MMF: Osamu Tezuka

In February 2012, I will hosting a week-long tribute to legendary manga-ka Osamu Tezuka, creator of Astro Boy, Black Jack, Buddha, Dororo, Jungle Emperor Leo, MW, Ode to Kirihito, Phoenix, Swallowing the Earth, and many other titles. Everyone is encouraged to participate, whether they wish to review one of the many Tezuka titles available in English, write an in-depth article about Tezuka’s star system, or trace his influence on other famous manga-ka. The feast will run from February 19th through February 25th. This page will serve as the permanent archive for the “feast.”

To submit a review, essay, podcast, etc. for inclusion in the archive, please do one of the following:

• Send me an email with a link to your contribution. Please do not spam the MMF Group with links!
• Post a link to your contribution on Twitter. Please make sure that you address it to @manga_critic and use the #mmf hashtag.

Older reviews and essays may be submitted for inclusion in this list.

If you do not have a blog, but wish to contribute, please email me. I would be happy to post your essay here at The Manga Critic, as I did during the To Terra feast (hosted in May 2010).

Bibliography

• Guide to English Language Editions of Tezuka’s Work, Connie (Slightly Biased Manga, 2/17/12)
• 17 Manga by Osamu Tezuka, Deb Aoki (About.Manga)
• Tezuka: A Bibliography for English Speakers, Katherine Dacey (The Manga Critic, 12/21/10)

Biography

• Osamu Tezuka’s Life Story: Introduction, Gregg Baker (Tezuka in English)
• Osamu Tezuka’s Life Story (1928 – 1957), Gregg Baker (Tezuka in English)
• Osamu Tezuka’s Life Story (1958 – 1964), Gregg Baker (Tezuka in English)
• Osamu Tezuka’s Life Story (1965 – 1972), Gregg Baker (Tezuka in English)
• Osamu Tezuka’s Life Story (1973 – 1980), Gregg Baker (Tezuka in English)
• Osamu Tezuka’s Life Story (1981 – 1989), Gregg Baker (Tezuka in English)

Call for Participation

• Osamu Tezuka Manga Movable Feast, Katherine Dacey (The Manga Critic, 1/31/12)

Podcasts

• The Greatest Podcast on Earth, Part I, Evan Minto, Frederik Schodt, and Ed Sizemore (Ani-Gamers, 3/30/10)
• The Greatest Podcast on Earth, Part II, Evan Minto, Frederik Schodt, and Ed Sizemore (Ani-Gamers, 4/16/10)
• Manga Out Loud: Apollo’s Song, Johanna Draper Carlson and Ed Sizemore (Manga Out Loud, 1/27/11)
• Manga Out Loud: Kickstarter and Tezuka’s Barbara, Ben Applegate, Johanna Draper Carlson, Alex Hoffman, Lissa Patillo, and Ed Sizemore (Manga Out Loud, 1/16/12)
• Manga Out Loud: Princess Knight, Vol. 1, Johanna Draper Carlson, Helen McCarthy, Frederick Schodt, and Ed Sizemore (Manga Out Loud, 11/8/11)
• Manga Out Loud: Princess Knight, Vol. 2, Katherine Dacey, Helen McCarthy, Ada Palmer, and Ed Sizemore (Manga Out Loud, 1/13/12)
• Pinoko is a Creepy Stalker, Mitchell Dyer, Evan Minto, and Elliot Page (Ani-Gamers, 6/2/09)

Reviews: Anime and Films

• Black Jack: The Movie, Ink (Ani-Gamers, 3/9/10)
• Boku no Son Goku/Alakazam the Great, Drew McCabe (Comic Attack!, 6/17/11)
• Buddha: The Great Departure, animemiz (Anime Diet, 7/8/11)
• The Fantastic Adventures of Unico, Drew McCabe (Comic Attack!, 11/11/11)
• Metropolis, Evan Minto (Ani-Gamers, 3/26/10)
• Phoenix: The Complete Collection, Uncle Yo (Ani-Gamers, 6/4/10)
• Tezuka Film Retrospective Report, Ed Sizemore (Manga Worth Reading, 11/20/09)

Reviews: Books About Osamu Tezuka

• The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga, Evan Minto (Ani-Gamers, 3/5/10)

