astro Boy is still going strong nearly half a century after its creation, and Dark Horse brings Tekuza's original Astro Boy manga to America for the first time in an English-language edition. In ...

  • Phoenix, Volume 2: A Tale of the Future

    Considered by many to be one of the finest works of Japanese comics art ever produced, Phoenix: Future is a rollicking space-age adventure, an apocalyptic cautionary tale, a fable of human frailty and triumph, and a fantastic voyage through time, spa...

  • Phoenix: A Tale of the Future



  • Astro Boy, Volume 4

    Standing shoulder to shoulder with comics and animation icons Krazy Kat, Mickey Mouse, and Tin Tin, Osama Tezuka's Astro Boy remains as fresh today as when the boy robot first appeared nearly fifty years ago. And Tezuka's Astro Boy original manga are...

  • Astro Boy, Volume 5

    Half a century old, Astro Boy has once again taken America by storm! Created by the late, great Osamu Tezuka, Japan's "God of Manga," Astro Boy is the cornerstone of today's thriving manga and anime industries. Never before available in an English-la...

  • Astro Boy, Volume 6

    In the wake of the critical acclaim of the incredible Metropolis animated feature, interest in the work of Osamu Tezuka, creator of Metropolis and the godfather of Japanese comics and animation, has never been greater, and Astro Boy is the flame that...

  • Astro Boy, Volume 7

    From the infinite imagination of the revered Osama Tezuka, creator of Metropolis, comes Astro Boy, the launching pad for the worldwide phenoma that are manga and anime. Standing among the pantheon of classic comics series, Astro Boy shows the absolut...

  • Astro Boy, Volume 8

    Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy has for fifty years represented the best in all-ages graphic fiction and is regarded universally as the launching pad for the worldwide manga and anime explosion. Filled with humor, action, drama, and humanity -- not to menti...

  • Astro Boy, Volume 9

    Osama Tezuka's Astro Boy is the all-time, 100,000 horsepower champion of classic all-ages robot action! Available for the first time in America, these tales are as exciting, touching, and hilarious as when Tezuka crafted them almost half a century ag...

  • Astro Boy, Volume 10

    The works of Osamu Tezuka are being enthusiastically discovered and re-discovered by American audiences. Tezuka is the unquestioned creative wellspring for the modern anime and manga industries, the influence of his genius now pervading popular c...

  • Astro Boy, Volume 11

    Fifty years after his creation, Astro Boy continues to lead the manga and anime charge, his adventures still as fresh and exciting as when first crafted by master storyteller/cartoonist/animator Osamu Tezuka. In this volume: Astro Boy must help a rob...

  • Astro Boy, Volume 12

    With the rapidly expanding explosion of manga and anime, the vast creative and spiritual influence of the late, great Osamu Tezuka is being recognized worldwide, the skill, depth, and humanity of his storytelling placing him among the giants of the c...

  • Phoenix, Volume 1: Dawn

    With grand historical sweep, this self-contained opening volume of Osamu Tezuka's acclaimed Phoenix saga is an epic account of the human spirit in a time of chaos and warfare, where would-be warrior Nagi and his crew struggle against the elements, in...



  • Astro Boy, Volume 13

    In the wake of the critical acclaim for the incredible Metropolis animated feature, interest in the work of master storyteller and cartoonist Osamu Tezuka, creator of Metropolis and the godfather of Japanese comics and animation, has never been great...

  • Astro Boy, Volume 14

    Fifty years after his creation, Astro Boy continues to lead the manga and anime charge, his adventures still as fresh and exciting as when first crafted by master storyteller/cartoonist/animator Osamu Tezuka. Perhaps the most endearing, and enduring,...

  • Astro Boy, Volume 16

    Fifty years after his creation, Astro Boy continues to lead the manga and anime charge, his adventures still as fresh and exciting as when first crafted by master storyteller/cartoonist/animator Osamu Tezuka. Astro Boy is packed with action, laughs, ...

  • Astro Boy, Volume 17

    From the boundless imagination of Osamu Tezuka, arguably history's most important -- and inarguably its most prolific -- creator of graphic fiction, comes Astro Boy, the singular archetype for the exploding anime and manga industries. A timeless ...

  • Lost World

    From the creator of Astro Boy and Metropolis, comes Lost World, the first of Osamu Tezuka's cycle of original science-fiction graphic novels-including Metropolis and Future World-published in the late 1940s and early 1950s. When a rogue planet approa...

