The Phoenix
Tezuka Osamu was the creator of the popular Japanime, Astroboy. His manga works which spaned from the 1940s till his death in 1989 were responsible for todays vabirant Japanese manga and anime industries. One of his manga series entitled, The Phoenix comprimesed of 12 volumes which Tezuka spent most his life working on. Just recently, HiNoTori, made into anime, depicted the volumes in a 13 episode series. The stories take place at diferent times in history, some in the future(3000ad) and some in the past(800bc), yet the central themes which question life and existence are universal, making the stories relevant regardless of their settings. The Phoenix is a must read for manga fans, its available for purchase and published in english by Viz.
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