(THE CONVERSATION) At the end of Katsuhiro Otomo’s dystopian Japanese anime film “Akira,” a throbbing, white mass begins to envelop Neo-Tokyo. Eventually, its swirling winds engulf the metropolis, ...

Eventually, its swirling winds engulf the metropolis, swallowing it whole ... the atomic bombs in the works of artist and director Osamu Tezuka and his successor, Hayao Miyazaki.

Additionally, other Osamu Tezuka originals, such as Black Jack, Kimba the White Lion and Metropolis, are now relatively well-known among Western viewers. Astro Boy's 1964 compilation feature is ...

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Based on the classic comic created by revered manga artist and animator Osamu Tezuka (Astroboy), written by anime legend Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira) and directed by Rintaro (Galaxy Express 999), ...

Anime has been around for a long time, even before it became popular in the West. Older anime movies and shows, often overlooked, changed how the genre became big in cinemas. While some of these ...

caused controversy for using AI in hopes of recreating Tezuka’s iconic works. Osamu Tezuka's son Makoto Tezuka says that he's been training AI for the past 5 years on the drawings of his father ...

From Hello Kitty to Pikachu, the country changed what the world considers adorable. But do these characters represent joy — ...

The official X (formerly Twitter) account for merchandise from Osamu Tezuka's works announced on Thursday that Tezuka's Black Jack manga will receive a new stage musical in Japan beginning on June 28.