  • Astro Boy

  • Nextworld, Volume 1

    From the creator of Astro Boy and Metropolis comes Nextworld, part of Osamu Tezuka's cycle of original science-fiction graphic novels - including Lost World and Metropolis - published in the late 1940s and early 1950s. When nuclear testing creates mu...

  • Phoenix, Volume 3: Yamato/Space

    This third volume of Osamu Tezuka's acclaimed Phoenix saga contains two self-contained stories, one set in Japan's turbulent past, the other in the far-flung future. Yamato is a bloody Shakespearean morality play, where betrayal heaps upon betrayal. ...

  • Astro Boy, Volume 19

    Dark Horse Comics brings the original Astro Boy to America for the first time in an English-language edition! Fifty years and still rockin', Astro Boy proudly wears the championship belt of all-ages robot action, still leading the manga and anime ch...

  • Buddha, Volume 1: Kapilavastu

    Osamu Tezuka's vaunted storytelling genius, consummate skill at visual expression, and warm humanity blossom fully in his eight-volume epic of Siddhartha's life and times. Tezuka evidences his profound grasp of the subject by contextualizing the Budd...



  • Astro Boy, Volume 20

    Dark Horse Comics brings the original Astro Boy to America for the first time in an English-language edition! With graphic novels and animation exploding across America like never before, the signal creative and spiritual influence of the late master...

  • Nextworld, Volume 2

    From the creator of Astro Boy and Metropolis, comes Nextworld part of Osamu Tezuka's cycle of original science-fiction graphic novels - including Lost World and Metropolis - published in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Fumoon, a creature with superna...

  • Astro Boy, Volume 21

    Dark Horse Comics brings the original Astro Boy to America for the first time in an English-language edition! In the wake of widespread critical acclaim for the Metropolis animated feature, interest in the work of master storyteller and cartoonist Os...

  • Buddha, Volume 2: The Four Encounters

    Osamu Tezuka's vaunted storytelling genius, consummate skill at visual expression, and warm humanity blossom fully in his eight-volume epic of Siddhartha's life and times. Tezuka evidences his profound grasp of the subject by contextualizing the Budd...

  • Astro Boy, Volume 22

    From the infinite imagination of Osamu Tezuka, arguably history's most important-and inarguably its most prolific - creator of graphic fiction, comes Astro Boy, the standard bearer for the exploding anime and manga industries, and an acknowledged cla...

  • Astro Boy, Volume 23

    The worldwide explosion of Japanese animation, toys, games, and comics can be traced to one focal inspiration, master storyteller Osamu Tezuka, and Astro Boy is Tezuka's most revered creation, a rousing all-ages masterpiece of action, fun, and humani...

  • Buddha, Volume 3: Devadatta

    The Eisner and Harvey Winner The third volume of this epic graphic novel send Siddhartha further into a world mired in pain and suffering. The journey to peace and enlightenment looms far but bright. Prince Siddhartha quickly learns that the monk's p...

  • Phoenix, Volume 4: Karma

    This fourth volume of Osamu Tezuka's acclaimed Phoenix saga is set in 8th-century Japan and tells the story of two men: the hideously deformed mass murderer Gao and the handsome and gifted woodcarver Akanemaru. Fate brings them together when Gao crue...

  • Buddha, Volume 4: The Forest of Uruvela

    The Eisner and Harvey Winner In this fourth volume of the award-winning graphic novel biography, Buddha slowly discovers that his destiny lies in a path not readily available to him. With fellow ascetics Dhepa who has complete faith in the purifying ...

  • Phoenix, Volume 5: Resurrection

    Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix was his life's work. Considered by many to be one of the finest works of Japanese comics art ever produced, Phoenix:Resurection takes place in the year 3344. Prof. Saruta lands on the moon and meets and acquires Robita in his f...



  • Buddha, Volume 6: Ananda

    In the sixth volume of manga visionary Osamu Tezuka's Buddha, the devil Mara possesses the bandit Ananda, half-brother of Devadatta, in an effort to eliminate the Buddha. A ruthless killer who is impervious to physical harm, Ananda will retain the de...

  • Buddha, Volume 7: Prince Ajatasattu

    Osamu Tezuka's vaunted storytelling genius, consummate skill at visual expression, and warm humanity blossom fully in his eight-volume epic of Siddhartha's life and times. Tezuka evidences his profound grasp of the subject by contextualizing the Budd...

