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Hi no Tori

火の鳥 / Phoenix Early Works / Shojo Club / Shoujo Club-han

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Manga Completed 1956
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Tezuka, Osamu
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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. Drawing, the chapters “Egypt, Greece, and Rome,” with its setting in ancient Europe, Again, however, this was never completed.

(Source: tezukainenglish.com)

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

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6.66
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Genres

Drama Fantasy

Themes

Historical

Serialization

Shoujo Club

Demographics

Shoujo