Phoenix: Early Works

Synopsis

Hi no Tori (1956-57), is Osamu Tezuka's second crack at its concept. When it came time to work on a new series as a follow-up to the very popular Ribbon no Kishi (1953-56), Tezuka decided to return to the story begun in Hi no Tori serialized in Manga Shonen (1954-55)—one that had been abruptly cut short by the sudden demise of the magazine a year earlier. However, instead of simply trying to continue the story from where it had been left hanging, Tezuka decided to reboot the series completely. D...

Background

Hi no Tori: Shoujo Club-ban was published in English as Phoenix: Early Works by VIZ Media under the VIZ Signature imprint on March 18, 2008.

Themes & moods

Themes

National memory Myth and folklore

Story tropes

Generational saga

Moods

Epic scale Melancholic Haunting

Relations

1

Hi no Tori: Reimei-hen Hi no Tori

Insights

Ranked higher than 47% of all manga on AniTome (out of 30,039)

More popular than 59% of all manga

Osamu Tezuka also made

Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka(8.6)Phoenix(8.5)Black Jack(8.3)

FAQ

Phoenix: Early Works has 19 chapters.

Phoenix: Early Works has 1 volumes.

Phoenix: Early Works is currently finished.

Phoenix: Early Works was written by Osamu Tezuka.

Phoenix: Early Works was published May 1956 to Dec 1957.

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