  • Buddha, Volume 5: Deer Park

    In the fifth installment of manga-godfather Osamu Tezuka's Buddha, engagement with death imparts the lesson of life's sanctity. In a Machiavellian rise to power, Devadatta, a rogue aristocrat, incites war between two kingdoms that will leave thousand...

  • Buddha, Volume 8: Jetavana

    Osamu Tezuka's vaunted storytelling genius, consummate skill at visual expression, and warm humanity blossom fully in his eight-volume epic of Siddhartha's life and times. Tezuka evidences his profound grasp of the subject by contextualizing the Budd...

  • Phoenix, Volume 6: Nostalgia

    In the 25th century, Romy and her husband George purchase the planet Eden 17 from an unscrupulous space real estate agent. Unfortunately, their dream planet turns out to be an arid wasteland. During their desperate search for water, George is killed,...

  • Phoenix, Volume 7: Civil War, Part One

    At the end of the Heian Period (12th century), a hunter named Benta comes to Kyoto in search of his abducted fiancée, Obuu. Obuu is forced to become the attendant of a powerful man of the time, who wishes to cheat death and extend the life of his cl...

  • Phoenix, Volume 8: Civil War, Part Two

    Civil War: Part 2 continues the story of the turbulent events of 12th century Japan. The everyman Benta has become an unwilling samurai, witness to senseless killings and the replacement of one brutal regime with another even more so.The volume culmi...

  • Phoenix, Volume 9: Strange Beings/Life

    "Strange Beings," the first of the two stories in this volume of Phoenix, takes place in the 7th century. The vengeful daughter of a lord becomes trapped on an alternate plane where she must atone for the murder of her father by treating the ailments...

  • Phoenix, Volume 10: Sun, Part One

    In A.D. 663 a soldier named Harima is punished by being given the visage of a wolf. Rescued by a mysterious old woman, he is tormented by nightmares and gradually senses the spirit of Bando Suguru, a 21st century agent who fights on behalf of banishe...

  • Phoenix, Volume 11: Sun, Part Two

    Wolf-faced warrior Harima fights on behalf of the once-deified Ku tribe, who are persecuted as demonic after the introduction of Buddhism to Japan. This conflict is mirrored in the 21st century, when Harima's counterpart, Bando Suguri, fights against...

  • MW

    A secret U.S. chemical weapon called "MW" accidentally leaks and wipes out the population of a southern Japanese island. Though Michio Yuki survives, he emerges from the ordeal without a trace of conscience. MW is manga-god Osamu Tezuka's controversi...

  • Black Jack

  • Phoenix, Volume 12: Early Works

    Final Volume!!!Phoenix: Early Works contains stories serialized from 1954 to 1957. This volume follows the tumultuous love affair of a sweet-voiced slave girl named Daia and the Egyptian Crown Prince through the ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman eras...

  • Dororo, Volume 1

    Dororo is Tezuka's classic thriller manga featuring a youth who has been robbed of 48 body parts by devils, and his epic struggle against a host of demons to get them back.

    Daigo Kagemitsu, who works for a samurai general in Japan's Warring St...

  • Dororo, Volume 2

    Dororo is Tezuka's classic thriller manga featuring a youth who has been robbed of 48 body parts by devils, and his epic struggle against a host of demons to get them back.

    Daigo Kagemitsu, who works for a samurai general in Japan's Warring St...

  • Dororo, Volume 3

    Dororo is Tezuka's classic thriller manga featuring a youth who has been robbed of 48 body parts by devils, and his epic struggle against a host of demons to get them back.

    Daigo Kagemitsu, who works for a samurai general in Japan's Warring St...

  • Black Jack, Volume 1

    Black Jack is a mysterious and charismatic young genius surgeon who travels the world performing amazing and impossible medical feats. Though a trained physician, he refuses to accept a medical license due to his hatred and mistrust of the medical co...

  • Black Jack, Volume 4

    Black Jack is a mysterious and charismatic young genius surgeon who travels the world performing amazing and impossible medical feats. Though a trained physician, he refuses to accept a medical license due to his hatred and mistrust of the medical co...