Reviews: Manga

Adolf

• Adolf, Vol. 1: A Tale of the Twentieth Century, Michelle Smith (Soliloquy in Blue, 1/15/10)
• Adolf, Vols. 1-5, Uncle Yo (Ani-Gamers, 3/18/10)
• Adolf, Vol. 2: An Exile in Japan, Michelle Smith (Soliloquy in Blue, 3/3/10)
• Adolf, Vol. 3: The Half-Aryan, Michelle Smith (Soliloquy in Blue, 4/9/10)
• Adolf, Vol. 4: Days of Infamy, Michelle Smith (Soliloquy in Blue, 6/6/10)
• Adolf, Vol. 5: 1945 and All That Remains, Michelle Smith (Soliloquy in Blue, 6/20/10)

Apollo’s Song

• Apollo’s Song, Alexander Hoffman (Manga Village, 10/19/09)
• Apollo’s Song, Terry Hong (Book Dragon, 9/1/07)
• Apollo’s Song, Elliot Page (Ani-Gamers, 12/11/10)
• Apollo’s Song, Rob Vollmar (Comics Worth Reading, 1/3/08)
• Apollo’s Song, Serdar Yegulalp (Genji Press, 7/7/07)
• Apollo’s Song, Vols. 1-2, Katherine Dacey (The Manga Critic, 9/1/10)

Astro Boy

• Astro Boy, Vol. 1, Michelle Smith (Soliloquy in Blue, 2/2/09)
• Astro Boy, Vols. 1-5, Terry Hong (Book Dragon, 5/20/09)
• Astro Boy, Vol. 2, Michelle Smith (Soliloquy in Blue, 2/4/09)
• Astro Boy, Vol. 3, Evan Minto (Ani-Gamers, 3/13/10)
• Astro Boy, Vol. 3, Michelle Smith (Soliloquy in Blue, 2/5/09)

Ayako

• Ayako, Melinda Beasi and Michelle Smith (Manga Bookshelf, 2/24/11)
• Ayako, Kristin Bomba (Comic Attack!, 12/6/10)
• Ayako, Katherine Dacey (The Manga Critic, 12/17/10)
• Ayako, Johanna Draper Carlson (Manga Worth Reading, 2/18/11)
• Ayako, Justin (Organization Anti-Social Geniuses, 2/19/12)
• Ayako, Evan Minto (Ani-Gamers, 12/26/10)
• Ayako, David Welsh (The Manga Curmudgeon, 12/19/10)
• Ayako, Serdar Yegulalp (Genji Press, 11/21/10)

