Rock is a recurrent character in Osamu Tezuka's manga series, and he is an important part of Osamu Tezuka's Star System. Rock is a young boy with shiny dark hair. He first appeared in the manga series Detective Boy Rock Holmes, as a child detective. While most of other Tezuka child characters stayed the same age, Rock grew up throughout the years and his character was reused for more mature "roles" in Tezuka's manga, where he gradually developed a darker personality.

Often cold and brutal, his character tends to be used as an antagonist, who later, in works such as Phoenix, kidnapped and murdered people. In this older form, Rock is often wearing a three-piece suit, a striped tie and dark sunglasses, the last of which became something of a trademark for him.

Best known to American audiences for his dark and violent roles in the Metropolis movie and second volume of Alabaster, Rock is sometimes good, sometimes evil, but always determined, absolute and charismatic.

(Source: Wikipedia, Tezuka)

Black Jack, a mysterious young unlicensed doctor with godlike skills, travels the world performing feats of impossible surgery, charging vast fees for his services, and challenging the corrupt practices of the medical establishment. This selection of stories, each adapted from a single original manga issue, focuses more on interpersonal relationships and back-story than most other Black Jack series.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

Hi no Tori is a collection of stories that all have something in common. The Phoenix, whose blood is believed to give an eternal life to one who drinks it. Therefore many seek to kill it, but as the Phoenix of the tale, it's reborn from the ashes. Stories take place in future and the past, where humans fight with each other as always, and everyone is afraid to die. But still, every story teaches a lesson: Life is beginning of an eternity, an never-ending cycle. 
(Source: Anime News Network)

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Eric Stuart is an American voice actor and musician who worked for 4Kids Entertainment, NYAV Post, and Central Park Media. Some of his most prominent dubbing roles include Brock and James in Pokémon from seasons 1–8, Seto Kaiba in Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Gourry Gabriev in Slayers.

Phoenix 2772 starts with twelve minutes without dialogue, much like a silent film, recalling the birth and education of Godo. In this brave new world, children are born in test tubes and are raised by computers and robots. Godo learns the skills that will make him into a great pilot, assisted by the robotic wonder Olga. Everything that Godo needs is provided for him until he eventually goes for training with his automaton companion. He soon realizes that the world is not what he expected... 
(Source: AniDB)

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In the great city of Metropolis, severe community structures and prejudice dominate a world where humans and robots live together. Unrest and violence increase with each new day. 
Searching for the scientist Dr. Laughton, suspected to violate human rights by trading organs, the Japanese detective Shunsaku Ban and his nephew Kenichi arrive at Metropolis. In the scientist's laboratory, Kenichi discovers a girl without any memory of her past life. He decides to help her, so they run away together. His uncle follows him and penetrates the dark secrets of the city to find Duke Red, the man ruling from the shadows. Meanwhile, Kenichi desperately tries to protect the mysterious girl from the people hunting her. However, Duke Red and his adoptive son have their own deep reasons for chasing the girl. These reasons are connected to her true identity and the struggle for the domination of Metropolis... 
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Michael graduated from Georgetown University and then UCLA School of Law. He practiced law for three years before beginning his acting and writing careers.    In 2006, Michael, along with his fellow writers, won a Peabody Award for their work on Boston Legal.  

Birthplace: Gräfeling, München, Germany

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He began his voice acting career with the German dub of [The Bad News Bears](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bad_News_Bears_(TV_series)), and has since gone on to other things, such as being the dubover artist of Jason Priestley and Aamir Khan. He was best known as the teacher Jan Günzel in the ARD series Lindenstraße.

On Monday 28 July 2014, he did not return from a mountain tour to the Edelweißlahnerkopf. After his wife made a missing report to the local police, a search and rescue mission were started by the mountain rescue service and the police. His body was found on Friday 1 August 2014. He died as a result of a fall by accident. He left behind his wife and their two daughters.

Born on February 19, 1982
Budapest, Hungary.

Kristóf Steiner was very invested in poetry in his early days, which later in high school lead him to study in the drama departmen of Vörösmarty Mihály High School. It was around this time that he got his first film roles. After finishing high school, he applied to Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest, but he was rejected for being "too much." He spent his the next years performing in plays and later he became a TV host and started his own talkshow.
He came out as gay in 2004, and got married to Attias Matan - a doctor from israel - in 2011. It was the first gay marriage ever shown on hungarian television.