  • Swallowing the Earth

    • Amidst the chaos of World War II, two Japanese sailors hear of Zephyrus, an utterly captivating woman in the South Pacific. Many years have since passed, and now Zephyrus has resurfaced in Japan, wielding her mysterious power over all men to...

  • Astro Boy: Movie Adaptation

    • He’s back! Osamu Tezuka’s beloved Astro Boy continues his amazing return to comics in the official adaptation of his exciting feature film debut in 2009!
    • Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incred...

  • Ode to Kirihito, Part 1

    Kirihito Osanai is a young doctor who's just been introduced to the Monmow disease, which transforms humans into dog-like beasts and kills them within a month of the metamorphosis. While studying the pathology of the disease Kirihito himself becomes ...

  • Ode to Kirihito, Part 2

    Kirihito Osanai is a young doctor who's just been introduced to the Monmow disease, which transforms humans into dog-like beasts and kills them within a month of the metamorphosis. While studying the pathology of the disease Kirihito himself becomes ...

  • Apollo's Song, Part Two

    In this second half of Apollo’s Song, Shogo, a young man whose abusive childhood has instilled in him a loathing for love, begins to see the virtues of love as he repeatedly experiences love lost from within the depths of his mind. Throughout the a...

  • Ayako

    Long considered as one of Osamu Tezuka’s most political narratives, Ayako is also considered to be one of his most challenging as it defies the conventions of his manga by utilizing a completely original cast and relying solely on historical drama ...

  • Astro Boy 1-2

  • The Shinsengumi (Seinen Manga)

  • Black Jack, Volume 16

    Black Jack is a mysterious and charismatic genius surgeon who travels the world performing amazing and impossible medical feats. Though highly trained, he freelances without a license because he disdains the medical establishment. This leads to run-i...

  • Princess Knight, Part 1

    Set in a medieval fairy-tale backdrop, Princess Knight is the tale of a young princess named Sapphire who must pretend to be a male prince so she can inherit the throne. Women have long been prevented from taking the throne, but Sapphire is not disco...

  • Princess Knight, Part Two

    Set in a medieval fairy-tale backdrop, Princess Knight is the tale of a young princess named Sapphire who must pretend to be a male prince so she can inherit the throne. Women have long been prevented from taking the throne, but Sapphire is not disco...

  • Black Jack, Volume 17

    Black Jack is a mysterious and charismatic genius surgeon who travels the world performing amazing and impossible medical feats. Though highly trained, he freelances without a license because he disdains the medical establishment. This leads to run-i...

  • Dororo

    Previously published in three installments, the entire run of comic master Osamu Tezuka's enduring classic is herewith available in one volume at a new affordable price. The lauded adventures of a young swordsman and his rogue sidekick that also insp...

  • Message to Adolf, Volume 1

    It is 1936 in Berlin, Nazi Germany. A Japanese reporter named Sohei Tohge is covering the Berlin Olympic Games for the Japanese press. As he sits in the Japanese press box watching the many track and field events of the day, he receives a call from h...

  • Barbara

    Wandering the packed tunnels of Shinjuku Station, famous author Yosuke Mikura makes a strange discovery: a seemingly homeless drunk woman who can quote French poetry. Her name is Barbara. He takes her home for a bath and a drink, and before long Barb...

  • The Book of Human Insects

    Toshiko Tomura is a genius; the darling of the intelligentsia. A modern-day Michelangelo, this twenty year-old is already an established international stage actress, an up-and-coming architect, and the next recipient of the prestigious Akutagawa Priz...

  • Message to Adolf, Volume 2

    In this second and concluding part, the comics master's late masterpiece takes the tale of the three Adolfs beyond the Axis defeat -- for the war's damage does not end with it -- to the Middle East....

  • Unico

    • Unico is a little unicorn with the power to bring happiness to those who love him. But when the goddess of beauty, Venus, sees the good fortune he brings to mortals, she orders him flung across the world! On his journey, Unico meets new comp...

  • Atomcat

    • Reading the “Astro Boy†comic book with his dad is Tsugio's one refuge from the bullies at his school. One day he finds an abandoned kitten, and names it after the robot hero to convince his family to keep it. But after a strange encount...

  • Twin Knight

    From the one of the greatest manga creators ever to have lived, Osamu Tezuka, comes the touching sequel to his legendary fairy tale, Princess Knight. Disney imagery oozes from every page as twin heirs to the throne go through a fantastic swash-buckli...

