Do you know the great responsible for the popularization of Japanese mangas and animes? In this article, we will talk about the God and Father of Manga, the famous Osamu Tezuka, the renowned creator of Astro Boy and numerous classic works.
The History of Mangas
Mangas emerged in the early 20th century, and over the years, they became globally known and indispensable to Japanese society. Their success can be attributed to their unique characteristics, such as the great diversity of genres, the strong presence of cinematic language, and the cartoonish style of drawing.
Many Brazilian manga fans have become admirers of the creators of their favorite comics and animes, but they have never heard of one of the great pioneers in the field, the one responsible for the great successful manga.
It is not difficult to find, for example, otakus who refer to Akira Toriyama – creator of Dragon Ball – as “master,” without realizing that Toriyama, like many other mangakas, draws his main inspiration from the works of another great master, who implemented the most striking characteristics into manga: Osamu Tezuka.
The Success Story of Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka was born in Osaka in 1926. He began his career creating comic strips for newspapers and even worked with Walt Disney. Since his teenage years, he drew for his classmates.
Unfortunately, due to the Second World War, Osamu Tezuka felt drawn to pursue a medical degree to help friends and the population suffering during the war, which resulted in poverty and hunger.
After the devastation caused by the Second World War, the Japanese population was completely desolate. It was then that Osamu Tezuka thought that a good way to bring happiness to the Japanese (especially children) would be through optimistic and comedic comics.
Osamu Tezuka had a very extensive career that we will explore in detail. He even visited Brazil around 1984, teaching manga classes, opening an exhibition of his work, and even helping directors from ABRADEMI.
Unfortunately, he left us too soon, passing away from cancer in 1989 at the age of 60; however, his works will never cease to entertain and inspire future artists. Now let’s talk specifically about these works that shaped history.
The Achievements of Osamu Tezuka
His first successful work was released in 1946, titled: Shin Takarajima (The New Treasure Island) – a comic story that mixed elements of cinematic language with comics.
Shortly after, he created another hit among young people called Jungle Taitei (Kimba, the White Lion) in 1950. In addition to mangas, Osamu Tezuka wrote some books and other works during his career that many do not know.
Tezuka created and illustrated numerous mangas, including Tetsuwan Atom (Astro Boy), which became a huge success and was the first manga in history to receive a television adaptation as an anime.
Another successful work is Ribon no Kishi (The Princess and the Knight), considered the precursor of shoujo mangas. This work also spawned a classic anime with 52 episodes that was quite successful.
Astro Boy was also the first work to receive an English dub to be aired to Americans. Tezuka had no genre limitations; in addition to fantasy stories, he even wrote about Buddhism, Nazism, and adult tales.
Osamu Tezuka did not invent manga, but he popularized this phenomenon in Japan like never before. It is believed that Osamu Tezuka wrote nearly 700 stories totaling 150,000 pages.
The Influence of Osamu Tezuka
It was Osamu Tezuka who introduced big eyes to mangas, inspired by the works of Walt Disney and the actresses of the Takarazuka theater, whose gazes sparkled in the spotlight.
Tezuka’s great passion for the seventh art was also evident in his works. The artist introduced cinematic language into mangas, using various types of framing and breaking down movement within the panels.
Inspired by Hollywood scripts, he also created stories with striking confrontations between heroes and villains and great dramatic tension, something that had not existed in Japanese comics until then.
Tezuka also dedicated himself to promoting and popularizing Japanese comics around the world. He even made friends with Moebius and Brazilian cartoonist Maurício de Sousa.
Due to his contributions to the medium, Tezuka earned the nickname Manga no Kamisama (God of Manga).
There is a museum in Japan to commemorate his history. Not to mention that even today his classic works are being adapted for TV, as in the case of Astro Boy and Black Jack.
WORKS AND Mangas by Osamu Tezuka in BRAZIL
If you want to appreciate the works of Osamu Tezuka that were released in Brazil, we will leave a list below in case you want to delve into the history of the God of Mangas.