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Marcos Souza is a Brazilian actor, voice actor, ADR director and systems analyst.


Cousin of [Massimiliano Manfredi](https://anilist.co/staff/96098)

In the distant year 2003, Japan is a technological utopia, and robots are everywhere. One such robot, Tobio, was built by the brilliant Dr. Tenma to replace his dead son. But when it soon becomes apparent that Tobio is an imperfect copy of his departed child, Dr. Tenma throws him out. He is rescued from the scrap heap by the benevolent Professor Ochanomizu, a crusader for robot civil rights. Now the little robot, renamed Astro Boy, is given a mission to defend Japan and the world from all manner of sinister threats. Using his seven super-abilities and 100,000 horsepower worth of strength to battle evil, Astro hopes to set an example to the world of the good which all robots are capable of.

"All things are born and all things die. That is the law of heaven." According to legend, the Bird of Fire called the Phoenix is the eternal spirit of life, death and rebirth. She oversees the cycle of reincarnation and the rising and falling of civilizations and species. Those who can obtain her blood will be granted eternal life, while to others she can grant infinite wisdom, or eternal suffering. Throughout history, from the dawn of civilization to the extinction of the human race, those human souls touched by the Phoenix have hunted her over and over in multiple reincarnations, and their actions in one life determine or reflect the sins and sufferings of other lifetimes. (Source: AnimeNewsNetwork) Note: This is an incomplete series due to Tezuka's death.

Among adult readers in Japan Black Jack is Osamu Tezuka’s most popular achievement, and perhaps the most close to the creator’s heart, as Tezuka considered entering the medical field—majoring in medicine in college—before devoting his life to comics. Black Jack is a genius surgeon who never acquired his license due to his clashes with the medical establishment. He is hired out by anyone willing to pay his exorbitant rates and is perceived as a heartless rogue because of his enigmatic nature and antisocial manner. But as readers will soon discover, that is not the whole story.
 
(Source: Kodansha USA)
 Note: Won the 1st Kodansha Manga Award in the Shounen category in 1977.

When nuclear testing creates mutated animals with amazing supernatural abilities, the world and its great superpowers are drawn into political conflict that could light the fuse for World War III. (Source: Dark Horse)

Melmo's mother dies in a traffic accident, leaving young Melmo and her younger brother Totoo. Anxious Melmo's mother in heaven asks God to prepare some magical candies, and hands them to Melmo. There are two kinds: Melmo can grow 10 years older to become any sort of adult she wishes by eating a blue candy. By eating a red one, she can become 10 years younger. Using these miracle candies, Melmo disguises herself as a nurse, schoolteacher, policewoman, and overcomes troubles together with her brother, Totoo.


Black Jack Kuroi Ishi (Black Jack Dark Surgeon) was published in 2005 and 2006. It is a direct remake of the original Black Jack manga, with original Tezuka stories rewritten and redrawn in a more modern manga style by Kenji Yamamoto. It was published in Shounen Champion, the same magazine which hosted Black Jack Alive and Black Jack Neo. It is three volumes (20 issues) in length, and ended serialization Feb. 9th 2006. 

Long, long ago, humans lived almost the same as beasts... If you got hungry, you could just find something to kill and eat it. If someone attacked you, kill them too. Everything was kill to survive, kill to survive. Then people started acting smart and making laws. The laws kept them from doing pretty much everything they wanted to do. Beasts, on the other hand, still have no laws, or etiquette. I predict the day will come when an almost mutant breed of humans will appear, sinking to the level of beasts for freedom... Here, I will call them "Vampires..."


Rock's manga debut as a young boy detective with shiny dark hair named after Japanese pronunciation of Sherlock Holmes.

