TEZUKA Osamu

In the first OVA Pinoko suffers from an inexplicable pain attack, but tests are inconclusive. Black Jack is stimied until he learns the mother of the child is Yuri Saionji. He operated her long ago and had a brief relation with her. After meeting Yuri BJ decides to try to help her and in that way also help Pinoko. Long repressed emotions surface again... In the second OVA…

Before producing a TV series, a pilot film was made to let sponsors and television stations grasp the work's pervasive quality. This is the pilot film for "Dororo" in which the characters are closer to those of the original story compared to the characters in the TV series. The faces and personalities of the characters in the TV series are altered from time to time to gain…

* Based on a supernatural historical manga series written and drawn by Tezuka Osamu. Daigo Kagemitsu, who works for a Samurai general in Japan's Warring States period, promises to offer body parts of his unborn baby to 48 demons in exchange for complete domination of the country. When the baby boy is born, Daigo has him thrown into a river, expecting the boy to die. A kind…

Hyakkimaru is a young man who lacks 48 body parts because they were taken from him by demons before birth, which was promised by his father, Kagemitsu Daigo to obtain his wish to take over the country. When the baby boy was born, he was missing 48 parts of his body, and thus was abandoned, thrown into a river. Hyakkimaru has grown up and now has obtained fake body parts so he…

In the medical profession, there is a name spoken in hushed tones, of an unlicensed genius physician who can save lives — for a price. His name is Black Jack, and he is a dashing, moody figure, caped in black, a Harlock of medicine, a man who lives by no rules other than his own — and the Hippocratic Oath. A man who will defy any authority to preserve a patients life. Source…

Black Jack is an underground surgeon, who, although he has no licence, has God-Like skills which enable him to perform operations that are impossible for even the finest surgeons. Charging millions for secret operations, Black Jack is a man who is alone and full of mystery, appearing in operating rooms to fulfill his tasks, and then disappearing. And now... his biggest…

The scene is set with a poster on a street corner, a girl who cherishes her teddy bear, a street lamp and a playful moth that is drawn to the lamp. These creatures and inanimate objects, each with their own dramas, get involved in a war and the story ends in a tragic climax. This is a private animated piece that expresses feelings rather than telling a story. It can be said…

This work was submitted in a special animation competition as part of a PR project for a power company, but was unfortunately not adopted. The reason is very clear: the setting of the story is the exhausted earth. There couldn't be a more instructive setting for a power company that uses enormous amounts of the earth's resources. Additionally, a girl robot discovered by the…

TV anime created as a part of "24-Hour Television". Since 1978, Japanese TV network NTV has been doing charity event "24-Hour Television" every summer. Tezuka Production created anime specials for the event under the supervision of Osamu Tezuka. "Bremen 4: Jigoku no Naka no Tenshi-tachi" was produced for the 1981 event. Its title means "Bremen 4: Angels in Hell" in English.…

When the Sun begins to decay, the Galaxy Boy Troop is formed and heads to the ends of the Universe to find a way to restore the Sun's power. Along the way they must fight against evil forces that oppose them. The series contains a mix of puppets and animation. Note: The only known surviving episodes in the series are episode 67 (French broadcast only - it aired with original…