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.

Creating a robotic boy in the image of his recently deceased son Tobio, Professor Tenma thought nothing could go wrong now that his beloved child had been "reborn"... that is, until he comes to realize that this invention could never replace his son. Before long, however, the robot is kidnapped and spirited away to a robot circus in America, where he is soon rescued by Dr. Ochanomizu, and taken into his care. Tobio is given the new name Tetsuwan Atom, and transforms into Japan's crime-fighting hero, although his anti-violent pacifist views and overall childlike naivety tend to clash with his battles often. 
(Source: Anime News Network)

Atom is a robotic boy that posses super human powers and an artificial intelligence system that is unparalleled to any robot. His creator, Dr. Tenma, created him to replace his late son, Tobio. Dr. Tenma soon destroys his laboratory, after the creation of Atom, and shuts down Atom. Soon after, Dr. Ochanomizu, the head of the Ministry of Science revives Atom, and tries to give him a normal life as a 6th grade student that helps the police agency keep renegade robots and bigot humans from causing harm. Atom faces extreme racism for being a robot, and he must discover the truth about his creator Dr. Tenma.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

Japan in the near future suffers an unexplained major disaster. Five years later, reconstruction is well underway. Two young researchers at a university are pinning all their hopes on robot development. Now their new interpretation of the eternal hero Astro Boy up until his birth is just about to start! 
 
(Source: Showgate, translated)

Reading the “Tetsuwan Atom” (popularized in America as “Astro Boy”) comic book with his dad is Tsugio’s one refuge from merciless school bullies. And even then, without a single friend, Tsugio can’t catch a break. One day he finds an abandoned kitten, and names it after the robot hero to convince his family to keep it. But after a strange encounter with aliens honeymooning on Earth, Tsugio’s shocked to find his cat can speak – and has all of Astro Boy’s powers! Sworn to secrecy, Tsugio and Earth’s tiniest hero find themselves entangled with demonic cats, pirate ghosts, a crime syndicate, and more!
 (Source: eManga)

In an ideal world where man and robots coexist, someone or something has destroyed the powerful Swiss robot Mont Blanc. Elsewhere a key figure in a robot rights group is murdered. The two incidents appear to be unrelated...except for one very conspicuous clue - the bodies of both victims have been fashioned into some sort of bizarre collage complete with makeshift horns placed by the victims' heads. Interpol assigns robot detective Gesicht to this most strange and complex case - and he eventually discovers that he too, as one of the seven great robots of the world, is one of the targets.
 
(Source: Viz Media)

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.

A collection of Japan's representative manga artists featuring standalone one-shots and excerpts from famous works. Organized by the Japan Cartoonists Association and overseen by Osamu Tezuka 

Volume 1. Natsukashi no Manga (なつかしの漫画) [Edited by Osamu Tezuka] 
1. Osomatsu-kun: Seizoroi Smog Ikka (おそ松くん せいぞろいスモッグ一家) [Fujio Akatsuka] 
2. Mangaka Zankoku Monogatari: Hidamari (漫画家残酷物語 陽だまり) [Shinji Nagashima] 
3. Chirpy (チーコ) [Yoshiharu Tsuge] 
4. Shiroi Shounen: Mutant Sub (白い少年 ミュータントサブ) [Shoutaro Ishinomori] 
5. Ashita no Joe (あしたのジョー) [Asao Takamori & Tetsuya Chiba] 
6. Kokoro (心) [Tatsuhiko Yamakami] 
7. Shin Obake Q-taro: U-ko Nanka Daikirai (新オバケのQ太郎 U子なんか大きらい) [Fujio Fujiko] 
8. Kaigun Kenjuu Senhappyaku Gojuuichi (海軍挙銃1851) [Leiji Matsumoto] 
9. Tetsuwan Atom: Black Lux no Maki (鉄腕アトム ブラックルックスの巻) [Osamu Tezuka] 

