60Spirits who were forced to leave Musashino for the construction of a new housing development have taken up residence in an apartment building in human form. They want to take revenge on the humans by taking Takashi, a human boy, and trying to raise him as a wicked delinquent, and hijinks ensue. (Source: Tezuka Osamu, translated)
Mars pioneers were cyborgized by transplanting their brain marrow into mechanical bodies. The bodies were preserved with electronic brains. However, pioneer Yamatoji Akira escaped into his own body and followed him to Earth...
In this story, Osamu Tezuka himself appears as the master of ceremonies and listens to a mysterious tale from a child who lost their family in the war.
Folkloric love story between a young man who is an expert drummer and a spirit of the Japanese cypress tree.
"Gachaboi's Record of One Generation" is an autobiographical short story of Tezuka Osamu. In September 1945, Tezuka Osamu meets the god of Manga, who looks like a homeless man in the black market of Osaka. According to the god, he plans to enter the body of Tezuka Osamu and create a Manga craze in Japan. Soon after that, Manga begin to enjoy unprecedented popularity in Japan. Tezuka Osamu becomes a popular cartoonist and establishes an animation studio, Mushi Production. And much to his delight, the animated version of "Astro Boy," produced by Mushi Production, is critically acclaimed in the U.S. When Tezuka Osamu becomes successful, the god of Manga appears before him again and says that few Japanese Manga are of good content. The god's words awaken Tezuka Osamu and he realizes that the god is cautioning him not to become complacent. (Source: tezukaosamu.net)
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Cyrano de Bergerac, a nobleman serving as a cadet in the French Army is a man of many talents, with a large personality and an even larger nose. An amazing swordsman, he is equally gifted in the areas of poetry and music. However, his brash attitude soon puts him at odds with Chancellor Richelieu and the Compte de Guiche – a couple of ne’er-do-well noblemen who are plotting to overthrow the king. Meanwhile, Christian, a swordsman from the country, is in Paris. As his friend, Ligniere, is showing him around the city, the pair cross paths with the lovely Roxanne. Although the chivalrous Christian drapes his cloak (along with every other stitch of clothing) over a series of puddles to let Roxanne pass unsullied, he is much too shy to approach her directly.
*Note: 1st released in Nakayoshi Natsuyasumi Zoukago in 1959, it was later republised in Lyrica n°12.*
Yumi was born to a mother who died in a train accident, and continued to develop while in a coma. At the age of 17, she awakens with a kiss from Yuichi, a boy who has watched over her since she was a child. In just five days, Yumi grows up to an unbelievable seventeen years...