  • Triton of the Sea, Volume 1

    The ocean holds many tales. Tales of mermaids, of underwater kingdoms, and of fantastical beasts lurking in the deep. Spurred by these tales, Kazuya sets out to find the truth, but what he finds is a baby?! Not just any baby, the baby Kazuya finds is...

  • Osamu Tezuka: The Mysterious Underground Men

    The influence of Osamu Tezuka (1928â€"1989) on Japanese cartoons and animation is comparable only to a Walt Disney or an Art Spiegelman. Now, manga fans can finally enjoy the first full-color Tezuka work to be published in English. While Tezuka’s N...

  • Triton of the Sea, Volume 2

    In the vast, deep blue seas lurks many mysterious creatures and even mighty civilizations. With the humans on land and the Poseidon clan of the sea on the brink of war, Triton is caught in the middle. Branded a fugitive on land, Triton has returned t...

  • Apollo's Song

    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 ...

  • Black Jack, Volume 2

    Black Jack is a mysterious and charismatic young genius surgeon who travels the world performing amazing and impossible medical feats. Though a trained physician, he refuses to accept a medical license due to his hatred and mistrust of the medical co...

  • Black Jack, Volume 3

    Black Jack is a mysterious and charismatic young genius surgeon who travels the world performing amazing and impossible medical feats. Though a trained physician, he refuses to accept a medical license due to his hatred and mistrust of the medical co...

  • Black Jack, Volume 5

    Black Jack is a mysterious and charismatic young genius surgeon who travels the world performing amazing and impossible medical feats. Though a trained physician, he refuses to accept a medical license due to his hatred and mistrust of the medical co...

  • Black Jack, Volume 6

    Black Jack is a mysterious and charismatic young genius surgeon who travels the world performing amazing and impossible medical feats. Though a trained physician, he refuses to accept a medical license due to his hatred and mistrust of the medical co...

  • Black Jack, Volume 7

    Black Jack is a mysterious and charismatic young genius surgeon who travels the world performing amazing and impossible medical feats. Though a trained physician, he refuses to accept a medical license due to his hatred and mistrust of the medical co...

  • Black Jack, Volume 8

    Black Jack is a mysterious and charismatic young genius surgeon who travels the world performing amazing and impossible medical feats. Though a trained physician, he refuses to accept a medical license due to his hatred and mistrust of the medical co...

  • The Castle Of Dawn

  • Mr. Cactus

  • Black Jack, Volume 10

    The Black Jack series is told in short stories. Volume 10 will contain 14 stories, each running approximately 20 pages in length. This tenth volume includes the following stories:The Most Beautiful Woman in the World: Given Black Jack's profession it...

  • Black Jack, Volume 11

    The Black Jack series is told in short stories. Volume 11 will contain 15 stories, each running approximately 20 pages in length. This eleventh volume includes the following stories:Spasms: Black Jack is ill. After hundreds of operations Black Jack's...

  • Black Jack, Volume 12

    The Black Jack series is told in short stories. Volume 12 will contain 14 stories, each running approximately 20 pages in length. This eleventh volume includes the following stories:Wildcat Boy: Black Jack is called out to the jungles of Indonesia to...

  • Black Jack, Volume 9

    The Black Jack series is told in short stories. Volume 9 will contain 14 stories, each running approximately 20 pages in length. This ninth volume includes the following stories:Pinoko is Alive: Black Jack's walking teratoma turned medical technician...

  • Captain Ken, Volume 1

    • Captain Ken is an enigma. Not a single person alive knows who he is, whyhe''s on Mars, or why he looks just like Miss Ken Minakami. In a whirlwindof gunfights, horseback chases, and utter lawlessness, Captain Ken sparks a timeof change. The t...

  • Black Jack, Volume 14

    Black Jack is a mysterious and charismatic genius surgeon who travels the world performing amazing and impossible medical feats. Through highly trained, he freelances without a license because he distains the medical establishment. This leads to run-...

  • Black Jack, Volume 13

    Black Jack is a mysterious and charismatic genius surgeon who travels the world performing amazing and impossible medical feats. Through highly trained, he freelances without a license because he distains the medical establishment. This leads to run-...

  • Black Jack, Volume 15

    Volume 15 contains fourteen of Black Jack's many worldly adventures...A Life to Live: Black Jack is called in to treat a young flower arrangement master. The talented artisan is suffering from acute porphyria which is impacting her digestive and nerv...