Volume 2. Gag Manga (ギャグ漫画) [Edited by Fujio Akatsuka] 
1. Gag Guerilla (ギャグゲリラ) [Fujio Akatsuka] 
2. Sennin Buraku: Ahirugaoka 77 (仙人部落 あひるヶ丘77) [Ko Kojima] 
3. Shin Manga Bungaku Zenshuu (新漫画文学全集) [Sadao Shouji] 
4. Akabee (赤兵衞) [Hiroshi Kurogane] 
5. Kizappe Koudou no Bigaku: Peepee no Peesuke (キザッペ行動の美学 ペエペエのペエスケ) [Yoshiji Suzuki] 
6. Yoraba Kirudo: Puuman (寄らば斬るド プーマン) [Shigehisa Sunagawa] 
7. Ponkotsu Oyaji: Chinko Nee-san (ポンコツおやじ チンコ姐ちゃん) [Ichirou Tominaga] 
8. Tsuruhime Ja! (つる姫じゃ〜っ！) [Yoshiko Tsuchida] 
9. Agyaakyaaman (アギャキャーマン) [Yasuji Tanioka] 
10. Watashi no UFO (私のUFO) [Kunihiko Hisa] 
11. Manga no Gotoki Uso Nariki: Manga no Techou (漫画の如きウソなりき 漫画の手帖) [Kyuusoku Iwamoto] 
12. Gokurakunin (極楽人) [Masahiro Nikaido] 
13. Muguchi na Boo-shi (無口なボオ氏) [Takashi Yanase] 
14. Jiro-san Karasu (ジロさん鴉) [Noboru Baba] 
15. Bake Bake 5 (ばけばけ5) [Kazuo Maekawa] 
16. Chiisana Koi no Monogatari (小さな恋のものがたり) [Chikako Mitsuhashi] 
17. Oh Jarrys!! (Oh☆ジャリーズ‼︎) [Ryuuzan Aki] 
18. Harenchi Gakuen (ハレンチ学園) [Go Nagai] 
19. Takukami Midare Nikki (卓上みだれ日記) [Taku Shiraki] 
20. Pikora Pikora (ピコラ・ピコラ) [Haruko Tachiiri] 
21. Fuku-chan (フクちゃん) [Ryuuichi Yokoyama] 
22. Mappira-kun: Obake Dazo (まっぴら君オレはオバケだぞ) [Yoshirou Katou] 
23. Sukatan CO (スカタンCO) [Sanpei Satou] 
24. Gyatoruz (ギャートルズ) [Shunji Sonoyama] 
25. Todoroki-sensei: Masura wo Hashuttsu Ottokai (轟先生　ますらを派出夫会) [Kaoru Akiyoshi] 
26. Shounen Saiyuuki (少年西遊記) [Shigeru Sugiura] 
27. Doraemon (ドラえもん) [Fujiko Fujio] 
28. Atomic no Obon (アトミックのおぼん) [Yukio Sugiura] 

Volume 3: Shoujo Manga (少女漫画) [Edited by Riyoko Ikeda] 
1. Suleika (ズライカ) [Riyoko Ikeda] 
2. Kekkon Shitai Onna (結婚したい女) [Minori Kimura] 
3. Futari ga Deaeba (ふたりが出会えば) [Minori Kimura] 
4. Wasurena Kusa wo Anata ni (忘れな草をあなたに) [Machiko Satonaka] 
5. Sylvester no Hoshi kara (ジルベスターの星から) [Keiko Takemiya] 
6. Kurenai ni Moyuru Tomo (くれないに燃ゆるとも) [Toshie Kihara] 

Volume 4: Gensou Manga (幻想漫画) [Edited by Shoutarou Ishinomori] 
1. Fantasy World Jun: Kaigara no Oto (ファンタジーワールドジュン 貝がらの音) [Shoutarou Ishinomori] 
2. Kitsunegahara (キツネが原) [Yousuke Takahashi] 
3. Yotsuya Kaidan (四谷快談) [Osamu Tezuka] 
4. Glass-ya Doori de (ガラス屋通りで)[Keiko Takemiya] 
5. Jojo Series: Tenrankai no E (ジョジョシリーズ 展覧会の絵) [Emi Kurata] 
6. Okisotouge no Nyuudou-chan (百鬼峠の入道ちゃん) [Chizuko Beppu] 
7. Yasuragi no Yakata (やすらぎの館) [Fujio Fujiko] 
8. Nire Yashiki (にれ屋敷) [Hideko Mizuno]
 

Volume 5: Seishun Manga (青春漫画) [Edited by Shinji Nagashima] 
1. Tanoshikarishi Hibi (愉しかりし日々) [Shinji Nagashima] 
2. Hitori de Aruku Hi no Natsu (ひとりで歩く日の夏) [Mori Masaki] 
3. Amagiri (雨霧) [Shintarou Miyawaki] 
4. Osen (おせん) [Shouhei Kusunoki] 
5. Yasashii Hito (やさしい人) [Shinichi Abe] 
6. Asakusa Sanmon Opera: Daisho Kou (浅草三文オペラ 代書向) [Tsuguo Kougo] 
7. Semi no Shigure (蝉の時雨) [Moribi Murano] 
8. Autobike Shoujo (オートバイ少女) [Oji Suzuki] 
9. Mimi Kaki Ippai no Shiawase (耳かき一杯の幸せ) [Eiichi Muraoka] 
10. Okasu (犯す) [Katsuhiro Otomo] 
11. Kanashiki Tenshi (悲しき天使) [Kazuhiko Miyaya] 
12. Otoko Oidon (男おいどん) [Leiji Matsumoto] 

Volume 6: SF Manga (SF漫画) [Edited by Leiji Matsumoto] 
1. Yamabiko 13-gou (ヤマビコ13号) [Leiji Matsumoto] 
2. Cambyses no Kuji (カンビュセスの籤) [Fujio Fujiko] 
3. Mado (窓) [Shoutarou Ishinomori] 
4. Mezame no Toki (めざめの時) [Hideo Azuma] 
5. Super Girl (すーぱーがーる) [Hideo Azuma] 
6. Hidari Kiki Izan (左ききイザン) [Moto Hagio] 
7. Chikyuu SOS (地球SOS) [Shigeru Komatsuzaki] 
8. Toshi M1 (都市M1) [Go Nagai] 
9. Adachigahara (安達ヶ原) [Osamu Tezuka]

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