An early gekiga work of Tezuka, serialized in a newspaper. One night, a man with a mysterious trunk of gold comes to stay at a hotel. By the next morning, he has vanished, leaving behind his trunk. The man went by the name of Shunsuke Ohtori - but the name actually belonged to a reporter who had never went to that hotel. Shunsuke finds himself, along with some others, wrapped up in the mystery of the trunk. There are also several parties after the trunk for their own ulterior motives. Just who was that man, and what is inside the trunk?

Two meteorites fell to earth – one with a giant robot inside and one with a small boy. The robot was taken to scientists, and the boy was raised as if human. But unknown to everyone, including the boy, is that they were sent there to test humanity and see if given too much technology they would destroy themselves…

This is the story of Jiro, a young boy who is given a shapeless animal who teaches the animal to assume various forms and then finds himself ensnared in a plot to attack a U.S. military base by a famed bank robber who has been in hiding as his friend…

"Fossil Island" is an omnibus story featuring the dreams of three travelers who visit Fossil Island. They are Rock, a newspaper reporter, Kodama, a songwriter, and Tezuka Osamu, a cartoonist. There are many strange rocks on the island that look like human figures. After they see the rocks, the travelers have strange dreams associated with the rocks. Rock dreams that he becomes partner to Sherlock Holmes and fights against the phantom thief Lepin for a hidden sculpture. In his dream, Tezuka Osamu, by eating ancient foods, goes to a world where humans have animal brains and animals have human brains. Meanwhile, Kodama, in her dream, is robbed of her body by Eros, the god of love, and goes to Heaven. (Source: Tezukaosamu.net)

In 1961 Shichiro was put into hibernation by his father to survive the nuclear war he suspected would come. It is now 2061 and humanity lives in space and is trying to return to Earth. Shichiro wakes at the foot of a mountain and after being rescued discovers that he is the 7th person ever who is immune to the aftereffects of Hydrogen bombs, which puts him in a unique position to help humanity return home, armed with some of his father’s inventions and with the help of the previous 6…

This work is a Manga aimed at adolescents, focusing on a young man who dreams of animated filmmaking, and puts his heart into it. A visionary boy named Miyamoto Musashi, who comes to Tokyo dreaming of producing Manga films (animation), visits a Manga filming company, but veteran Manga film writer Danmatsuma flatly tells him that the movement factor in his drawings lacks vitality. In the meantime, Miyamoto Musashi meets a boy named Sasaki Kojiro, who also aspires to produce Manga films. Although they become friends instantly, they later part after a quarrel, and became rivals. After being provoked by yakuza, Musashi meets Otsu, a daughter of the leader of the yakuza family. In retaliation, the yakuza burns his 50,000 animated films and his movie equipment, and damages his eyes. But Musashi's memories of his beloved horse Ao in his hometown encourage him, and he regains the courage to start producing Manga films featuring Ao. (Source: Tezukaosamu.net, translated)

An original story set in modern Japan in which Nanairo Inko is revived.

A parody with Black Jack and other Tezuka characters.

Super Taiheiki is a science fiction action drama in which a boy who has come from the future fights against villains in the late Edo period using unique inventions. (Source: Tezuka Osamu Official)

About 1,500 years ago, Achilles, the greatest swordsman of the Roman Empire, heard rumors about the strength of Takeru, a Japanese warrior who had accompanied the Japanese envoys to the Tang Dynasty in China. Achilles decided to take the Silk Road to the east to test his skills. Takeru, on the other hand, is entrusted with the task of escorting the merchants along the Silk Road, and he sets off westward on the arduous journey. The Iron Road is a story of great scale, in which two heroes, one from the east and the other from the west, meet and compete with each other over across thousands of miles. (Source: Tezukaosamu.net, translated)

In a small land in the Alps is a great fortress of a country intent on taking over the world. In this world were born the twin sons of a great scientist who had been working on inventions for his country but was killed. The two sons are sent to the slave pits, but one is rescued and raised as royalty. These two sons will find themselves against one another as one leads a slave rebellion, which leads to the other taking power…

This work provides information on how to enjoy drawing Manga, while introducing three middle-length Manga stories and 23 four-strip Manga as examples. The very first scene of this Manga is the entrance examination of the Manga College, which is followed by descriptions of tools given by the Principal. The explanation of how to use these tools leads to the first illustrative story. The first story is a story staged in the Civil War period of American history, in which Monster, who appeared in Angel Gunfighter, plays a villain. The second story is anecdotal: it is about a purse that can fulfill three wishes. The purse was given to Chieko, a poor farmer, by the deity of poverty. Next, examples of 4-strip Manga follow, including the "Diary of Ma-chan." The last story is an all-star-cast thriller Manga, featuring Kenichi, Higeoyaji, Rock and others. (Source: Tezukaosamu.net)