Once a famous athlete, now an infamous villain, James Block seeks revenge against all things “beautiful.” After he’s arrested and convicted for assaulting his girlfriend who insulted his appearance, he meets a mad scientist in prison who tells him of the ‘F Laser’ he invented that can turn any carbon based organism invisible. When James finishes his prison term, he finds the ‘F Laser’ and points it on himself, however the imperfect laser beam leaves him disfigured with only his skin invisible. On a vicious revenge spree, he takes the nom de guerre of Alabaster and is joined by Ami, the granddaughter of the scientist who experimented on his pregnant daughter and left Ami fully invisible. Together they pull off several heists, but Ami’s innocence may cause Alabaster’s downfall… 
(Source: DMP)

"Fossil Island" is an omnibus story featuring the dreams of three travelers who visit Fossil Island. They are Rock, a newspaper reporter, Kodama, a songwriter, and Tezuka Osamu, a cartoonist. 
There are many strange rocks on the island that look like human figures. After they see the rocks, the travelers have strange dreams associated with the rocks. Rock dreams that he becomes partner to Sherlock Holmes and fights against the phantom thief Lepin for a hidden sculpture. In his dream, Tezuka Osamu, by eating ancient foods, goes to a world where humans have animal brains and animals have human brains. Meanwhile, Kodama, in her dream, is robbed of her body by Eros, the god of love, and goes to Heaven. (Source: Tezukaosamu.net)

In the year 19XX, a new celestial body has been discovered in the same orbit as Earth. Dubbed "Planet Deimon" after its discoverer, Doctor Deimon, the planet's orbit soon slows, coming into close proximity with Earth. After a severe storm, the planet becomes Earth's second satellite. 
Doctor Deimon's son, Rock, organizes an expedition to explore the new planet and discovers that there are two races of sentient beings living on Deimon. The "Epumu", a race of avian people with the ability to fly, and the "Ruboroom", a race of metamorphic clay men who are slaves to the "Epumu". 
After his first journey to Deimon, Rock adopts a baby "Epumu" chick named "Chiko" and raises him, learning more about Deimon culture and the differences between human and "Epumu" civilization. However, as the conflict between the people of Earth and the people of Deimon escalate, Rock becomes the ambassador for the two worlds and attempts to find a way to bring peace to everyone.

Rainbow Prelude is a manga by Osamu Tezuka, and also the name of one of his books in Kodansha's line of "Osamu Tezuka Manga Complete Works" books containing a collection of Tezuka's short stories. The stories included in the book are "Rainbow Prelude", "The Curtain is Still Blue Tonight", a manga version of Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice", "Peacock Shell", and "Song of the White Peacock".
 (Source: Wikipedia)
 
Chapters: 
1) Niji no Prelude (虹のプレリュード); Shuukan Shoujo Comic 1975/10/05-10/26 
2) Curtain wa Konya mo Aoi (カーテンは今夜も青い); Shoujo Shinnen Zoukangou 1958/01 
3) Venice no Shounin (ベニスの商人); Chuugaku 1-Nen Course Furoku 1959/04 
4) Kujakugai (孔雀貝); Shoujo Club Furoku 1958/06 
5) Shiro Kujaku no Uta (白くじゃくの歌); Nakayoshi Natsuyasumi Zoukangou 1959/09/15

A parody with Black Jack and other Tezuka characters.

Rainbow Parakeet is a genius actor and a fantastic mimic, but also a thief. He can act out any role to the best of his abilities, while robbing the richest members of the audience during his performances. His methods are a mystery, even to the detectives charged with apprehending him: Police Inspector Senri and his daughter, Police Detective Mariko Senri. (Source: Wikipedia)

This work provides information on how to enjoy drawing Manga, while introducing three middle-length Manga stories and 23 four-strip Manga as examples. The very first scene of this Manga is the entrance examination of the Manga College, which is followed by descriptions of tools given by the Principal. The explanation of how to use these tools leads to the first illustrative story.
 
The first story is a story staged in the Civil War period of American history, in which Monster, who appeared in Angel Gunfighter, plays a villain. The second story is anecdotal: it is about a purse that can fulfill three wishes. The purse was given to Chieko, a poor farmer, by the deity of poverty. Next, examples of 4-strip Manga follow, including the "Diary of Ma-chan." The last story is an all-star-cast thriller Manga, featuring Kenichi, Higeoyaji, Rock and others.
 
