Inadvertently, 2017 left again in a hurry. . .
The clear time, the quiet years. Looking back on 2017, it was still business as usual, calm and without waves. As for comics, I don’t have many new ones, but this year was the year I wrote the most books and newspapers. Maybe it’s because I’m another year older and feel more nostalgic. Most of them are old works~
This time it’s another book about Osamu Tezuka, and it’s still an old book. . . I have been writing intermittently for a long time~
This is the second post about Osamu Tezuka’s Chinese works (I have already written a post on Tezuka’s collection of the Bunden version before):
Times version Osamu Tezuka , this version is the Chinese version with the largest number of copies of Tezuka's works. Among the more than 290 Chinese versions of Tezuka's works combined, 226 copies have been published by The Times. At the same time, I believe that the Times version of Tezuka It is also the version with the most mass base and popularity. Compared with the ultra-low printing volume of the Bunzhuan edition, because the printing volume of the Tezuka Times edition was not low at that time and the backlog of inventory was large, the price has always been relatively cheaper, and most of them are relatively easier to collect.
The Times Edition Tezuka has been published since the early 1990s. First of all, I want to praise the outer cover design. I really don’t mind this point. It is said that the Times hired professionals to do the design at that time~~~ Its thoughtfulness , its professionalism is reflected in many details and overall aesthetics. Even today, more than 20 years later, it is still full of literary and artistic atmosphere. Coupled with the unified image of the 226 volumes, when placed together, it is indeed quite eye-catching and spectacular!
At that time, The Times attached great importance to this piece—Tezuka’s first Chinese complete collection of works. In fact, this was not only the first Chinese version of Tezuka’s complete collection of works, but also the first time that Tezuka’s works were published in the form of complete collections. Published outside Japan! ! ! Not only the Times takes it seriously, but Kodansha also takes it seriously! ! ! At that time, The Times not only bought the copyright for all 300 Kodansha volumes, but also included the covers drawn by Tezuka, and the postscripts written by Tezuka after each set of stories (the postscripts are of high reading value)! ! ! In addition, on the right side of the outer cover of the Times edition, there is actually a catalog of Tezuka's works that The Times manages on behalf of the Times. All of them are listed without affecting the overall beauty. It is indeed a thoughtful effort! Material Selection:
As mentioned above, The Times lists the catalog of Tezuka’s works on the right side of the outer cover of the book. In this catalog, we can look for the Three Magics. After the Three Magics All of the works were originally planned by The Times but were not published in the end, and those that were not published in the end include many of Tezuka's excellent works and short story collections, such as The Girl with a Thousand Faces I.L, Mountain of Fire, Heroic Humali, Suspense Theater, Qizi, Apple Clock, Birdman series, including the already sky-high price of Little Unicorn (wenzhuan), and the Chinese version of the mobile phone by the Chinese team that can only be seen in some forums Tsuka's works include Tanker Blood, Turtle Waltz and other works.
Therefore, it is not that the Times chose the material poorly. They originally planned to publish all of them, but in the end only 226 volumes were published. Many excellent works did not have time to be published at all. Both the Times and Bunzhuan were published in disorder, and the 220 volumes of the Bunzhuan edition cover obviously more outstanding works, so it is more rigorous to say: among the number of published volumes, it is indeed the Bunzhuan edition. The level of material selection is higher.
In addition, we know that there are more than 60 orphan copies of the Times (the orphan copies are listed at the end of the books and newspapers, here only refers to those that have not been published by Wen Zhuan), and there are more than 50 orphan copies of Wen Zhuan (see the Wen Zhuan edition for details) End of Tezuka Shosho), and judging from the quality of these single copies, the standard of the literary version is also much higher than that of the Times version. There are obviously more excellent works in it, and they are not even the slightest bit better. Therefore, if you want to appreciate Tezuka's works, you can't avoid the Bunden version.
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Collection difficulty and recommendation of Tezuka in the Times Edition Chapter:
Let’s talk about the difficulty of collection. From my personal collection process, aside from those long articles, most of them are not too difficult. But having said that, in recent years, the collection of papers in the paper group has become more difficult. It seems that Tezuka’s friends are gradually increasing, and most of the Times Tezuka in the market have been gradually digested, so if you want to just talk about the difficulty of collecting the Times edition from now on, it will be much greater than in the past. On the one hand, the price is The price is constantly rising. On the other hand, if you care about the condition of the book, it will be more difficult. There are fewer and fewer good products, and many of them have minor flaws, such as yellowing, fading, stains, and corners. Binding marks, etc., after all, the book was written more than 20 years ago~
Of course, the most taboo word for Tezuka in collecting the Times edition is the word "urgent". Because the stock is large, as long as you are patient, you still have a chance to find it. Cheap and good quality. Even this year, I have received quite a few brand new and unopened items for about 20 yuan. Wait for it in Qimo and Shopee. In short, there is no need to rush to chase high prices. After all, there are too many volumes of Tezuka's works. There are many, and it takes a long process to collect them.
Tezuka Okami’s works have extensive content and diverse themes, including life attitudes in different periods, torture of history, care for children, humanistic care for mankind, hymns to life, thinking about human nature, and interpretation of emotions. , from concrete to abstract, from macro to micro. . . In terms of collection difficulty and excitement, in addition to the well-known novellas, there must be a collection of short stories from Tezuka's works in the Times Edition. Among them, the most difficult to collect is Paper Castle. It has been difficult to receive Paper Castle in the past few years. , this work is a series of autobiographical short stories published by Tezuka in the 1960s and 1970s, with himself as the protagonist, and finally synthesized into this paper that interweaves reality and fiction, and is full of sadness, suffering and profound introspection caused by the war. Fort, some of the stories are based on Tezuka's experiences. This collection of short stories is impressive and contains many excellent works. I believe that friends who have read it will be deeply impressed by the beautiful and kind-hearted Kyoko, and will also sigh for her lost appearance and her opera dream that can never be realized~
Next is Shapeshifter. There are many outstanding works in this collection of short stories. It should be the highest-quality single short story collection among Tezuka's works in the Times Edition. The wild imagination and the powerful narrative are combined with Tezuka's profundity. It's really great! The General and the Couple Tree, Chamusha's Resurrection, The Story of the Holy Land, Achao and Xiaoliu, etc., almost all of them are wonderful!
