# Osamu Tezuka's most popular works

Works by the "god of manga" that rank highest in reader surveys and popularity polls. Number one in almost every survey: Black Jack.

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- Oct 3, 2022 · moviejunkie_wandering
- https://even.best/en/l/2380/osamu-tezuka-s-most-popular-works

## Top 16

1. **Astro Boy** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Serialised from 1952; also Japan's first TV anime series.
2. **Black Jack** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Serialised from 1973. An unlicensed genius surgeon.
3. **Phoenix** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — His life's work, drawn from 1954 until the end of his life.
4. **Buddha** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Serialised from 1972. A bold retelling of the Buddha's life.
5. **Message to Adolf** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Serialised from 1983. A historical drama about three Adolfs.
6. **Dororo** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Serialised from 1967. Hyakkimaru's quest to regain his body.
7. **Kimba the White Lion** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Serialised from 1950. The story of Leo the white lion.
8. **Princess Knight** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Serialised from 1953. One of the origins of shōjo manga.
9. **The Three-Eyed One** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Serialised from 1974. A boy with a third eye on his forehead.
10. **The Tree in the Sun** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Serialised from 1981. A late-Edo drama based on Tezuka's great-grandfather.
11. **Ode to Kirihito** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Serialised from 1970. A strange disease and the dark side of medicine.
12. **MW** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Serialised from 1976. An adult story about a chemical weapon.
13. **Ayako** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Serialised from 1972. A girl locked away in a post-war family estate.
14. **The Rainbow Parakeet** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Serialised from 1981. A genius understudy actor who is also a thief.
15. **Marvelous Melmo** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Serialised from 1970. A girl whose age changes with magic candy.
16. **New Treasure Island** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — 1947. The book that changed post-war manga.

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