  • Ode to Kirihito

    A promising young doctor, Kirihito Osanai visits a remote Japanese mountain village to investigate the source of the latest medical mystery. While he ends up traveling the world to discover what it takes to be cured of such a disease, a conspiracy ba...

  • Twin Knights

    A gem from the fifties when the legendary master was most deeply involved in girls' comics, Twin Knights is more than just a sequel to the shojo manga milestone Princess Knight. More close addressing issue of station as well as gender, this one-volum...

  • Captain Ken, Volume 2

    Now on the brink of war, Mars has slipped into chaos! The Martians are attempting to eradicate the human settlers as a means of payback for all the suffering they've endured. Sadly, Mayor Deven and his goons are not the only adversaries out valiant h...

  • Ananda

    In the sixth volume of manga visionary Osamu Tezuka's Buddha, the devil Mara possesses the bandit Ananda, half-brother of Devadatta, in an effort to eliminate the Buddha. A ruthless killer who is impervious to physical harm, Ananda will retain the de...

  • The Legend of Dororo and Hyakkimaru Vol. 1

    A modern remake of Osamu Tezuka’s legendary samurai tale about reclaiming stolen humanity--and don’t miss the stunning 2019 anime!

    During Japan’s tumultuous Sengoku period, one man sells his son to a pack of devils in exchange for the ...

  • Ludwig B Vol. 1

  • Astro Boy, Volume 15

    Fifty years after his creation, Astro Boy continues to lead the manga and anime charge, his adventures still as fresh and exciting as when first crafted by master storyteller/cartoonist/animator Osamu Tezuka. Astro Boy is packed with action, laughs, ...

  • Astro Boy, Volume 18

    Each volume of Astro Boy is an all-ages treasure trove of action, comedy, and humanity...not to mention monsters, aliens, and giant robots!...

  • The Legend of Dororo and Hyakkimaru Vol. 2

    THE EYES OF THE HUNTER

    Together, the demon hunter Hyakkimaru and young thief Dororo prevailed over a monster that had bent a whole village to her will. But when that demon fell, a profound change came over the cold, hard-edged Hyakkimaru: a ...

  • Crime and Punishment

    In Russia, on the eve of the revolution, a young student named Raskolnikov murders an old pawnbroker over a pocket watch. Although an innocent man is quickly arrested for the crime, Raskolnikovs’s own published essay - suggesting that people wh...

  • Storm Fairy

    Storm fairy is a collection of three short stories by legendary mangaka Osamu Tezuka. In Storm Fairy , an empress flees her burning castle to the nearby forest where she encounters a mischievous forest fairy who grants her wish, for a seemingly small...

  • The Legend of Dororo and Hyakkimaru Vol. 3

    BATTLE AT THE BANMON The Banmon is a grim barrier between lands, a line that no man can cross alive. Its guardian: Tahomaru, a mysterious warrior with the same prosthetics as Hyakkimaru. Both men lost pieces of themselves to demons, and both men ...

  • Storm Fairy (Shojo Manga)

  • Under the Air

    From science fiction, historical fiction, to contemporary drama, Under the Air includes a variety of tales that depict the duality of man—good and evil; loving and violent. An injured white-supremacist struggles with the fact that he was brough...

  • Melody of Iron

    When Dan Takuya’s sister marries into the mob, he is also automatically thrown into the dark underworld of organized crime. While unknowingly breaking the mob’s code of silence, Dan is brutally tortured, arms severed and left for dead as ...

  • Record of Glass Castle

    IMMORTALITY, AT WHAT COST? In the Glass Mansion, a family has been frozen in cryosleep for 20 years under the orders of their patriarch. When the oldest son Ichirou awakes, he struggles to accept the reality that he has slept away 20 years of his lif...

  • Clockwork Apple

    A new short story collection from Osamu Tezuka, focused on the common theme of mortality.Story 1: When a Nazi lieutenant is sentenced to death for war crimes, he expects to escape with his life, but hubris is his downfall. Story 2: A female a...

  • The Legend of Dororo and Hyakkimaru Vol. 4

    FACELESS GHOSTSDororo and Hyakkimaru are rescued from certain death by Mio, a girl who’s made a home for unfortunate children in an abandoned temple. Selfless, devoted Mio is the closest thing these orphans have to a mother—and she quickl...

