Besides Black Jack and Phoenix, this man's other historically inspired works include Cleopatra: Queen of Sex and a particularly gritty portrayal of the life of Gautama Buddha.
One of this author's character is a doctor whose assistant is a living teratogenous cystoma. A sprawling work by this man includes a chapter called "sun" about a man from the Baekje kingdom whose head is replaced by a wolf, and another called "Universe" about four astronauts taking place in 2577 AD. Besides Black Jack and Phoenix, this man's other historically inspired works include Cleopatra: Queen of Sex and a particularly gritty portrayal of the life of Gautama Buddha. This man popularized the trope of the gender-bending princess, which was later used in Utena and The Rose of VersaillesÂ¸ in his work (*) Princess Knight. This man headed Mushi Productions. One of this man's protagonists is sold to a cruel circus owner named Ham Egg, before Professor Ochanomizu rescues him to work for the Ministry of Science; that protagonist was created as a replacement for Doctor Tenma's son. For 10 points, name this manga pioneer and creator of Astro Boy.
One of this author's character is a doctor whose assistant is a living teratogenous cystoma.
Osamu Tezuka