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"Children’s publishing, education and media company Scholastic announced it
will be partnering with Tezuka Productions, Co., Ltd., Osamu Tezuka’s IP
company, to reimagine five of his original manga titles for children.
Tezuka Productions, Co., Ltd. is a Japanese mass multi-media company founded by
Osamu Tezuka, who is often referred to as the “God of Manga.” Tezuka is
famously known for jumpstarting Japan’s modern comic and animation industries,
producing over 700 stories, including some of his most popular series,
Astro
Boy,
Princess Knight and
Kimba the White Lion.
Scholastic partnered with Tezuka Productions, Co. Ltd. first in 2024 with the
reimagining of Tezuka’s
Unico series. Since the
Unico Awakening series
launched in August 2024, Graphix has released three volumes from acclaimed
author, Samuel Sattin, and Eisner Award-winning Japanese artist duo, Gurihiru.
The series has become a national bestseller and sold in more than 17 countries
around the world.
Unico Awakening will culminate with its eighth volume,
completing the story arc left unfinished by Tezuka in his lifetime.
Now, Scholastic is teaming up with Tezuka Productions to reimagine five
properties from Osamu Tezuka. These titles will include
Three Eyed One,
Princess Knight,
Triton of the Sea,
Zero Men and
Atom Cat (a.k.a.
Astro Cat). Author Samuel Sattin will once again spearhead the efforts to
develop and reimage these series, working alongside Japanese artists.
Princess
Knight was recently revived for a new anime adaptation on Netflix,
The Ribbon
Hero."
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