Phoenix

All 194 pages of this manga was serialized in Manga Shounen Bessatsu as "Hi no Tori 2772: Ai no CosmoZone" on April 1, 1980. It was later re-published by Media Factory as a standalone volume in 2007, re-titled as simply "Hi no Tori 2772", which also includes an interview between Osamu Tezuka and Satomi Mikuriya.

In a mythical age of ancient Japan, Nagi Iza, a young boy living on one of the southern islands, is on a quest to find the legendary Phoenix and save his dying father. Believing the magical healing properties of the blood of the mysterious bird is the only way to cure his father, Nagi sets off on a mission to climb up Fire Mountain, a local volcano and the home of the Phoenix. (Source: Tezuka in English)

The earliest incarnation of what would eventually become Tezuka’s epic masterpiece, Phoenix \[Manga Shonen\] (1954-55) was Tezuka’s follow-up series to the popular Jungle Emperor (1950-54) in Manga Shonen. It began publication in July 1954 and ran until the magazine suddenly folded in May 1955, unfortunately leaving the work unfinished after just eight instalments. In a mythical age of ancient Japan, Nagi Iza, a young boy living on one of the southern islands, is on a quest to find the legendary Phoenix and save his dying father. Believing the magical healing properties of the blood of the mysterious bird is the only way to cure his father, Nagi sets off on a mission to climb up Fire Mountain, a local volcano and the home of the Phoenix.

Prince Club and the female slave Dia, who both gained 3,000 years of life by taking the lifeblood of the Phoenix, meet and part over and over again as different reincarnations in different places and times. Meanwhile, the rabbit Popo, the tortoise Noro, and the fox Yota take care of a baby Phoenix, and all gain perennial youth and immortality by also taking the lifeblood of a Phoenix. (Source: Tezuka Osamu Official, edited)

The “Missing Pieces” series, which allows readers to compare the first magazine publications with Osamu Tezuka's own revised tankoubon editions, has previously had releases of Black Jack and Mitsume ga Tooru, both of which received great acclaim. This time, as part of the series, we present Hi no Tori: Missing Pieces - Boukyou-hen compiling the "Boukyou (Nostalgia)" arc of Hi no Tori—which underwent particularly extensive revisions—and its related work, the “Hagoromo (Robe of Feathers)” arc. The “Boukyou” arc and the related “Hagoromo” arc, revised three times over the years, show astonishingly bold alterations—from minor details like dialogue changes, character deletions, and art style revisions, to major structural overhauls—revealing Osamu Tezuka's relentless creative drive. Experience this historic endeavor up close. (Source: Rittorsha, translated)

An anthology collection revolving around a school where Tezuka's characters are the students and faculty members.

Alice, a girl who was reading the complete works of Osamu Tezuka in the forest, chases a rabbit that suddenly appears and falls down a hole - but it is a terribly deep hole, and she cannot easily reach the bottom. Before long, Alice was starting to fall asleep, when the Firebird comes to her and gives her a quest, to "find a way to return home from the land of Osamu." What will be Alice's final fate? A new representative work by Kentaro Ueno, which is packed with material drawn from Osamu Tezuka's huge collection of works, with an original and emotional ending. This is an ambitious work that boldly tackles Tezuka's 700 titles! (Source: Tezucomi, translated)

The May issue of Akita Shoten's Bessatsu Shounen Champion magazine revealed on Monday that Spanish artist Kenny Ruiz (Telémaco, Dos Espadas) will launch a new manga in collaboration with Tezuka Productions based on various characters of Osamu Tezuka's manga. In the manga's story, a robot alliance rules over 90% of the universe. The knight Sapphire is troubled over the pain of non-robots, and she makes a decision, for a new future. (Source: Anime News Network)