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31 pagesLife 生涯
What Tezuka did, when, and with whom.
Chronology
Osamu Tezuka’s life and work from 1928 (Shōwa 3 / 昭和3年) to today, set against events in Japan and the world. Filter by type, country, work and source.
Working relationships
The network of collaborators, assistants, editors and studios around Tezuka, with the nature of each link.
Manga 漫画
His manga: a page per work, Kōdansha’s two complete collections, the magazines where they first appeared, their supplements, and his company of characters.
Series
Every work by Tezuka, from the great series to the short stories: titles, summary, characters, Japanese and foreign editions, magazines, adaptations and trivia.
MT-400 · Complete Works
The 400 volumes of the Tezuka Osamu Manga Zenshū (1977 (Shōwa 52 / 昭和52年)–1997 (Heisei 9 / 平成9年)): chapters, first-publication magazines and dates.
BT-200
The 200 volumes of the Tezuka Osamu Bunko Zenshū pocket collection (Kodansha): covers, dates, ISBN and prices.
Magazines
The magazines and newspapers Tezuka published in, from 1950 (Shōwa 25 / 昭和25年) to 1989 (Heisei 1 / 平成元年): covers, issues and the works they carried, title by title and year by year.
Furoku
The supplement booklets (付録) that magazines bundled with an issue and that carry a Tezuka series: Astro Boy, Big X, Magma Taishi…
Star System
Tezuka’s company of actors: every character of his manga and the roles each one played from one work to the next.
Screen, writing and sculpture 作品
Animation, live-action adaptations, his essays, sculptures and the works he supervised.
Anime
Every animated production: his own films and series, the adaptations of his manga, the pilots. One page per production, with episodes, characters, video editions and credits.
Live action
Live-action films and series based on his works, from Tetsuwan Atom (1959, Shōwa 34 / 昭和34年) to today.
Essays
His books and writings on manga, animation, his craft and his life, from Boku wa mangaka to the posthumous collections.
Sculpture
Statues, monuments and three-dimensional works devoted to Tezuka and his characters, with their place and story.
Supervised works
Works by other artists or studios that Tezuka supervised (監修) without drawing them himself.
Fanzines ファンジン
The bulletins of his official fan club and of the fan clubs.
Tezuka Fan Magazine
The official fan club’s bulletin, launched in 1979 (Shōwa 54 / 昭和54年): background and the covers of every issue.
Mushi no Shirase
The bulletin of the 1970s fan clubs, from 1972 (Shōwa 47 / 昭和47年) to 1979 (Shōwa 54 / 昭和54年): issue by issue, with covers and reprinted works.
Hyoutantsugi Times
The Kyoto fan club’s bulletin, from 1977 (Shōwa 52 / 昭和52年) to 1997 (Heisei 9 / 平成9年): issue by issue, with covers, contents and reprinted manga.
Books · international releases 海外版
Tezuka’s editions outside Japan, language by language, with covers.
Resources 資料
Where to go next, and what to know about this site.
Books on Tezuka
Biographies, studies, memoirs, guides, exhibition catalogues and art books about Tezuka and his works, in every language.
Search
One search across the whole site: chronology events, chapters, magazines, releases, characters, films and fanzines.
Quiz
Test your knowledge of Tezuka’s life, works, Star System, collaborators and films: pick your themes and length, with an optional timer.
F.A.Q.
The questions most often asked about Tezuka and his works: his life, his characters, animation, editions. Sourced answers, links to the chronology and the series.
Links
Websites, YouTube channels and resources about Osamu Tezuka: official site, encyclopedias, catalogues.
What’s new
The versions of the site, newest first, with their date and what they changed.
About
The project, its sources and method, the rights on the material shown, the legal notice and the data policy.