TIMELINE
YEAR
SHOW
Sept. 1962
Dr. Osamu Tezuka founds Mushi Productions.
January 1963
Tetsuwan Atom
("Mighty Atom "Astro Boy")
October 1963
Tetsujin 28-go ("Iron Man 28" or "Gigantor")
November 1963 Eight Man
("8th Man")
January 1965
Jetter Mars
("Super Jetter")
May 1965
Uchu Ace ("Space Ace")
June 1965
W 3 ("Wonder Three" or "Amazing 3")
June 1965
Yusei Shonen Papi ("Planet Boy Papi" or "Prince Planet")
October 1965 Jungle
Taitei ("Jungle Emperor" or "Kimba, The White Lion")
October 1966
Jungle Taitei Susume Leo ! ("Jungle Emperor: Leo the Lion")
October 1966 Kaitei
Shonen Marine ("The Sea Bottom Boy Marine"
April 1967
Ogon
Bat / Phantoma ("Golden Bat")
April 1967
Ribon No Kishi ("Knight in Ribbons" or "Princess Knight")
April 1967
Mach
Go Go Go ("Speed Racer")
April 1969
Kurenai Sanshiro ("Scarlet Sanshiro" or "Judo Boy")
OSAMU TEZUKA AND ASTROBOY
1928 - Osamu Tezuka born, Japan
1947 - Tezuka publishes New Treasure Island comic, sells
400,000 copies.
1951 - ‘Tetsuwan Atom’ makes his first appearance in 1951, soon he
becomes ‘Astro Boy’ and Tezuka continues to create every single Astro Boy comic
story for 21 years. 1960's - Astro Boy is animated and shown on Fuji television, in black
and white. 193 episodes are produced, and the
broadcast ends in 1966.
1965 - Astro Boy commences transmission in Australia on the Nine Network, this
concludes in 1971.
1980 - A new colour version of Astro Boy is created and airs on
Australia’s ABC Network 1982
1990 - Osamu Tezuka dies of a gall stone infection in Osaka, Honshu, Japan,
after having created 150,000 pages of manga comic art and 60 animations.
1990-97 - Astro Boy remains a strong and resonant image in popular culture,
appearing on pepper shakers, key rings, t-shirts, bags and a myriad of other fashion
accessories.
1997 - Siren Entertainment become the very first company in the world to bring
Astro Boy to a home video market, outside the United States.
Osamu Tezuka’s message
What I try to appeal through my works is simple. The opinion is just a simple message that
follows: "Love all the creatures! Love everything that has life"! I have
been trying to express this
message in every one of my works. Though it has taken the different forms like "the
presentation of nature" "the blessing of life" "the suspicion on too
much science oriented civilisation" anti war and so on.
Charts compiled by David J. Sternberg Email
drblake@mail.lig.bellsouth.net
Dave Sternberg
Anime historian &
Archivist.