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Adult Melmo Watari from Marvelous Melmo
A magical master of disguise.
Marvelous Melmo - Osamu Tezuka
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Hibukuro (Boon), along with and Ojiya and Itachi (Ham Egg).
Dororo's parents, Hibukuro and Ojiya, were once farmers who now lead a band of bandits who target samurai.
Meanwhile, Uncle Itachi has plans of his own.
Dororo - Osamu Tezuka
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I’ve always loved how the Astro Boy manga covers look. They feel strangely comforting.
I enjoy them to there very cute!
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☾ ┋princess knight (1963)
i remember reading this manga when i was really young, and it was really sweet
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Mio - A kind and pure soul.
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A tough guy, ain'tcha?
He's trying his best...
Triton of the sea - Osamu Tezuka
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And his new name was Astro Boy!
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Osamu Tezuka (手塚治虫) drawings of expressions, cartooning tips, showing how to animate & capture emotions with body language too. You can find more in the “マンガの描き方―似顔絵から長編まで” Artbook, published in 1996.
There ain’t no better teacher around. Animation-wise. The God of Manga.
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One-night affair between a princess and a werewolf.
Harima was a prince of Baekje - a Korean kingdom in 7th century. But he was defeated in battle and turned into a wolf-man. He came to Japan and managed to become a feudal lord Inugami, only to unintentionally get involed in the Jinshin War.
He was imprisoned in the capital, but thanks to help from the imperial princess, he escaped and hid in a cave. One night, the (very) young princess paid him a visit… Although Harima already had a lover, he didn’t (really) resist. Next morning, they parted with each other to never meet again.
From Phoenix: Sun by Osamu Tezuka
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Cityscapes drawn by Osamu Tezuka
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I was gonna post this!
From Phoenix: Sun (part 2) by Osamu Tezuka - demons come to help young prince who was turned into wolf-man to defend his fiefdom.
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“Manga is virtual. Manga is sentiment. Manga is resistance. Manga is bizarre. Manga is pathos. Manga is destruction. Manga is arrogance. Manga is love. Manga is kitsch. Manga is sense of wonder. Manga is … there is no conclusion yet.”
— - Osamu Tezuka, 1969
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Ricky, the humanoid squirrel boy who was raised by humans… and his mom.
from Osamu Tezuka’s Zero Men (1959-60).
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How about I start the side blog with this post? If you are a fan of Osamu Tezuka you must know that he was friends with one of the greatest Brazilian comic artists, Mauricio de Sousa.
I didn't see anywhere other than Brazilian sources commenting on this.
A few years ago MSP (Mauricio de Sousa Produções) was going to finish a story about the Amazon rainforest that Tezuka was writing but with his passing the manga is incomplete, but MSP never touched in the subject since, the project will probably never be completed, I believe it is in limbo.
The only project with the Amazon rainforest that actually happened is the crossover between Turma da Mônica and the Tezuka characters.
The editions I have:
Source about the amazon rainforest manga: JBOX
On the right:Osamu Tezuka with Disney animator Ward Kimball on a visit to Japan
(Dated 1978)
On the Left:Osamu Tezuka visiting The Home Of Ward Kimball with Fredrick L Schodt an early appreciator and translator of Manga notable for his book Manga!Manga!Manga! The World Of Japanese Comics! In 1983 which was the first substantial English work about Manga.
(Dated 1979)
A Photo Of Osamu Tezuka in his workshop at the Namiki House with his character Mii-Chan from 1954.