Lion Books (manga)

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ライオンブックス (Raion Bukkusu)
Lion Books Series
Cover of volume 1 of Lion Books, from the Osamu Tezuka Manga Complete Works edition
Genre	Fantasy
Manga
Lion Books
Written by	Osamu Tezuka
Published by	Shueisha
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Omoshiro Book
Original run	August 1956 – July 1957
Volumes	11
Manga
Lion Books II
Written by	Osamu Tezuka
Published by	Shueisha
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Jump
Original run	March 22, 1971 – February 19, 1973
Volumes	24

Lion Books Series (ライオンブックス, Riaon Bukkusu) was a 1950s Japanese manga series published by Shueisha into the Omoshiro Book as a supplement. The same company would publish Lion Books II into Weekly Shōnen Jump in the 1970s, which would commonly be referred to as "The New Lion Books". The series was partially adapted into an experimental anime series in the 1980s and 90s.

Anime adaptations

Two of the stories in the manga were adapted into an experimental anime series titled the 'Lion Books collection'. The first adaptation came in 1983 using the story The Green Cat. It became the first OVA ever attempted by the industry, though it cannot be officially considered the first OVA like Dallos. The second story Adachi-ga Hara was adapted in 1991, and became the only movie in the series to be released to theaters.^[1] 4 other stories were filled in from non manga sources.

Story	Anime	Release
1	The Green Cat	1983
2	Rain Boy	1983
3	Lunn Flies into the Wind	1985
4	Yamataro Comes Back	1986
5	Adachi-ga Hara	1991
6	Akuemon	1993

1950s manga series

There are no continuations or relations between any of the stories.

Subtitle List #	Name	Original Name	Released
1	The Next Human Beings		August 1956
2	The Black Space Ray		September 1956
3-4	Spaceport	Spaceport, Orion No. 137	October 1956 - November 1956
5	The Green Cat		December 1956
6	Earthquake Predicting Old Lady	Earth Theater 1	January 1957
7	Twin Murder	Earth Theater 2	February 1957
8	The Crazy Border	Earth Theater 3	March 1957
9	Multiple-Eyed Devil		April 1957
10	Skipper Skeleton		June 1957
11	Bullet Hole in the Wilderness		July 1957

1970s manga series

There are no continuations or relations between any of the stories.

Subtitle List #	Name	Original Name	Released
1	Adachi-ga Hara		March 22, 1971
2	Mirage		April 26, 1971
3	Serenade of Pig's Navel		May 24, 1971
4	The Closed Classroom		June 21, 1971
5-8	A Hundred Tales		July 26, 1971 - October 25, 1971
9	Mosa, the Flying Squirrel		November 22, 1971
10	Collapse		December 27, 1971
11	The Moon and Wolves		January 17, 1972
12	Mother River		February 14, 1972
13	Mansion OBA		March 20, 1972
14	Color of Full-blown Flower in Spring		April 17, 1972
15-16	Mimigarasu	Mimigarasu Dendekoden	May 15, 1972 - June 19, 1972
17	Seven Men from Outer Space		July 17, 1972
18	The March Covered with Mud		August 14, 1972
19-21	?
22	The Sweet Smell of Success		December 18, 1972
23	The Distant Planet		January 22, 1973
24	The Strange School		February 19, 1973

References

↑ Clements, Jonathan. McCarthy Helen. [2006] (2006). The Anime Encyclopedia: Revised & Expanded Edition. Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 978-1-933330-10-5

External links

v t e Weekly Shōnen Jump: 1968–1979

1968	Harenchi Gakuen

1969	Judo Boy

1970	Dokonjō Gaeru Akuma-kun

1971	Lion Books II

1972	Mazinger Z

1973	Barefoot Gen Play Ball

1975	Circuit no Ōkami Doberman Deka

1976	Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo

1977	Ring ni Kakero

1978	Cobra

1979	Kinnikuman

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