Osamu Tezuka was born in Japan in 1928. Tezuka learn Medicine and found a great interest in studying the insects behavior. He became a cartoonist in 1947 publishing the comic of New Treasure Island comics. His prolific production in mangas and his early works in anime, made him known or refered as "the father of manga" or "the god of manga". His main creations are Astro Boy, Black Jack, Phoenix, Kimba the White Lion and Princess Knight. 

Astro Boy chronology
‘Tetsuwan Atom’ was released for the first time in 1951. The young robot soon gave his name to the comic as ‘Astro Boy’ . and Tezuka continues to design episodes of Astro Boy for 21 more ears.
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.
1982 - A new colour version of Astro Boy is created. Over 50 episodes are produced.
1989 - Osamu Tezuka dies, 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.

Osamu Tezuka once explained his philosophy: "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 civilization', anti-war, and so on."

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