Shin Takarajima

Synopsis

The manga that made Tezuka famous. It is an action-adventure drama inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson's book, about a boy named Pete who discovers a map to Treasure Island and embarks on a voyage to find it. The Western-style art and fast-paced storyline attracted much attention, and it became a best seller with 400,000 copies sold, laying the groundwork for the manga craze and its modern style. The original version of "New Treasure Island" was based on Tezuka Osamu's manuscript, but substantial modifications were made by Sasaki Shichima, who cut nearly 60 pages and also changed some of the lines. When publishing "The Complete Works of Tezuka Osamu," Tezuka Osamu remade it based on his memory to make it closer to his original. Was adapted into animation. (Source: MU)

Background

Shin Takarajima is a remake of the original manga from 1947, completely redrawn from memory by Osamu Tezuka for the Tezuka Osamu Manga Daizenshuu collection published by Kodansha. The series was published digitally in English as New Treasure Island by Digital Manga Guild on April 10, 2015. It has also been released in Brazilian Portuguese by NewPOP Editora.

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