Videos about Osamu Tezuka
Let’s also take a look at some videos talking a bit about Osamu Tezuka:
List of Animes made by Osamu Tezuka
| Movie Name | Year | Type |
| A Thousand and One Nights | 1969 | Movie |
| Adachi-Ga Hara | 1991 | Movie |
| Adventures of the Monkey King | 1966 | Pilot Movie |
| Akuemon | 1993 | OAV |
| Amazing 3, The | 1965 | TV |
| Ambassador Magma | 1993 | OAV Series |
| Arabian Nights: Sinbad the Sailor | 1962 | Movie |
| Astro Boy | 1963 | TV |
| Astro Boy | 1980 | TV |
| Astro Boy | 2003 | TV |
| Astro Boy: The Brave in Space | 1964 | Movie |
| Atom: The Beginning | 2017 | TV |
| Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature | 1984 | TV Special |
| Big X | 1964 | TV |
| Black Jack | 1993 | OAV Series |
| Black Jack | 2004 | TV |
| Black Jack 21 | 2006 | TV |
| Black Jack: The 4 Miracles of Life | 2003 | TV Miniseries |
| Black Jack: The Movie | 1996 | Movie |
| Black Jack: The Two Doctors of Darkness | 2005 | Movie |
| Blue Blink | 1989 | TV |
| Blue Triton | 1971 | Pilot Movie |
| Brave Fire S09 | 1987 | Pilot Movie |
| Bremen 4: Angels in Hell | 1981 | TV Special |
| Broken Down Movie | 1985 | Experimental Movie |
| Buddha | 2011 | Movie |
| Cigarettes and Ashes | 1965 | Experimental Movie |
| Cleopatra | 1970 | Movie |
| Doggie March | 1963 | Movie |
| Don Dracula | 1982 | TV |
| Dororo | 1968 | Pilot Movie |
| Dororo | 1969 | TV |
| Dororo | 2019 | TV |
| Drop | 1965 | Experimental Movie |
| Essays on Insects | 1995 | OAV |
| Fantastic Adventure of Unico 1, The | 1981 | Movie |
| Fantastic Adventure of Unico 2, The | 1983 | Movie |
| Flying Ben | 1967 | Pilot Movie |
| Fumoon | 1980 | TV Special |
| Galaxy Boy Troop | 1963 | TV |
| Galaxy Investigation 2100: Border Planet | 1986 | TV Special |
| Genesis | 1968 | Experimental Movie |
| Goku’s Great Adventures | 1967 | TV |
| Green Cat, The | 1983 | OAV |
| Gum Gum Punch | 1968 | Pilot Movie |
| Jetter Mars | 1977 | TV |
| Journey to the West, The | 1960 | Movie |
| Jumping | 1984 | Experimental Movie |
| Jungle Emperor | 1965 | TV |
| Jungle Emperor | 1989 | TV |
| Jungle Emperor | 1997 | Movie |
| Jungle Emperor: Onward Leo! | 1966 | Movie |
| Kanashimi no Belladonna | 1973 | Movie |
| Kindly Lion, The | 1970 | Movie |
| Legend of the Forest: Part-1, The | 1987 | Experimental Movie |
| Lunn Flies into the Wind | 1985 | OAV |
| Male | 1962 | Experimental Movie |
| Marvelous Melmo | 1971 | TV |
| Memory | 1964 | Experimental Movie |
| Mermaid | 1964 | Experimental Movie |
| Metropolis | 2001 | Movie |
| Microid S | 1973 | TV |
| Misuke in Southn | 1971 | PR Movie |
| Misuke in the Land of Ice | 1970 | PR Movie |
| Muramasa | 1987 | Experimental Movie |
| New Jungle Emperor, Go ahead Leo! | 1966 | TV |
| New Treasure Island | 1965 | TV Special |
| Norman | 1968 | Pilot Movie |
| Okazaki City in 70 Years | 1987 | PR Movie |
| Once Upon A Time | 1970 | PR Movie |
| One Million-year Trip: Bander Book | 1978 | TV Special |
| Phoenix -Space-, The | 1987 | OAV |
| Phoenix 2772, The: Space Firebird | 1980 | Movie |
| Phoenix, The: Chapter of Yamato | 1987 | OAV |
| Pictures at an Exhibition | 1966 | Experimental Movie |
| Princess Knight | 1966 | Pilot Movie |
| Princess Knight | 1967 | TV |
| Push | 1987 | Experimental Movie |
| Rain Boy | 1989 | OAV |
| Self-portrait | 1988 | Experimental Movie |
| Space Journey: The First Dream of Wonder-Kun | 1969 | TV Special |
| Symphonic Poem: Jungle Emperor Leo | 1991 | OAV |
| Tales of a Street Corner | 1962 | Experimental Movie |
| Tezuka Osamu Story: I am Son-goku | 1989 | TV Special |
| Tezuka’s Ancestor, Dr. Ryoan | 2000 | TV |
| The Movie is Alive | 1990 | Movie |
| The Phoenix: Chapter of Dawn | 1978 | Movie |
| The Phoenix: Chapter of Ho-Ou | 1986 | OAV |
| Three-Eyed One, the | 1990 | TV |
| Three-eyed One, The: Prince in the Devil Island | 1985 | TV Special |
| Till a City Beneath the Sea Is Built | 1969 | TV Special |
| Time Slip of 10,000 Years, A: Prime Rose | 1983 | TV Special |
| Triton of the Sea | 1972 | TV |
| Triton of the Sea | 1979 | Movie |
| Undersea Super Train: Marine Express | 1979 | TV Special |
| Unico Special Chapter: Saving our Fragile Earth | 2001 | Tezuka, Osamu World Movie |
| Unico: Short Story | 1979 | Pilot Movie |
| Vampire, The | 1969 | TV |
| Wansa-kun | 1973 | TV |
| World Famous Stories for Children: Thumb Princess | 1978 | Movie |
| Yamataro Comes Back | 1986 | OAV |
| Young Black Jack | 2015 | TV |
| Zero-Man | 1968 | Pilot Movie |
LIST OF MANGAS MADE BY OSAMU TEZUKA
To conclude the article, we will leave a list of Mangas and Books made by Osamu Tezuka. It is an extensive list, but this way you can know which work was truly written by the God of Mangas. I hope you enjoyed the article; if you did, share it and leave your comments.
