New Releases by Osamu Tezuka

After years of failure to discover the meaning of the universe, Professor Ichinoseki decides to end his own life, but he is interrupted by the sorceress Mephist. They strike a bargain: in exchange for Ichinoseki''s soul, Mephist will grant his wish for a fulfilled life... Originally published over the course of 1988, NEO FAUST is the final of three adaptations of the classical Faust legend by "The Godfather of Manga," Osamu Tezuka. ABLAZE is proud to present it in English for the first time.

The prequel series to the world-renowned Astro Boy manga and anime franchise by Osamu Tezuka continues with its 10th volume. Six’s journey sees him fight a ferocious foe to save an old acquaintance. Fans of mecha fights and anime will find a perfect fit with this action-packed manga. Responding to a distress call, Six scurries around only to be greeted by an old acquaintance. But when a powerful foe starts detecting Six, he must grapple with saving his friends and saving himself! Created by Masami Yuki and Tetsuro Kasahara, Volume 10 of ATOM: The Beginning inches closer to the legendary Osamu Tezuka creation, Astro Boy, an icon known across the world from the hugely successful manga and anime.

THE HIT MANGA PREQUEL TO OSAMA TEZUKA’S ASTRO BOY CONTINUES! When a malfunctioning robot connects to Six, he must fight to maintain his identity. After encountering a malfunctioning robot, Tenma and the gang decide to diagnose him by linking him to Six’s mainframe. But when the two robots’ minds start to fuse the team must do everything to save Six from losing his identity before it’s too late.

An adventure across space and time awaits! "A spellbinding masterpiece." -- Dav Pilkey, #1 bestselling creator of Dog Man UNICO tells the incredible story of a young unicorn who, after enraging the evil goddess Venus, is banished from the heavens and forgets all he once was. Saved from oblivion by the kindhearted West Wind, Unico continues to help others, before having to escape Venus again and begin a new adventure. In this first manga, Unico awakes in a mysterious land and is befriended by a resourceful watch cat, Chloe, who feels protective of the young unicorn. When they find themselves near a small village in the forest, they take refuge with a kindly, but helpless, old woman. To take care of her, Chloe begs Unico to turn her into a human girl, but that act of kindness has unforeseen consequences: Unico''s love has awakened Venus and her minion, Byron, who want to destroy them both! Conceived anew by Eisner-nominated author Samuel Sattin and Eisner-winning artist team Gurihiru, and developed in collaboration with Tezuka Productions, UNICO: Awakening is a groundbreaking reboot of a beloved story by Astro Boy creator Osamu Tezuka, the "God of Manga." With striking full-color artwork and reading left to right in the Western comics style to match the original manga, UNICO is a brilliant manga series featuring storytelling at its best. Join Unico on an unforgettable journey!

The hit manga prequel to Osamu Tezuka’s Astro Boy continues! This epic series is perfect for fans of mecha anime and manga! A surprise visit from a family member ends with a tale of robots past. After the World Robot Battling Championship, Tenma and the team return home to repair Six and U-Ran. A surprise visit from Ochanomizu’s grandfather results in a tale of a robot boy he knew in his youth.

Never before published in the US from the “Godather of Manga! One Hundred Tales is a story about being careful what you wish for. Ichirui Hanri is an ordinary accountant serving his master. Though innocent, he is ordered to commit hara-kiri after being entangled in some trouble in his master''s house. Just then, a witch named Sudama appears. She signs a contract with Hanri to obtain his soul in exchange for fulfilling three of his wishes. Hanri gets what he wants...but the price he pays is too high. An enchanting supernatural fable from Osamu Tezuka, known worldwide as the “Godfather of Manga” and the most influential person of the past century in the development of Japanese manga and anime.

