The Devil of the Earth

地球の悪魔 (Chikyuu no Akuma)
The Devil of the Earth
Genre	Action, adventure, science fiction
Manga
Written by	Osamu Tezuka
Published by	Kodansha Akita Shoten
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Shōnen Shōjo Bokeno
Published	January 1954
Volumes	1

The Devil of the Earth (地球の悪魔, Chikyuu no Akuma) is a Japanese action adventure shōnen manga by Osamu Tezuka^[1] that was published in 1954.

Plot

"The Devil of the Earth" is an anti-war science fiction short story depicting a giant city built under the ground as a shelter from world wars, and conspiracies over its construction. One day, in a small village, a large project to build an underground city begins under the supervision of Dr. Takano with the specific aim of preparing for nuclear war. Eiji and his brother Eizo are forced to get involved in terrible plots over the construction after a village boy is hit and killed by one of the construction trucks. Then a mysterious man called Demonobirth suddenly appears. Who is he, and what will happen to the boys? The story takes an unexpected turn.

Characters

Eiji: One of two brothers caught in a range of conspiracies revolving around the underground city's construction.
Eizou: Eiji's brother who is also caught up in the events surrounding the underground city's construction.
Rock as "Kenbo":
Doctor Takano: The scientist leading the construction of the underground city.
Sumiko:
Demonobirth: A mysterious, masked man who appears in the small village for unknown reasons.

References

↑ "Chikyuu no Akuma vo". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved December 13, 2014.

External links

"Devil of the Earth" manga page at TezukaOsamu@World (English)
"Devil of the Earth" manga page at TezukaOsamu@World (Japanese)

Works by Osamu Tezuka

Manga	Diary of Ma-chan (1946) Lost World (1948) Angel Gunfighter (1949) Metropolis (1949) Faust (1950) Kimba the White Lion (1950–1954) Age of Adventure (1951–1953) The Fossil Island (1951) The Adventure of Rock (1952–1954) Astro Boy (1952–1968) Crime and Punishment (1953) Princess Knight (1953–1956) Chief Detective Kenichi (1954–1956) The Devil of the Earth (1954) Lion Books (1956–1957) Biiko-chan (1957) The Curtain is Still Blue Tonight (1958) The Film Lives On (1958–1959) Peacock Shell (1958) The Twin Knights (1958) Dr. Thrill (1959) The Merchant of Venice (1959) Song of the White Peacock (1959) Angel's Hill (1960–1961) Captain Ken (1960–1961) Brave Dan (1962) Big X (1963–1966) Princess Knight (1963–1966) The Amazing 3 (1965–1966) Ambassador Magma (1965–1967) Ode to Kirihito (1966–1967) The Vampires (1966–1967) Dororo (1967–1968) Gum Gum Punch (1967–1969) Phoenix (1967–1988) Princess Knight (1967–1968) Activist Student (1968) Grand Dolls (1968) Swallowing the Earth (1968–1969) The Crater (1969–1970) Triton of the Sea (1969–1971) Alabaster (1970–1971) Apollo's Song (1970) Bomba! (1970) Marvelous Melmo (1970–1972) Birdman Anthology (1971–1975) Lion Books II (1971–1973) Little Wansa (1971–1972) Serenade of a Pig's Navel (1971) Ayako (1972–1973) Buddha (1972–1983) Lay of the Rhine (1972) Lord Iechika Mogami (1972) The Moon and Wolves (1972) Old Folk's Home (1972) Black Jack (1973–1983) The Record of Peter Kyulten (1973) Sensual Nights (1973) Son of Godfather (1973) The Three-Eyed One (1974–1978) Boy Detective Zumbera (1975) Rainbow Prelude (1975) MW (1976–1978) Unico (1976–1979) Don Dracula (1979) Insect Collector (1979) Insect Collector - The Butterfly Road Smells of Death (1979) The Thief Akikazu Inoue (1979) Hidamari no Ki (1981–1986) Rainbow Parakeet (1981–1983) Spaceship Ringel Rock (1982) Suspicion (1982) Volcanic Eruption (1982) Message to Adolf (1983–1985) Peace Concert (1984) Duke Goblin (1985–1986) Gringo (1987–1989)

Anime	Alakazam the Great (1960) Astro Boy (1963–1966) Big X (1964–1965) The Amazing 3 (1965–1966) Kimba the White Lion (1965–2009) Leo the Lion (1966–1968) Gokū no Daibōken (1967) Princess Knight (1967–1999) Dororo (1969) A Thousand and One Nights (1969) Cleopatra (1970) Marvelous Melmo (1971–1972) Triton of the Sea (1972–1979) Kanashimi no Belladonna (1973) Little Wansa (1973) Jetter Mars (1977) Undersea Super Train: Marine Express (1979) Unico (1979–1983) Astro Boy (1980–1981) Fumoon (1980) Phoenix 2772 (1980) Don Dracula (1982) The Green Cat (1983) Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature (1984) Lunn Flies into the Wind (1985) The Three-Eyed One (1985–1991) Phoenix (1986–2012) Yamataro Comes Back (1986) Blue Blink (1989–1990) The New Adventures of Kimba The White Lion (1989–1990) Rain Boy (1989) Adachi-ga Hara (1991) Akuemon (1993) Ambassador Magma (1993) Black Jack (1993–2011) In the Beginning: The Bible Stories (1997) Jungle Emperor Leo (1997) Hidamari no Ki (2000) Metropolis (2001) Astro Boy (2003–2005) Astro Boy: Mighty Atom - Visitor of 100,000 Light Years, IGZA (2005) Astro Boy (2009) Ravex in Tezuka World (2009) Buddha (2011–present)

Characters	Astro Boy Black Jack Dr. Tenma Hosuke Sharaku Pluto Professor Ochanomizu Robita Rock

Related	Animerama Galaxy Boy Troop Osamu Tezuka's Star System Tezuka Award Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Tezuka Productions Tokiwa-sō

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The Devil of the Earth

Plot

Characters

See also

References

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