- 21st Century Adventure
- A Tree in the Sun
- Adventure Broadcasting Station
- Adventure of Rock, The – 1952
- Adventures of Rubi, The
- Age of Adventure – 1951
- Age of Great Floods
- Akebono-san – 1959
- Alabaster – 1970
- Amazing 3, The – 1965
- Ambassador Magma – 1965
- Angel Gunfighter – 1949
- Angel’s Hill – 1960
- Ant and the Giant, The
- Apollo’s Song – 1970
- Apple with Watch Mechanism
- Astro Boy – 1952
- Astro Boy Chronicles
- Astro Boy Special
- Atom Cat
- Ayako – 1972
- Bagi, the Boss of the Earth – 1975
- Bambi – 1951
- Barbara – 1973
- Benkei
- Big X – 1963
- Biiko-chan – 1957
- Birdman Anthology – 1971
- Black Jack – 1973
- Bomba! – 1970
- Book of Human Insects, The – 1970
- Boy Detective Zumbera – 1975
- Brave Dan – 1962
- Buddha – 1972
- Burunga I
- Captain Atom – 1952
- Captain Ken – 1960
- Captain Ozma – 1961
- Castle of Dawn, The
- Cave In – 1969
- Chief Detective Kenichi – 1954
- Clockwork Apple, The
- Crater, The
- Crime and Punishment – 1953
- Curtain is Still Blue Tonight, The – 1958
- Detective Boy, Rock Holmes – 1949
- Devil Garon, The – 1959
- Devil of the Earth, The – 1954
- Diary of Ma-chan – 1946
- Don Dracula – 1979
- Dororo – 1967
- Dotsuitare – 1979
- Dove, Fly Up to Heaven
- Dr. Doronko
- Dr. Mars – 1947
- Dr. Thrill – 1959
- Duke Goblin – 1985
- Dust 8 – 1972
- Dämons
- Earth War, The
- Elephant’s Kindness
- Elephant’s Sneeze
- Essay on Idleness of Animals – 1973
- Euphrates Tree, The
- Fairy of Storms, The
- Farewell, Night
- Faust – 1950
- Film Lives On, The – 1958
- Fine Romance
- Fire Mountain
- Fire of Tutelary God
- Fire Valley
- Fisher
- Flower & Barbarian
- Flying Ben
- Fossil Island – 1951
- Fossil Man
- Fountain of Crane
- Four Card
- Four Fencers of the Forest, The
- Fuku-chan in 21st Century
- Fusuke
- Futureman Kaos
- Gachaboi’s Record of One Generation – 1970
- Game
- Garbage War
- Gary bar pollution record
- General Onimaru
- Ghost
- Ghost in jet base
- Ghost Jungle
- Ghost story at 1p.m.
- Gikko-chan and Makko-chan
- Giletta
- Go Out!
