Osamu Tezuka

The official blog and X (formerly Twitter) for SB Creative's GA Bunko light novel imprint released a special collaboration illustration featuring The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows, based on the fantasy light novel series by Sakaku Hishikawa (story) and Daburyu (illustrations), and Black Jack, Tezuka Osamu's classic medical manga.The two series share the characteristic of having an unlicensed healer and doctor as their protagonists. The illustration was provided by Tezuka Productions, which was founded by Tezuka in 1968, and features Black Jack and his assistant Pinoko alongside Zenos and his assistant Lily. Posters using the collaboration illustration will be displayed at some bookstores in Japan starting April 26.

Osamu Tezuka's classic medical manga Black Jack will receive a musical adaptation in the summer of 2025. The musical will tour to Niigata, Nagoya, Hamamatsu, Sapporo, and Hyogo, beginning with performances at IMM THEATER in Tokyo from June 28 to July 13. Tezuka's original manga was serialized in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shonen Champion magazine from 1973 to 1978.

Starting today, U-Treasure is teaming up with Tezuka Productions to release a trio of Black Jack-inspired wedding and engagement rings, with Black Jack and Pinoko motifs. The new offerings join a long line of character wedding rings from the jewelry maker, inc