Black Jack

• Black Jack, Vol. 1, Johanna Draper Carlson (Manga Worth Reading, 1/6/09)
• Black Jack, Vol. 1, Terry Hong (Book Dragon, 6/1/10)
• Black Jack, Vol. 1, Rob McMonigal (Panel Patter, 3/2/10)
• Black Jack, Vol. 1, Evan Minto (Ani-Gamers, 1/3/09)
• Black Jack, Vol. 1, John Thomas (Manga Village, 9/24/08)
• Black Jack, Vol. 1, Serdar Yegulalp (Genji Press, 9/22/08)
• Black Jack, Vols. 1-2, Katherine Dacey (The Manga Critic, 12/15/10)
• Black Jack, Vols. 1-5, Lori Henderson (Manga Village, 8/13/09)
• Black Jack, Vols. 1-9, Elliot Page (Ani-Gamers, 3/16/10)
• Black Jack, Vol. 2, Johanna Draper Carlson (Manga Worth Reading, 1/9/09)
• Black Jack, Vol. 2, Terry Hong (Book Dragon, 6/2/10)
• Black Jack, Vol. 2, Rob McMonigal (Panel Patter, 3/2/10)
• Black Jack, Vol. 2, Serdar Yegulalp (Genji Press, 11/11/08)
• Black Jack, Vol. 3, Terry Hong (Book Dragon, 6/3/10)
• Black Jack, Vol. 3, Rob McMonigal (Panel Patter, 3/29/10)
• Black Jack, Vol. 3, Daniella Orihuela-Gruber (All About Manga, 2/21/10)
• Black Jack, Vol. 3, Serdar Yegulalp (Genji Press, 1/2/09)
• Black Jack, Vol. 4, John Thomas (Manga Village, 6/12/09)
• Black Jack, Vol. 4, Serdar Yegulalp (Genji Press, 4/7/09)
• Black Jack, Vol. 5, Johanna Draper Carlson (Manga Worth Reading, 8/5/09)
• Black Jack, Vol. 5, Serdar Yegulalp (Genji Press, 6/20/09)
• Black Jack, Vol. 6, Lori Henderson (Manga Xanadu, 2/10/10)
• Black Jack, Vol. 6, Serdar Yegulalp (Genji Press, 7/9/09)
• Black Jack, Vol. 7, Lori Henderson (Manga Village, 6/28/10)
• Black Jack, Vol. 8, Lori Henderson (Manga Village, 2/16/11)
• Black Jack, Vol. 8, Serdar Yegulalp (Genji Press, 2/23/10)
• Black Jack, Vol. 9, Serdar Yegulalp (Genji Press, 2/18/10)
• Black Jack, Vols. 9-11, Lori Henderson (Manga Village, 8/16/11)
• Black Jack, Vol. 10, Serdar Yegulalp (Genji Press, 3/19/10)
• Black Jack, Vol. 11, Serdar Yegulalp (Genji Press, 3/19/10)
• Black Jack, Vols. 12-13, Melinda Beasi, Katherine Dacey, and David Welsh (Manga Bookshelf, 2/20/11)
• Black Jack, Vol. 13, Lori Henderson (Manga Village, 11/30/11)
• Black Jack, Vol. 13, Serdar Yegulalp (Genji Press, 2/8/11)
• Black Jack, Vol. 14, Serdar Yegulalp (Genji Press, 6/4/11)
• Black Jack, Vols. 14-15, Lori Henderson (Manga Village, 2/21/12)
• Black Jack, Vol. 15, Serdar Yegulalp (Genji Press, 7/22/11)
• Black Jack, Vol. 16, Kristin Bomba (Comic Attack!, 10/17/11)
• Black Jack, Vol. 16, Serdar Yegulalp (Genji Press, 11/4/11)
• Black Jack, Vol. 17, Serdar Yegulalp (Genji Press, 2/11/12)

The Book of Human Insects

• The Book of Human Insects, Melinda Beasi (Manga Bookshelf, 11/11/11)
• The Book of Human Insects, Lori Henderson (Manga Xanadu, 2/20/12)
• The Book of Human Insects, Serdar Yegulalp (Genji Press, 9/25/11)

Buddha

• Buddha, Vol. 1, Angela Eastman (Diary of a Bookworm, 2/21/12)
• Buddha, Vol. 1, Linda Thai (Something Deeper: Anime, Manga, and Comics, 2/21/12)
• Buddha, Vols. 1-8, Terry Hong (Book Dragon)

Crime and Punishment

• Crime and Punishment: The Bilingual Edition, Connie C. (Manga Village, 3/16/11)

Dororo

• Dororo, Vol. 1, Rob McMongal (Panel Patter, 3/5/10)
• Dororo, Vol. 1, Michelle Smith (Soliloquy in Blue, 5/25/08)
• Dororo, Vol. 1, Serdar Yegulalp (Genji Press, 4/14/08)
• Dororo, Vol. 2, Rob McMonigal (Panel Patter, 3/30/10)
• Dororo, Vol. 2, Michelle Smith (Soliloquy in Blue, 7/1/08)
• Dororo, Vol. 2, Serdar Yegulalp (Genji Press, 6/11/08)
• Dororo, Vol. 3, Rob McMonigal (Panel Patter, 6/14/10)
• Dororo, Vol. 3, Michelle Smith (Soliloquy in Blue, 10/8/08)
• Dororo, Vol. 3, Serdar Yegulalp (Genji Press, 8/27/08)
• Dororo, Vols. 1-3, Katherine Dacey (The Manga Critic, 7/27/09)
• Dororo, Vols. 1-3, Lori Henderson (Manga Village, 1/14/09)

Lost World, Nextworld, and Metropolis

• Nextworld, Vol. 1, Phillip (Ani-Gamers, 3/27/10)

MW

• MW, Katherine Dacey (The Manga Critic, 3/1/10)
• MW, Mitchell Dyer (Ani-Gamers, 8/18/08)
• MW, Lori Henderson (Manga Village, 12/5/07)
• MW, Terry Hong (Book Dragon, 11/1/07)
• MW, Serdar Yegulalp (Genji Press, 3/6/08)

