Tezuka Osamu was born the eldest son of three children on November 3rd, 1928, in Toyonaka City, Osaka. An extremely witty and imaginative boy, he grew up in a liberal family exposed to manga and animation.
As a boy he also had a love for insects reminiscent of Fabre, and, reflecting the level of his interest in the insect world, later incorporated the ideogram for “insect” into his pen name.
Having developed an intense understanding of the preciousness of life from his wartime experience, Tezuka Osamu aimed to become a physician and later earned his license, but ultimately chose the profession he loved best: manga artist and animated film writer.
Tezuka Osamu’s manga and animated films had a tremendous impact on the shaping of the psychology of Japan’s postwar youth. His work changed the concept of the Japanese cartoon, transforming it into an irresistible art form and incorporating a variety of new styles in creating the “story cartoon.” Changing the face of literature and movies, his work also influenced a range of other genres.
Current Details : 866 volumes (Dated 06 Dec 2019)
The Tezuka Osamu manga has currently been translated into in 8 languages for readers. It comprises of 250 popular and essential titles for libraries which include a mix of timeless, critically-acclaimed classics and some of the today’s most popular titles for kids, teens and grown-up graphic novel readers.
- English – 25 titles; 84 volumes
- French – 16 titles; 67 volumes
- Italian – 9 titles; 61 volumes
- Japanese – 125 titles; 221 volumes
- Korean – 27 titles; 132 volumes
- Spanish – 2 titles; 14 volumes
- Thai – 13 titles; 84 volumes
- Traditional Chinese – 33 titles; 203 volumes