  • The Crater

    A man from the slums faces his doppelganger from the other side of the tracks; three guests visiting a hot spring are reminded of their past sins by a magical ringing bell only they can hear; stranded on the moon, an astronaut is stuck within a crate...

  • The Thief Inoue Akikazu

    From the legendary creator Osamu Tezuka comes an anthology of psychological thrillers that are sure to drive a chill down your spine. A woman spurned by her lover, presented with the chance to get her revenge. A serial killer claiming that his inhuma...

  • Bomba!

    A MISGUIDED LOVE, TRAMPLED BY DREAMS...Tetsu is a seemingly normal student whose passionate love for his teacher turns violent in the most unexpected of ways when another suitor attempts to stand between them. Haunted by his family's past, Tetsu must...

  • Metamorphose

    The world is nothing but a series of metamorphoses. Whether it be altering one’s personality, in an effort to become a better person, or the simple act of growing older. In the world of Osamu Tezuka, transformations are a representation of the ...

  • ATOM: The Beginning Vol. 1: The Lady of the Lanterns

    ATOM: The Beginning is an aesthetically striking series that blazes its own trail and also speaks to fans of the iconic Astro Boy and God of Manga Osamu Tezuka. It’s a story chock-full of both heart and humor for fans of action-packed scien...

  • The Legend of Dororo and Hyakkimaru Vol. 5

    THE DEMON STEWARDDororo and Hyakkimaru find themselves guests at the estate of a notoriously cruel steward who is more than he appears. Meanwhile, a mysterious killer with a cursed sword stalks the nearby town, bent on revenge for a lost childhood an...

  • ATOM: The Beginning Vol. 2

    Fans of sci-fi and mech manga will love the explosive second volume of Atom: The Beginning, available in English for the first time! Continue the journey that leads to the famous series Astro Boy created by the ‘God of Manga’ Osamu Te...

  • ATOM: The Beginning Vol. 3

    The adventure continues in ATOM: The Beginning Volume 3, now available for English for the first time! Our heroes come closer to unravelling the mystery of Dr. Lolo! Join the team in the prequel to the legendary Osamu Tezuka’s (the God of M...

  • ATOM: The Beginning Vol. 4

    Dig into the secrets of ATOM: The Beginning Volume 4, the award-winning prequel series to Osamu Tesuka’s Astro Boy! More robot madness awaits, perfect for mecha fans of all ages!The military base was indeed holding secrets — as Six an...

  • ATOM: The Beginning Vol. 5

    It’s time for an all-new generation of robots as our hapless scientists continue their adventure in ATOM: The Beginning Volume 5, the prequel to the Osamu Tezuka’s famous Astro Boy!Tenma and Ochanomizu begin work on an all-new robot, ...

  • One Hundred Tales

    RANKED #1 BEST MANGA & MANHWA RELEASED IN 2023 BY ASIAN MOVIE PULS! One Hundred Tales is a story about being careful what you wish for.  Ichirui Hanri is an ordinary accountant servicing his master. Though innocent, he is ordered to commit ...

  • ATOM The Beginning Volume 6

  • ATOM: The Beginning Vol. 6

    The team goes international in ATOM: The Beginning Volume 6! With an all-new robot, the engineering team face down robots from across the globe to be crowned the best fighter of them all!With their new cutting-edge robot ‘U-Ran’ now c...

  • Shakespeare Manga Theater

    Over the course of his career, Osamu Tezuka adapted many of Shakespeare’s works. Shakespeare Manga Theater collects them into one volume. The book includes the following: * The Merchant of Venice (1959) * Robio and Robiette (from Astro Bo...

  • Tezucomi Vol. 1

    An anthology of short stories based on some of the many popular creations of legendary Japanese mangaka Osamu Tezuka, as illustrated by a collection of some of the greatest comic creators in Europe. This larger 300-page hardcover edition is presented...

  • The Legend of Dororo and Hyakkimaru Vol. 7

    THE LEGEND OF THE OLD MONKA few days after their clash with Daigo Kagemitsu, Dororo and Hyakkimaru continue their dangerous journey across Japan. The demons who stole pieces of Hyakkimaru's body are still lurking all over the country, and he'll stop ...

  • ATOM: The Beginning Vol. 7

    It’s time for an epic fight at the World Robot Battling championship! The high-tech U-Ran will lose control and face down Six’s deadly rival Mars in this epic prequel to Osamu Tezuka’s Astroboy! This epic series is perfect for fans ...

