Phoenix (Hinotori; 1967–1988), however, stands apart as Tezuka’s self-proclaimed ‘life’s work’: a sprawling epic that weaves together past and future, delving into profound questions ...

This work, the second of Tezuka's 12 Phoenix books, starts off conventionally enough in the year 3034. Humans have been forced underground by a series of wars, and the remaining population lives ...

By merging art, philosophy and science, ‘Osamu Tezuka’s Phoenix Exhibition’ offers a fresh perspective on one of manga’s greatest masterpieces, conveying Tezuka’s visionary legacy to new ...

There’s also the massive pressure of Phoenix being the treasured unfinished project that Tezuka viewed as his “life’s work,” not to mention the fact that the manga was an anthology of 12 ...

I found that Unico was a lot like Tezuka's masterwork, Phoenix, but through the lens of ... the project together with the help of an amazing team. Things really gelled when Gurihiru agreed to ...