The Mountain of Life is where humanity and nature gained the strength to thrive from, a mysterious land formation powered with energy to bend the very laws of nature it empowers. A tragic plane accident leads to the death of dozens of families, but eight people survived the accident. When the fateful flight crashed into the mountain, it broke apart chunks of stones that channel a life-giving force in them, bringing eight strangers back to life. When confronted with their aberrational existence, a boy and a girl are forced to make a decision that will affect their lives and that of the other reanimated individuals. Being hunted down by the acolytes of the Grim Reaper, these people live a life beyond their natural time on Earth, but they will see the danger of their unnatural existence. Deputized as grim reapers with a specific task, the boy and girl are now posessed and on a mission: track down the other survivors and take their Stones of Life. Osamu Tezuka recasts the face of death as two youngsters, and their targets range from radio hosts and race car drivers to businessmen and even one that might challenge them to abandon their job and master in a chase for love. If you're already living on borrowed time, death will find a way to track you down and fix the problem, especially when you're one of the Dust 8. A short child, Ichitarou, is a bit bullied in his days at school. He crushes on Tomoko, the sweet girl that sits next to him, but he's nicknamed "Stupid Ichi" by everyone, from teachers to the class bully. When Ichi takes a trip and finds a book about hypnotism, he unlocks his innate ability and proceeds to bend the world to his whims. While Ichi is now the one in power, will he use this absurd ability to rule the world... or save it? This short story from Tezuka shows that "Stupid Ichi" might rise to the occasion, despite his short stature. (Source: DMG) *Note: While the initial story was published as 'Dust 18' by the same author, that version was finished prematurely and much later remade into 'Dust 8'. This version contains significant changes from the original.*
Hidden within the rural countryside lies the mysterious treasure of the ancient Ainu people. A few people know of it and hold the keys to unlocking it, but only Kotan, a child of Ainu descent, is the chosen one who can locate and inherit the treasure. When Kotan suddenly befriends a man-eating tiger named Dan, the unexpected pair find themselves tangled up in the most epic and dangerous treasure hunt of their lives. Their strength is tested as they battle criminals, murderers, and other unsavory characters who seek the treasure for themselves—but their friendship is tested when a crow warns Dan that Kotan will be the one to end his life. Can brave Dan and his best friend Kotan survive the trials that await them? (Source: eManga)
The Mysterious Underground Men tells the story of Mimio the talking rabbit, as he struggles to prove his humanity while helping his friends save Earth from an invasion of angry humanoid ants. (Source: PictureBox) *Note: Includes 1 extra chapter.*
It is a series of short stories that freely develop SF-like ideas. Returning from their exploration of Venus, the expedition saw a devastated earth... A boy faces a thug at a space airport where the lives of various aliens intersect... It is a pioneering serie in which Osamu Tezuka's SF-like concept was developed vertically and horizontally in such various settings in various eras. (Source: tezukaosamu.net)
Astro Boy time-slips to the 20th century! A rocket explosion sends him from the year 2017 to 1969! With his energy dwindling, can he return to his own world?
Dr. Black Jack - unlicensed, unorthodox, *thoroughly brilliant* - he is a surgical genius capable of such impossible feats like operating blind, and even operating on himself. In this beautiful remake of Tezuka’s best-loved series, Dr. Black Jack's ingenuity and skills are once again called upon and put to the test: a starlet who has built her life around a secret; a tortured artist who has lost his muse; a pro-fighter whose compassion is his handicap; and a disfigured man whose face has corrupted his soul. As he takes on cases that will push the limits of medical science, only he can create the miracles necessary to save his patients. (Source: Chuang Yi)
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 four names, and part of a treasure map. Then begins an adventure that will take Takanosuke around the world, from the wild-west, to old Morocco, to Baghdad. Who will get their hands on Napoleon's treasure first? (Source: eManga)
Black Jack Kuroi Ishi (Black Jack Dark Surgeon) was published in 2005 and 2006. It is a direct remake of the original Black Jack manga, with original Tezuka stories rewritten and redrawn in a more modern manga style by Kenji Yamamoto. It was published in Shounen Champion, the same magazine which hosted Black Jack Alive and Black Jack Neo. It is three volumes (20 issues) in length, and ended serialization Feb. 9th 2006.
Lost World: Shikaban was originally drawn by Osamu Tezuka in the early 1940s when he was a middle school student, and differs from the professionally published versions of Lost World. The series was first publicly released in 3 limited edition hardcover volumes by Meichokan Kyoukai on February 28, 1982, and received a general release when it was published in 2 volumes by Kodansha as part of the Tezuka Osamu Manga Zenshuu colelction from December 14, 1994 to January 17, 1995.
When a rogue planet approaches Earth, a team of scientists voyage to the world and discover a land out of the ancient past-a planet populated by dinosaurs! But a group of crooks has stowed away aboard the spacecraft, and the scientists must fight for their survival against both crooks and hungry monsters! (Source: Dark Horse)
"Do Your Best, Chrono-kun!" is a short manga that was included with the Japanese Chrono Trigger game guide. In full-color glory, this manga recreates the beginning of the game, where Chrono meets Marle during the Millennium Fair.
In modern-day Japan, an ancient swordsman named Hyakki hunts Yokai to reclaim shards of his body that were stolen by demons. Roro, a homeless girl seeking to avenge her parents’ murder, must also unravel the mystery of a shard hidden within her. Bound by fate, they join forces to battle demonic foes. This series expands Osamu Tezuka’s Dororo, bringing its tale of vengeance and redemption into the modern era. (Source: Tapas) *Note: This manga is simultaneously published in Japan and South Korea since December 2022.*

