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A chronological selection of the most important works of Osamu Tezuka, a timeless influential figure on the medium and one of the greatest artists of all time.

These entries are listed keeping in mind its historical relevance, their context in Tezuka's life, and their overall influence on the mangascape. I believe the following titles would help you understand more about his style, life, and contribution to Japanese media. It is not comprehensive and should be treated as a jumping point for such a colorful career.

Most of these titles are available in English.

Tezuka sources you can check out:
The Osamu Tezuka Story - Toshio Ban
Frederik Schodt's writings on Tezuka - I highly recommend Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics
The Art of Osamu Tezuka: The God of Manga - Helen McCarthy
Tezuka in English website

These manga feature monks and priests of the Buddhist religion, as well as manga starring the historical Buddha.

Number of sales and date that number was acquired from in notes for each. Some of them I have personally estimated a higher figure than the date says.

No. 162 would be Nippon no Rekishi. It's for children and I can't find it on MAL. It has 24 volumes and started in 1981, and has sold 20.2 million (March 19th, 2020).

No. 165 would be Cuffs - Kizu Darake no Chizu by Jin Tojo, and has sold 20 million (February 14th, 2022).

No. 183 would be The Tale of Genji by Waki Yamato. Couldn't find exactly which one it was she made, and has sold 20 million (May 1st, 2021).

Tezuka Osamu is considered one of the greatest mangaka ever. He is know as the, "Father of Japanese manga and anime". This is a manga list honoring the best/most iconic works by Tezuka Osamu. These mangas are groundbreaking and helped shape the future of Japanese media forever. His works also influenced the future generation of mangakas including Fujiko (Doraemon), Monkey punch (Lupin), Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira), Akira Toriyama (Dragon ball), and many more. His legacy will be forever remembered. To see the full list of works by Tezuka Osamu please visit the official Tezuka Osamu webpage,
https://tezukaosamu.net/en/manga/a.html
or his author profile at,
https://myanimelist.net/people/1938/Osamu_Tezuka


More about the mangas at,
Adolf ni Tsugu: https://tezukaosamu.net/en/manga/291.html
Ayako: https://tezukaosamu.net/en/manga/21.html
Apollo no uta: https://tezukaosamu.net/en/manga/17.html
Black Jack: https://tezukaosamu.net/en/manga/438.html
Boku no son goku: https://tezukaosamu.net/en/manga/449.html
Buddha: https://tezukaosamu.net/en/manga/434.html
Dororo: https://tezukaosamu.net/en/manga/310.html
Hi no Tori:https://tezukaosamu.net/en/manga/403.html (There is many parts)
Jungle Taitei: https://tezukaosamu.net/en/manga/186.html
Lost world: https://tezukaosamu.net/en/manga/572.html /
Maa chan no Nikkichou: https://tezukaosamu.net/en/manga/459.html
Magma taishi: https://tezukaosamu.net/en/manga/572.html
Ribbon no Kishi:https://tezukaosamu.net/en/manga/559.html
Shin takarajima: https://tezukaosamu.net/en/manga/459.html
Tetsuwan Atom:https://tezukaosamu.net/en/manga/291.html

The joke here is communication about these is kinda weird unless specified that the response itself is the title.
"What's your fav manga?"
> Undecided.

Or if someone tuning in to a conversation between weebs would be extremely confused about it either by controversy or u sounding illiterate af:
> "My favourite manga is In Hand"
> "I love Children" ☠️☠️


I will also include series that are difficult to search and result in the complete opposite. eg;
Searching "Goth manga"
> The manga itself doesn't show, only images full of Misa Amane lmfao

A stack containing anthology manga series.
Anthology; a collection of artistic works or stories that have a similar form or subject.

A list of 1970s manga that has been officially released physically in English. Any manga that goes out of print will be removed

Selections from director Guillermo del Toro's personal manga collection.
Original photos of his library can be found on his twitter, as stated in this article. https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/guillermo-del-toro-anime-manga-collection/

Favorite artists: Katsuhiro Otomo, Hideshi Hino, Naoki Urasawa, Osamu Tezuka, and Junji Ito

Osamu Tezukas manga that's found on Helmet libraries in Finland. There are both finnish and english ones listed.

Osamu Tezukan mangaa joka on Suomen Helmet kirjastojen järjestelmässä. Listattuna mangaa niin suomeksi kuin englanniksi.

Manga that has references to history and the western canon.

A list of Tezuka's manga published in Brazil, in order of release date.
Only manga written and drawn by Tezuka.



Lista dos mangás do Tezuka publicados no Brasil, em ordem de lançamento.
Somente mangás escritos e desenhados pelo Tezuka.

Stories that take place in historical settings, in historical order.

manga with narratives based on real historical events for those who need to study history

classes

(I will not include historical works with fantasy elements)

I've put together a list of manga written by Tezuka Osamu, that was officially licensed and released in North America/English. Some publishers are still active and have copies on hand, others are defunct and out of print, etc. This is a guide to figure out what a legitimate copy would come from/hints where to look.

This list is NOT complete, I'm merely one person and have probably missed a title or two.

Certain releases like "Tomorrow the Birds" or "Shakespeare Manga Theater" are not listed due to no entry on the site/being a combination of smaller pieces of Tezuka's works. In regards to "Neo Faust" it was allegedly, been licensed by Ablaze manga. However at 3/21/24 there have been no listings or updates on the series.

If you have more information on titles available to add to this list, please shoot me a DM and I'll add it accordingly.