Chronology:
(1937) Writes his first Manga "Pin Pin Nama-chan".
(1939) Creates his Pen Name.
(1946) First Published Manga, Diary of Ma-chan.
(1947) New Treasure Island, Tezuka's first Tankoubon, published.
(1949) Metropolis Manga published in book form.
(1950) Emperor Leo serialized in Manga shonen
(1951) Graduates from Osaka University Medical School
(1951-04) Captain Atom serialized. Features Astro Boy as a supporting character.
(1952) Passes state medical exam
(1952-03) Captain Atom serialization ends.
(1952-04) Astro Boy begins serialization in Shonen comic
(1953-01) Princess Knight Manga serialized in "Shojo club" by Kodansha
(1954) Phoenix first chapter, "book of Dawn," serialized in Manga Shonen
(1955-04-04) Princess Knight Radio Program starts broadcasting
(1963) First Astro Boy TV series begins
(1963) The Big X manga serialization begins
(1965) Kimba the White Lion TV series starts - first color anime
(1965-05) Amazing Three (W3) serialized in Weekly shonen Sunday
(1965-05) Ambassador Magma Serialized in Shonen Gahou
(1966) Vampires serialization begins
(1967-08) Dororo serialized in "weekly shonen Sunday"
(1968-03) Astro boy serialization finishes.
(1969-09) Triton of the sea (Blue Triton) serialized in Sankei Newspaper
(1972) Buddha serialization begins
(1973-09) Blackjack serialized in "Weekly Shonen Champion"
(1976-11) Unico serialized in Ririka shoujo magazine from Sanrio
(1978) Weekly Black Jack serialization ends - only occasional specials after this
(1981-04) Tezuka's Ancestor Dr. Ryoan serialized in "Big Comic" magazine
(1983) Adolf serialized in Shukan Bunshun
(1983) Buddha serialization ends
(1984-10) Black Jack serialization ends.
(1985) Adolf serialization ends
(1986) Wins Kodansha Manga Award for Adolf
(1989) Dies of cancer
(2002) He was posthumously inducted into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame.
(2003-05-07) Birth Date of Astro Boy, specified in original manga; Tezuka Honored in Japan
Hobbies:
Bug Collecting and Entomology
About:
Often referred to as the
God of Manga
, Osamu Tezuka's illustrious career created a huge amount of Manga and Anime (only a small part of which is listed above).
It is often said (and reasonably so) that had it not been for Osamu Tezuka Japanese Manga and Anime would not be what they are today.
While his real Japanese name was 手塚治, Osamu Tezuka used the Pen Name 手塚治?. Both names are pronounced exactly the same, the ? (mushi) means insect in Japanese and Tezuka was extremely interested in insects. He decided to add ? to his name when he learned about an insect called Osamushi.
He later named his first production studio Mushi Productions.
Non-anime staff credits:
Story for "Astro Boy Omega Factor" (VG)
Story for "Astro Boy: Tetsuwan Atomu" (VG)
Story for "Blood Will Tell: Tezuka Osamu's Dororo" (VG)
: Director, Script, Character Design, Animation Director, Color design, Key Animation, Original Plan, Rendition, Storyline
: Director, Screenplay, Original creator, Character Design, Supervising Director, Key Animation, Theme Song Lyrics