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One Last Time: ASTROBOY Reboot.
Hello . It has been a very long time, hasn't it? There are many reasons why I had to neglect this site and leave it by…
The Comic Book History of Comics
It's a comic book, about comic books! That's right, The Comic Book History of Comics tells the story of how comic books became what they...
Tezuka Museum Tourism Video
The Hyogo Tourism Association and the Let's JAPAN Channel have put together this video look into the Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum in Takaraz...
Don Dracula, Leo, Melmo, & more now on Viki.
Not too long ago I reported on Viki.com , the free streaming site that presents international video with crowd sourced subtitles. They had ...
Black Jack, Blue Blink, Jungle Emperor Leo, Jungle Emperor Leo, Princess Knight
60th Anniversary Vinyl Astro Figure
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Astro Boy manga, ZC World has released this new collectable figure in Japan. This figure retail...
Astro Bus
Let's turn back the clock and go all the way back to the year 2009 for some pictures of a bus decorated to advertise the November 5th release…
Crime and Punishment and Tezuka
Check out David Merill 's classic anime blog Let's Anime for a great article about the rare English language edition of Osamu Tezuka's mang...
Black Jack 21, Uncut 80's Astro Boy Now Streaming on Viki
A great new way to watch Tezuka anime has recently appeared, and it's all 100% free and legal ! Viki , a website with international video…
Ganbare Japan!!!
One year ago, Japan was struck with a series of natural disasters, but in the wake of these terrible events, a powerful spirit of perseverance and support had…
Ravex in Tezuka World
Produced in time for what would have been Osamu Tezuka's 80th birthday, Ravex in Tezuka World is a short animation featuring characters fro...
Princess Knight, Ravex in Tezuka World, Unico, Black Jack, OZ
Osamu Tezuka Manga Movable Feast
Manga Critic Be sure to check out The Manga Critic for a huge celebration into the life and work of Osamu Tezuka. Many reviews…
Black Jack, Dororo, Dororo, Jungle Emperor Leo, Jungle Emperor Leo
Manga Artists Make Tezuka Tributes
This week marked the 23rd anniversary of Osamu Tezuka's passing. He died on February 9th, 1989 . While it's much better to celebrate the li...
Melmo Figures
Officially licensed by Tezuka Productions, these two Marvelous Melmo figures stand 3.5 and 5.5 inches tall and are made of PVC plastic. O...
Astro Boy and the God of Comics - Live!
A new live theater stage production based on the life and work of Osamu Tezuka is set to debut in Washington D.C. next month. Natsu Onoda P...
Astro Baby
This PVC toy is most likely a bootleg and was found on dinodirect.com . Looks more like a baby dressed up as Astro than it looks like the…
About Comments
Back when I was moving and could not update AstroBoy World very often, I was getting bombarded with spam comments . There were dozens of th...
Astro TV Boy
Breaking News : Astro Boy removes own head, replaces with TV. Can now watch TV at all times, even when eyes closed. Actually, it's a custom...
Tezuka's "Barbara" Pledged to Life!
A few months ago, Digital Manga Publishing created a Kickstarter campaign to raise money to bring their release of Osamu Tezuka's Swallowi...
Crazy Astro Font
I found this image of a really strange Astro Boy themed premium typeface a few weeks ago. It came from some kind of marketing exhibition in...
It's Tezuka Day!
Hey, it sure has been a while, huh? Well, I moved to a new city and thus have been busy with other things, but I'm looking to devote…
Black Jack by Ayami Kojima
Hey there. It's been a long time. I haven't had much time to post as I was super busy with a big annual project for TFcon , the…
Black Jack Returns to Manga
That's right, Osamu Tezuka's famous doctor character will soon be drawn again in manga form. Hitoshi Iwaaki , the creator of Parasyte , wil...
Interview with Buddha Director Morishita
The Daily Yomiuri Online recently published an incredible interview with Kozo Morishita , the director of the first movie based on Osamu Te...
Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Idea, Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac, Tiger Mask
Black Jack OVA #11?!
Somehow, this amazing news had totally slipped by me until now! The Black Jack OVA , directed by the legendary Osamu Dezaki who unfortuna...
TeZuKa - The Dance Show.
The Sadler's Wells theatre in Islington, London, England will be holding a new stage production featuring music, dance, and multimedia, cel...