Del dios del manga. Un día, un misterioso joven llamado Toppei acude al estudio Mushi Production en busca de empleo y su presidente, Osamu Tezuka, decide contratarlo como asistente. Sin embargo, pronto descubrirá que el enigmático Toppei es en realidad un hombre lobo perteneciente a un clan de vampiros que llegó a Tokio con la esperanza de encontrar a su padre desaparecido. Lo que no sabía es que su familia de vampiros, quienes se han visto oprimidos durante tanto tiempo, ahora están decididos a declarar la guerra a la humanidad. De forma inesperada, Tezuka se verá envuelto en una serie de intrigas monstruosas que hasta ahora solo había podido imaginar...

ATOM Volume 6 explodes into the next chapter of this exciting prequel to Osamu Tezuka’s Astro Boy. Our heroes have been invited to the World Robot Battling championship! Bringing along their latest fighting robot U-Ran, can they face down the deadly competition all while solving the mysteries that surround them?

An anthology of short stories based on some of the many popular creations of legendary Japanese mangaka Osamu Tezuka, as illustrated by a collection of some of the greatest comic creators in Europe. This larger 300-page hardcover edition is presented in traditional manga reading order, right to left. This first volume includes "The Mouse" by Sourya, based on AYAKO; "The Moon Rabbit" by Brice Cossu and Valerie Mangin, based on BUDDHA; "A Taste for Blood" by Philippe Cardona and Florence Torta, based on DORORO; "The Cursed" by Mathieu Bablet, based on METROPOLIS; "The Eyes of Pandora" by Victor Santos, based on MW; "Love at First Sight" by JD Moravn and ScieTronc, based on MIDNIGHT; "Doppelganger" by Belen Ortega and Victor Santos, based on BARBARA; "The Parchment of the Cat" by Kenny Ruiz, based on MY SONGOKU; and "Catalante" by Mig, based on UNICO.

Planet Manga è lieta di annunciare l''arrivo in versione digitale di uno dei lavori più amati di Naoki Urasawa, uno dei mangaka più famosi e apprezzati di oggi. "Pluto" si ispira al personaggio omonimo creato dal grande Osamu Tezuka nella serie "Tetsuwan Atom", conosciuta in Italia come "Astro Boy". Tutto inizia con la misteriosa morte di Mont Blanc, uno dei robot più potenti della Terra, amato da tutti. A indagare su questo caso, e sulla morte di molti altri robot c''è il detective Gesicht. Vincitore nel 2005 del prestigioso “Osamu Tezuka Cultural Award”, e dell''“Excellence Prize” nella divisione manga del Japanese Media Arts Festival, elogiato e apprezzato da tutti, Pluto è un capolavoro della fantascienza contemporanea. Ecco come un genio rilegge l''opera di un altro genio!

La rilettura del terzo millennio dell''episodio di Astro Boy “Il più grande robot del mondo” giunge a conclusione. Naoki Urasawa e Takashi Nagasaki hanno reinterpretato uno dei classici del fumetto mondiale, e in questo volume ci raccontano dello scontro definitivo. Ogni mistero sarà risolto!

In questo volume del fumetto che unisce i talenti di Osamu Tezuka e Naoki Urasawa, molti nodi verranno al pettine. Dei robot più potenti al mondo è rimasto in vita solo Epsilon. Esiste un modo per sconfiggere Pluto? Il sacrificio di Gesicht è stato inutile? Per Atom non c''è più a da fare?

Colpi di scena a non finire in questo importante numero di Pluto, thriller fantascientifico che vede uniti due geni del fumetto: Osamu Tezuka e Naoki Urasawa. Gesicht è sempre più vicino alla risoluzione del mistero. Chi vuole uccidere i robot più potenti del mondo? E perché? Nuove sconvolgenti rivelazioni!

Il detective Gesicht, robot dalle sembianze umane, indaga sulle misteriose morti di Mont-Blanc, celebre e amato robot, e di Bernard Lange, leader del gruppo per la difesa dei diritti dei robot. In un mondo del futuro, complesso e plumbeo, si respira un clima di pericolo e tensione. Urasawa, geniale autore di “20th Century Boys” e “Monster”, si misura con il dio dei manga Osamu Tezuka e con Tetsuwan Atom, celebre serie conosciuta in Italia come Astro Boy. Pluto è un capolavoro noir mischiato alla fantascienza. Da non perdere.

