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Lion Books Series 
ライオンブックス
(Raion Bukkusu)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.
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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 See also
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
- Publishing Timeline
- Lion Books 1950s page at TezukaOsamu@World
- Lion Books 1950s details
- Lion Books 1970s page at TezukaOsamu@World
- Lion Books 1970s details
Weekly Shōnen Jump: 1968–1979 1968 1969 1970 1971 Lion Books II1972 1973 Barefoot Gen • Play Ball1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Categories:- Manga series
- Osamu Tezuka manga
- Anime series
- Manga of 1956
- Manga of 1971
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