- God Father’s son
- Gold City
- Gold Scale
- Golden Bat
- Golden Trunk, The
- Good bye, Mali
- Good bye, Mr. Eiichi Fukui
- Good Morning Cusco
- Goodbye Night
- Goro of Hatchoike
- Goto Matabei
- Grand Dolls – 1968
- Green outskirts
- Gringo – 1987
- Gu-chan & Paiko
- Gum Gum Punch – 1967
- Gut-chan
- Hans and Hair of Money
- HAPPY NEW YEAR
- Hatsuyume Family
- Head of cheerleaders of Kanoko
- Hello! Chippo
- Higeoyaji, Dr. Ochanomizu
- HIKARI
- Himawari-san – 1956
- Horror Tales of Yotsuya
- How to Paint Osamu Tezuka Manga
- Human being in the Moon World
- Hungry Blues
- Hurricane Z
- Hyoroku and Gonroku
- Hyotan Komako
- I am a Ninja
- I am Sarutobi!
- I.L – 1969
- Ikki Mandara
- Infant development of ESP
- Infant in Womb Starts Talking
- Inochi no Mamejishaku
- Insect Collector – 1979
- Instruction 7:00AM!
- Invitation to the Grotesque
- Iron Road, The
- Irregularity Fencer
- Isolated Island in City
- It is Difficult Though Understands
- Jet King
- Jetter Mars – 1977
- Jiletta from Upside-Down
- Jungle Emperor – 1966
- Jungle Kingdom, The
- Jungle Taro
- Lay of the Rhine – 1973
- Leo-chan
- Lion Books – 1956
- Little Wansa – 1971
- Lord Iechika Mogami – 1972
- Lost World – 1948
- Ludwig B
- Lunatic Japan
- Magic House, The
- Mako, Rumi and Chii
- Man From Mars, A
- Man of a Tail
- Manga Classroom
- Manga College
- Manga Seminar on Biology
- Marvelous Melmo
- Melody of Iron
- Men with Tails
- Message to Adolf
- Metamorphosis
- Meteor Prince
- Metropolis
- Microid S
- Midnight
- Miracle Forest, The
- Monster of the 38th Parallel, The
- Moon and Wolves, The
- Moony Man, The
- Mr. Cactus
- MW
- Mysterious Underground Men, The
- Neo Faust
- New Treasure Island
- Nextworld
- Norman
- Number 7
- Ode to Kirihito
- Old Folk’s Home
- Osamu Tezuka Essay Collection
- Osamu Tezuka Lecture Collection
- Osamu Tezuka Novel Collection
- Osamu Tezuka Talk Collection
- Osamu Tezuka’s Scenario Collection
- Osamu Tezuka’s Special Manga Course
- Paper Fortress
- Peace Concert
- Peacock Shell
- Phoenix, The
- Pinocchio
- Pippy
- Plains of Abusegahara, The
- P-rn-graphic Pictures
- Prime Rose
- Princess Knight
- Queen Eggplant
- Queen Nasubi
- Queer Arabian Nights
- Rags & Jewels
- Rain Boy
- Rainbow Fortress
- Rainbow Parakeet, The
- Rainbow Prelude
- Rally Up, Mankind!
- Record of Peter Kyultan
- Record of the Glass Castle
- Rise of the Birdmen
- Road to Utopian Lurue, The
- Rock on Volcano Island
- Roppu-kun
- Runaway Tanker, The
- Saboten-kun
- Say Hello to Bookila!
- Secret of Piron, The
- Secrets of Osamu Tezuka’s Manga
- Sensation Z
- Sensual Nights
- Serenade of a Pig’s Navel
- SF Fancy Free
- SF Mix
- Shinsen-gumi, The
- Short Arabesque
- Shumari
- Son of Godfather, The
- Son-Goku the Monkey
- Song of the White Peacock
- Soyokaze-san
- Spaceship Ringel Rock
- Stories of Three Adolfs, The
- Storm Fairy, The
- Story of Tonkara Valley, The
- Strange Boy, The
- Super Taiheiki
- Suspicion
- Swallowing the Earth
- Tales of Astro Boy
- Tales of the Glass Castle
- Tales of Turtle
- Tange Sazen
- Tezuka’s Ancestor, Dr. Ryoan
- Thief Akikazu Inoue, The
- Three-eyed One, The
- Thunder Mask
- Tiger Books
- Title Year
- Tonkara Valley Story
- Tree in the Sun, A
- Triton of the Sea
- Tuberculoses
- Turtle Tales
- Twenty First Century Adventure
- Twin Knights, The
- Under the Air
- Vampires
- Volcanic Eruption
- Wansa-kun
- White Pilot, The
- Wonder Three
- Wonderful Journey, The
- X-Point on the South Pacific
- Yaketpachi’s Maria
- Yokko-chan ga Kita Yo!
- Zero Men
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