  • ATOM: The Beginning Volume 7

    ATOM: The Beginning Volume 7 continues the amazing story of the prequel to Astro Boy, created by manga legend Osamu Tezuka! At the first ever World Robot Battling tournament, the entrants compete to be declared the most powerful robots in the world!...

  • Tezucomi Vol.2

    An anthology of short stories based on some of the many popular creations of legendary Japanese mangaka Osamu Tezuka, as illustrated by a collection of some of the greatest comic creators in Europe. This larger 300-page hardcover edition is presented...

  • Tomorrow The Birds

    A classic collection from Osamu Tezuka, the Godfather of Manga, now in English! Originally published between 1971 and 1975, this collection of short stories depicts an Earth in which birds become the planet's dominate species. It started with severa...

  • ATOM: The Beginning Vol. 8

    The hit manga prequel to Osamu Tezuka’s Astro Boy continues! This epic series is perfect for fans of mecha anime and manga! A surprise visit from a family member ends with a tale of robots past…ATOM Volume 8 is here, building up to the l...

  • The Legend of Dororo and Hyakkimaru Vol. 8

    VILLAGE OF THE MOTHSFollowed by a strange yokai child and in search of Hyakkimaru’s body parts, the trio stumble upon a village deep in the valley. While Dororo and Hyakkimaru are received warmly by the village chief, mysteries lurk around ever...

  • ATOM: The Beginning Vol. 9

    The prequel series to the legendary Astro Boy by Osamu Tezuka continues with its 9th volume. When a malfunctioning robot connects to Six possibly fusing the two, Six must fight to maintain his identity. Fans of mecha fights and anime will find a perf...

  • I.L. Vol.1

    Dive into the visionary world created by Osamu Tezuka, author of world-renowned titles Astro Boy and Dororo. The ‘God of Manga’ Tezuka weaves an innovative narrative, as the peculiar powers of transformation propel characters into a myri...

  • ATOM: The Beginning Vol.10

    The prequel series to the legendary Astro Boy by Osamu Tezuka continues with its 10th volume. Six’s journey leads him to fight a tough foe to save an old acquaintance. Fans of mecha fights and anime will find a perfect fit with this action-pack...

  • Age Of Adventure

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    In 1876, young Takanosuke Arashi is sent by the Edo government to deliver a top-secret message to the United States of America. When his ship is waylaid by pirates, Takanosuke is cast adrift with an eclectic group of passengers, including a dog with ...

  • Alabaster Vol. 1

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    A shocking display of racism ends athletic superstar James Block's life when the woman he thought he loved admits she only dated him because of his celebrity status, and she would never marry someone of his color. His rage and temper leads him to inc...

  • Alabaster Vol. 2

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    The final fate of Ami is to be decided in the second half of Osamu Tezuka's dark tale, ALABASTER. Alabaster hopes to have her be the queen of his future, dark and twisted kingdom that redefines what beauty is to the world, while Gen hopes to flee wit...

  • Lemon Kid

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    When the meanest, orneriest, no-good black hat, known as the melon kid comes into town up looking for trouble, the townsfolk look to their sheriff, the famous civil war hero, the lemon kid to protect them. With the deadline to get out of town looming...

  • Leo The Lion Cub

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    As the future emperor of the African jungle, Leo the lion cub is sent off to live with a little Japanese boy named Kenichi. During his stint with the humans, Leo has many learning experiences and somehow always manages to get into a little trouble al...

  • Ludwig B Vol. 2

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    Ludwig van Beethoven is rising in the charts; gaining some praise and attention from those he'd seek to learn from (for better or worse), Beethoven's life strives in the face of the war in France, despite his debilitating deafness making itself all-t...

  • New Treasure Island

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    When Pete's late father leaves him a map of treasure island, the young boy roars down to the dock and hops on a ship headed for adventure. With his friends, the ship's captain and his trusty canine companion, by his side, Pete must face off against t...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Osamu Tezuka has published 157 books.

The next book by Osamu Tezuka, ATOM: The Beginning Vol.10, will be published in December 2024.

The first book by Osamu Tezuka, John Byrne's Next Men Ltd. Volume 1, was published in March 1993.

No. Osamu Tezuka does not write books in series.
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