Il caso su cui indaga il detective robot Gesicht diventa sempre più complicato. Un non precisato nemico vuole uccidere i sette robot più potenti del mondo, e finora ne ha massacrati tre: Mont-Blanc, North numero 2 e Brando. E gli altri quattro sono in pericolo, Gesicht compreso, il quale continua ad avere strane visioni. Come mai non riesce a ricordare certi eventi del passato? Chi c''è dietro a questo oscuro progetto di eliminazione dei robot? In questo nuovo numero, grandi rivelazioni! Il capolavoro di Urasawa e Tezuka!

Il detective Gesicht continua la sua indagine per scoprire chi o cosa si cela dietro l''uccisione dei più forti robot del mondo. Incaricato di scortare il signor Haas, non sa che questi tramerà ancora contro di lui, e che si metteranno in mezzo altre persone pericolose. Intanto Heracles ed Epsilon si troveranno di fronte a una mostruosa entità. I robot hanno fatto tanto per questo mondo, perché qualcuno vuole farli scomparire dalla Terra?

ATOM Volume 5 brings in a fan favorite character as the adventure continues in the prequel to Osamu Tezuka’s Astro Boy! Our team of scrappy engineers have started work on an all new fighting machine: A107, the follow up to their champion robot Six! Nicknamed ‘U-Ran’, the pair get ready for the next robot fighting event… until they receive a mysterious offer!

The adventure continues in ATOM: The Beginning Volume 4, the prequel to Osamu Tezuka’s Astro Boy! In their search for secrets about the mysterious Dr. Lolo, Six and his friends have been led to a hidden military base… but the compound won’t be easy to access as it’s guarded by the sentinel soldier robot Ivan! This dread construct seems to be a potent foe, but Six can sense a strange cry for help coming from the titanic war machine…

The explosive second volume of Atom: The Beginning available in English for the first time! Continue the journey that leads to the famous series Astro Boy, created by the ‘God of Manga’ Osamu Tezuka! It’s time for Robot Wrestling! Determined to continue the project, engineering students Umataro and Hiroshi enter their superpowered robot Six into a robot fighting tournament! Standing in their way of the prize money is the undefeated robot Mars and its mystery creator, Dr. Lolo… can Six defeat the ‘invincible god of war’?

Un volumen único del dios del manga Osamu Tezuka. Para traer la paz entre dos reinos en guerra, los más jóvenes de las dos familias reales son intercambiados como rehenes y criados cada uno en el país enemigo, pero las oscuras maquinaciones de una secta demoníaca amenazan con hundir un mundo ya devastado en el caos... Tres décadas después, Osamu Tezuka encontró en Emiya una nueva princesa guerrera, obligada por el destino a abandonar una vida tranquila en la escuela secundaria para empuñar una espada y salvar un planeta con un pasado misterioso.

For the first time in English comes ATOM: The Beginning, the origin of Osamu Tezuka’s (the God of manga) famous Astro Boy series! Five years after a strange catastrophe devastated Japan, engineering students Umataro and Hiroshi work together to create A106 (nicknamed ‘Six’) – an unassuming, mild-mannered robot who has insane super-strength! When their university’s lack of funding threatens to shut Six down forever, the trio must enter the murky world of robot fighting to keep their dream alive!

When a Nazi lieutenant is sentenced to death for war crimes, he expects to escape with his life, but hubris is his downfall. A female android marries for love but is soon lost, and she must deal with the consequences. After a married man finds out his city is being experimented on, he tries to save the people while struggling with adulterous thoughts. On a dark and lonely road, a cabby picks up a shady man who threatens him, but little does his passenger know the cabby is not as he seems. An educated man falls in love with an elusive woman who has a life altering secret. American school kids learn the cruelty of war. A revolutionary fails his revolution, and an interstellar peace conference does not yield the hoped for results when space hippies defy peace conventions.

