Under the Air
One-shot compilation featuring works written and illustrated by Tezuka between 1968 and 1973, that are very highly regarded in Japan and by Tezuka himself.
Spans a variety of genres, from SF to Military to Wild West. With themes of hopelessness, discrimination, and the otherworldly. Contains the following:
Joe's Visitor (ジョーを訪ねた男, Joe o Tazuneta Otoko)The Cliff of Death (野郎と断崖, Yaro to Dangai)The Duel at Grand Mesa (グランドメサの決闘, Grand Mesa no Ketto)Cape Uroko (うろこが崎, Urokogasaki)The Voice of Night (夜の声, Yoru no Koe)The Hole (そこに穴があった, Soko ni Ana ga Atta)Chameleon (カメレオン)The Cat's Blood (猫の血, Neko no Chi)Valley of Bliss (わが谷は未知なりき, Waga Tani wa Michinariki)Illicit Love (暗い窓の女, Kurai Mado no Onna)Catastrophe in the Dark (カタストロフ・イン・ザ・ダーク)Phone (電話, Denwa)Rovanna (ロバンナよ, Rovanna yo)Lovers Under the Air (ふたりは空気の底に, Futari Kuki no Soko)Also included in some editions are:
The Execution Ended at 3 (処刑は3時におわった, Shokei wa 3-ji ni Owatta)Miraculous Conception (聖女懐妊, Seijo Kainin, ALT. ENG. - Immaculate Conception)Note: The Execution Ended at 3 and Miraculous Conception are also collected in Clockwork Apple.
Official English
Volume 264 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works
Manga
Seinen
1968
📗 Completed
📗 Completed
Volume 1, Chapter 16
Tezuka Osamu
Tezuka Osamu
Action, Adventure, Drama, Ecchi, Historical, Horror, Mystery, Psychological, Romance, Sci-Fi, Slice of Life, Tragedy, Gore, Sexual Violence, Crime, Philosophical, Thriller
Aliens, Delinquents, Military, Office Workers, Post-Apocalyptic, Survival
Anthology
Kodansha, Akita Shoten