Featuring a wealth of unpublished material, primarily from the original magazine editions, never before published in a book.
This volume allows you to experience the unknown side of Sharaku Hosuke!
July 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the serialization of "The Three-Eyed One" (serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine from 1974 to 1978), and this first-ever edition features carefully selected episodes that were reorganized for the book. Additionally, by including the corresponding pages from the book, you can enjoy comparing the originals and savoring Tezuka Osamu's brilliant editing techniques.
Also included are various art related to "The Three-Eyed One," including replaced panels from each episode, approximately 60 newly discovered storyboards and character sketches, cuts from guest appearances in other works, setting materials for the main character, Sharaku Hosuke, drawn by Tezuka himself for the anime, a handwritten synopsis, and the cover art from the serialization.
In other words, it is a collection of the remains of "The Three-Eyed One" that were lost when the manga was published in book form, making it a luxurious volume that could only be realized in celebration of the 50th anniversary.
This book contains some words and descriptions that would be considered inappropriate today, but because the author is deceased and there is no discriminatory intent behind them, they have been reproduced in this book as the original magazine version without any corrections or alterations.
CONTENTS
The Three-Eyed One Appears (Original Artwork)
The Strange Tale of Sakafuneishi (First Publication)
The Strange Tale of Sakafuneishi (Variations in the Book Version)
The Appearance of Bunpuku (First Publication)
The Appearance of Bunpuku (Variations in the Book Version)
The Mystery of the Three-Eyed Tribe
A Snake Comes to Camp (First Publication)
A Snake Comes to Camp (Book Version)
Goodbye with a Smash (First Publication)
Goodbye with a Smash (Variations in the Book Version)
Aspiring Swindler (From "Black Jack")
Buddha (Excerpt)
I Know It, But It's Difficult
"The Three-Eyed One" Character Sketches
Sharaku's Works in the Star System
"The Three-Eyed One" Archives
List of "The Three-Eyed One" Original and Book Version Works
Annotation by Takashi Hamada