The worldwide explosion of Japanese animation, toys, games, and comics can be traced to one focal inspiration, master storyteller Osamu Tezuka, and Astro Boy is Tezuka''s most revered creation, a rousing all-ages masterpiece of action, fun, and humanity. This, the final volume in the definitive Astro Boy collection, features a cavalcade of Astro Boy short stories featuring everything Astro fans have come to expect: robots, ray guns, rockets, and a riot of a good time!

From the infinite imagination of Osamu Tezuka, arguably history''s most important-and inarguably its most prolific - creator of graphic fiction, comes Astro Boy, the standard bearer for the exploding anime and manga industries, and an acknowledged classic of the form. An all-ages masterpiece of action, fun, and humanity - and plenty of robots! - Astro Boy packs more excitement and entertainment into each value-priced volume than most comics do in a lifetime! In this volume: a compendium of Astro Boy short stories involving time machines, Astro''s first love, train bombs, brain switching, and the end of Astro!

Dark Horse Comics brings the original Astro Boy to America for the first time in an English-language edition! In the wake of widespread critical acclaim for the Metropolis animated feature, interest in the work of master storyteller and cartoonist Osamu Tezuka, creator of Metropolis and the godfather of Japanese comics and animation, has never been greater, and Astro Boy is Tezuka''s most beloved body of work, a visionary series that laid the groundwork for the international phenomenon that are the comics and animation industries of Japan. Innovative, exciting, and as fresh today as when it first appeared nearly half a century ago, Astro boy is timeless graphic fiction for readers of all ages. Translation by Frederik L. Schodt, author of America and the Four Japans and translator of Masamune Shirow''s Orion.

Dark Horse Comics brings the original Astro Boy to America for the first time in an English-language edition! Fifty years and still rockin'', Astro Boy proudly wears the championship belt of all-ages robot action, still leading the manga and anime charge begun by master storyteller/cartoonist/animator Osamu Tezuka, the acknowledged creative and spiritual linchpin of Japan''s leading entertainment media exports. Perhaps the most endearing, and enduring, creation to emerge from Tezuka''s bottomless creative wellspring, Astro Boy is packed with action, humor, and pathos, interlacing flights of the fantastic with timeless themes and wry commentary on humanity in a rapidly changing technological landscape. Translation by Frederik L. Schodt, author of Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics and translator of Ghost in the Shell.

Dark Horse Comics brings the original Astro Boy to America for the first time in an English-language edition! With graphic novels and animation exploding across America like never before, the signal creative and spiritual influence of the late master-storyteller Osamu Tezuka is being recognized worldwide, the skill, range, and emotional power of his storytelling placing him among the giants of graphic fiction and animation. And Tezuka''s Astro Boy is perhaps the single-most important action/adventure archetype for the 21st century, a timeless all-ages work with its roots in classic comics and cartooning and its branches reaching into every corner of today''s popular entertainment. Few works — past or present — pack the excitement, laughs, and warmth of Astro Boy. Translation by Frederik L. Schodt, author of Inside the Robot Kingdom and translator of Barefoot Gen.

From the boundless imagination of Osamu Tezuka, arguably history''s most important — and inarguably its most prolific — creator of graphic fiction, comes Astro Boy, the singular archetype for the exploding anime and manga industries. A timeless all-ages masterpiece of action, fun, and humanity — and plenty of robots! — Astro Boy packs more excitement and entertainment into each value-priced volume than most comics do in a year!

Fifty years after his creation, Astro Boy continues to lead the manga and anime charge, his adventures still as fresh and exciting as when first crafted by master storyteller/cartoonist/animator Osamu Tezuka. Astro Boy is packed with action, laughs, and genuine emotion, interlacing fantastic situations with timeless themes and wry observances about technology, war, and the human condition.

Fifty years after his creation, Astro Boy continues to lead the manga and anime charge, his adventures still as fresh and exciting as when first crafted by master storyteller/cartoonist/animator Osamu Tezuka. Astro Boy is packed with action, laughs, and genuine emotion, interlacing fantastic situations with timeless themes and wry observances about technology, war, and the human condition.