(Source: Tezukaosamu.net)

The head of Thrill Hospital, Shunsaku Ban (better known by his nickname, “Dr. Thrill”), his eldest son Kenta, and even his dog, Jip are all addicts to the thriller storytelling genre – something that sometimes gets them in hot water as they attempt to solve all sorts of mysterious detective cases involving the hospital and its staff.
 (Source: Tezuka in English)

Under the red sky of Mars lives an enigmatic man named Ken. Not a single person alive knows who he is, why he’s on Mars, or why he looks just like Miss Ken Minakami. In a whirlwind of gunfights, horseback chases, and utter lawlessness, Captain Ken sparks a time of change. The townspeople seek to rid themselves of the corrupt Mayor Deven (who doesn't give a whit about anyone else), and the Martians wish to reclaim the cities that were once their homes. Stranded in a prison full of enslaved Martians, Ken must get himself out, or all is lost. (Source: Digital Manga)

Cactus Sam is just your regular, ordinary cowboy, but give him just a sip of milk and transforms from a calm, congenial fellow, into the rootin-est, tootin-est, two-gun shootin-est cowpoke you ever did see... And it just so happens his parents own the local "Milk-Hall." Join "Cactus" on his adventures, as he makes some new friends and battles unsavory characters across the Old West - with his trusty six-shooter in one hand, and a nice, ice-cold cold, glass of milk in the other. 
(Source: DMG)

One day life in the peaceful little village known as Jusanri is disrupted by the sudden and unexplained appearance of a convoy of construction trucks. After a young boy named Kenkichi dies in a hit-and-run, the villagers’ amazement quickly turns to aggressive opposition. 
 (Source: Tezuka In English)

Although an attractive girl, Toroko is a terrible actress. Despite the fact that she messes up her lines, ignores her superiors, and generally causes mayhem, Touzai Television continues to use her in many of their shows.
 
People begin to notice, and the tabloid reporter, Rokurou, intends to get to the bottom of this mystery. Little does he know that his investigation will turn up a strange relationship between the actress and a demon… or that he will soon be a part of that uneasy relationship himself.
 
Osamu Tezuka, the God of Manga, depicts an usual and unprecedented drama about demons and the supernatural. You don’t want to miss this one!
 
(Source: DMG)
 
Note: Includes the three-part story Kibando (牙人).

Nuclear testing has resulted in the abrupt evolution of the Fumoon, a tiny but highly intelligent humanoid race on a small island, who are detected by Dr. Yamadano. Except for a few witnesses including the detective Shinsaku Ban, and the young men Rock and Kenichi and Kenichi&rsquo;s sister Pichi (Pinoko), no one believes him. The Fumoon are kidnapping animals from around the world to bring with them as they use their space ships to evacuate the earth, because they know Earth is shortly to be destroyed by an enveloping cloud of black gas created by a stellar explosion. The Fumoon intend to abandon mankind, but one Fumoon, Rokoko, who becomes good friends with Kenichi, tries to help Dr. Yamadano and the others to develop a space ship to allow a few humans to escape, with the help of Dr. Ochanomizu and Dr. Frankenstein. 
(Source: Tezukainenglish.com)

**Non-anime roles:** 
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- Amon in "Double Dragon" (Neo-Geo) (VG)
- Dhaos in "Tales of Phantasia" (VG)
- Diva in "Farland Story: Yottsu no Fuuin" (VG, Japanese)
- Dr. Baldhead in "Guilty Gear" (VG)
- Gray Fox in "Metal Gear Solid" (VG, Japanese)
- Hyo Imawano in "Rival Schools" (VG, Japanese)
- Jareth, the Goblin King in "Labyrinth" (Jim Henson movie, Japanese)
- Jimmy Lee in "Double Dragon" (Neo-Geo) (VG)
- Larva in "Kyuuketsuhime Miyu Seiyou Shinma-hen" (drama CD, Japanese)
- Luke Skywalker in "Star Wars" (original trilogy, Japanese)
- Memphis in "Magic School Lunar!" (VG, Japanese)
- Mr. X in "Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty" (VG, Japanese)
- Ootori Noboru in "La Vie En Rose" (Drama CD, Japanese)
- Ostracon in "Emerald Dragon" (Drama CD, Japanese)
- Rei in "Hokuto no Ken: Seikimatsu kyûseishu densetsu" (VG)
- Zato-One in "Guilty Gear X" (VG)
- Zato-One in "Guilty Gear" (VG, Japanese) 
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