Ode to Kirihito

• Ode to Kirihito, Terry Hong (Book Dragon, 5/1/07)
• Ode to Kirihito, animemiz (animemiz’s scribblings, 4/1/10)
• Ode to Kirihito, Khursten Santos (Otaku Champloo, 8/26/07)
• Ode to Kirihito, Sweetpea616 (Organization Anti-Social Geniuses, 10/7/11)
• Ode to Kirihito, Rob Vollmar (Comics Worth Reading, 3/23/07)
• Ode to Kirihito, Serdar Yegulalp (Genji Press, 12/12/06)
• Ode to Kirihito, Vol. 1, Melinda Beasi (Manga Bookshelf, 5/12/10)
• Ode to Kirihito, Vol. 1, Daniella Orihuela-Gruber (All About Manga, 3/26/10)
• Ode to Kirihito, Vols. 1-2, Katherine Dacey (The Manga Critic, 4/7/10)

Phoenix

• Phoenix, Vol. 1: Dawn, Uncle Yo (Ani-Gamers, 3/2/10)
• Phoenix, Vol. 1: Dawn, Rob Vollmar (Comics Worth Reading, 6/1/07)
• Phoenix, Vol. 2: Future, Rob Vollmar (Comics Worth Reading, 8/9/07)
• Phoenix, Vol. 3: Yamato, Rob Vollmar (Comics Worth Reading, 10/2/07)
• Phoenix, Vol. 3: Space, Rob Vollmar (Comics Worth Reading, 4/3/08)
• Phoenix, Vol. 12: Early Works, Serdar Yegulalp (Genji Press, 4/25/08)

Princess Knight

• Princess Knight, Katherine Dacey (The Manga Critic, 12/19/10)
• Princess Knight, Vol. 1, Erica Friedman (Okazu, 1/11/12)
• Princess Knight, Vol. 1, Ed Sizemore (Manga Worth Reading, 11/3/11)
• Princess Knight, Vol. 1, David Welsh (The Manga Curmudgeon, 11/10/11)
• Princess Knight, Vols. 1-2, Serdar Yegulalp (Genji Press, 1/27/12)
• Princess Knight, Vol. 2, Erica Friedman (Okazu, 2/21/12)

Swallowing the Earth

• Swallowing the Earth, Katherine Dacey (The Manga Critic, 7/9/09)
• Swallowing the Earth, Lori Henderson (Manga Village, 9/10/10)
• Swallowing the Earth, Johanna Draper Carlson (Manga Worth Reading, 7/29/09)

Various Titles

• Manga Wrap-Up: Week Seven, Lori Henderson (Manga Xanadu, 2/20/12)
• My Week in Manga, February 13, 2012, Ash Brown (Experiments in Manga, 2/20/12)

 

Thematic Essays, Roundtable Discussions, and Podcasts

• The Ages of Fan I: That Guy Tezuka, Matt Blind (Rocket Bomber, 3/27/07)
• Astro Boy: The Study of a Fossil, Panini Manino (Subete Animes, 12/17/11)
• Black Jack Testifies to Tezuka’s Work, Jason Yadao (Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 11/10/08)
• Discussion: How Do You Feel About Kickstarter Manga?, Daniella Orihuela-Gruber (All About Manga, 1/14/12)
• Discussion: Which Tezuka Manga Is Your Favorite?, Daniella Orihuela-Gruber (All About Manga, 2/10/12)
• If You’re Going to License a Tezuka Manga, I Have Some Requests, Daniella Orihuela-Gruber (All About Manga, 3/9/10)
• The Little App That Couldn’t: Tezuka Osamu Manga on the iPad, Ed Sizemore (Manga Worth Reading, 7/23/11)
• Manga License for Umi no Toriton, Linda (animemiz’s scribblings, 2/20/12)
• Rise of the Machines, Jason Yadao (Honululu Star Bulletin, 10/25/09)
• A Small Appreciation of Osamu Tezuka, Rob McMonigal (Panel Patter, 2/19/12)
• Snapshot: Light Motif, Evan Minto (Ani-Gamers, 2/21/12)
• Tezuka and the 108 Stars of Destiny, Hisui and Narutaki (Ani-Gamers, 3/31/10)
• The Tezuka Vertical Covers, Khursten Santos (Otaku Champloo, 2/18/10)
• Why I Like Osamu Tezuka’s Manga, Lori Henderson (Manga Xanadu, 8/24/09)