Many friends say that the short story collection Wolf is difficult to collect, but I think there are actually quite a few of them. I have three of them. I first collected the 8 new ones, and then I found the 9 new ones. , and finally got a brand new book~~~ This wolf also makes people feel the master's diversified style, a collection of heterosexual stories about sex with no taboos, men and women's genitals roaming the streets, sleeping with the owner The mare in bed. . .
In addition to the above-mentioned books, Big Baby (the only copy of The Times) is also one of the more difficult to read, and the story of this one is also okay. Next, Iron Blood Silk Road (the only copy of The Times) is also a relatively rare volume. The setting of this book is quite interesting and can be considered a read.
In addition, if you want to see more of Tezuka’s short works, don’t miss short story collections such as Short Circuit Rhapsody (Original Edition of The Times) and SF Rhapsody (Original Edition of The Times). Thirdly, the Rainbow Overture in the short story collection (the only copy of The Times) is also worth reading, as well as the SF Symphony. Although most of the short stories in these two books are not satisfactory, there are also works worth reading.
Although the overall level of Short Circuit, SF Rhapsody, Rainbow Overture and SF Symphony is significantly lower than that of Paper Castle, Wolf, and Metamorphosis, the stories in them are also of varying quality, especially Rainbow Symphony. Most of the stories in the book seem like nothing now, but there are also some leftovers. It feels good to encounter a good story~
I would like to recommend the Melody of Iron. The first story in this volume is the Melody of Iron. The protagonist's arm was tied up by the gang and crushed at shoulder level on the railway track. Then, the other arm was tied up and crushed again. . . revenge! A must! There are three short stories in this volume, of which the second "White Phantom" is the most exciting.
In addition to the above-mentioned short story collections, the Legend of Kirito (4 volumes), The Insects of the World (2 volumes), and Collecting Human Races (2 volumes) are the most well-known excellent works of Tezuka. Personally The level of excitement in my mind is sorted from front to back. In addition, the relatively unpopular Until the Sky (Original Edition of The Times, 3 volumes), although its quality is obviously weaker than the previous three, it is still worth watching to appreciate Tezuka's fantasy style of gods and monsters, a hodgepodge of traditional and modern, there are many The interesting and exciting setting and the large number of words in it can be said to be the best among Tezuka's works. You need to be patient to read it~
The Song of Apollo (3 volumes) is also acceptable. At first glance, Tezuka at that time was in the midst of the university student movement, the revolt of New Left students, and the turmoil and uneasiness caused by the endless violent incidents in society. In this dark and confused atmosphere, he gave the protagonist a changeable and uncertain character, and used the love story of many reincarnations as the main axis to delve into the true meaning of love. In the third volume of this set of books, there are also A short story of dozens of pages: The Poetry of Garbage~
If you want to know more about Tezuka’s works and explore more themes, you can also take a look at Metropolis, Shinsengumi, and Magic Horse Bampa, Long Live the Movie, Vampire in Japan and other works. In addition, the price of a set of books in the Times edition may be beyond most people's expectations, and that is The Jungle King. The Hong Kong version is called Xiaobaishi. This set of books is relatively rare in the Times edition, so the price is also very expensive.
The above are all Tezuka’s short stories in the Times edition that I personally think are worth recommending. The difficulty of collecting them has also been roughly laid out from front to back. After all, there are so many of them that some good works have not been introduced. It’s understandable ~ I won’t describe all of these one by one ~
Of course, these two sets of books must be mentioned here, the collection of stories from Tezuka’s works in the Times Edition, The Book of the Tiger (8 volumes) Leo Monogatari (7 volumes) is a must-have. The short story Adachi nohara in Leo Monogatari is a rare and excellent work. Of course, there are also some other good short works.
All Tezuka fans should watch it. The animation was made in the 1980s. It is deeply touching and does not forget the 40-year promise. The little rain monk who is waiting for you, including Zashiki Warashi, Glass Brain, Kuronus, etc. It is truly one of Tezuka's most charming short stories. . . It's really a must-see and shouldn't be missed. It’s just that it’s very hard to find the complete set of Tiger Book now, and Leo Monogatari is also gradually disappearing. Don’t hesitate if you find these two sets at the right price. A while ago, a good-quality set of Tiger Book appeared in a certain store for 450 yuan. , I don’t know which paper brother quickly bought it the same day I saw it~~~
Talking about long stories, the most difficult ones to collect are definitely the Firebird and the Buddha. Personally, I feel that the Buddha is more popular than the Firebird. Birds are even harder. Followed by three-eyed children, beautiful products are also relatively rare. Next is the Atomic King Kong. The difficulty of collecting this one is basically the same as that of the three-eyed kid. Among the novels, I personally feel that Black Jack, the strange doctor, is the easiest to receive, after all, he has been replayed a lot. Only Atomic King Kong does not have the Dongbang 25K collection here, so I also included this set of Times first.
As for other Tezuka novels, my first choice would be those from Togai for 25K, so I won’t go overboard and pay for the overpriced Times edition novels. It depends on fate~
The seven-color parrot in the novella, one of the underground hero trilogy (Midnight Taxi, Black Jack), due to the paper change of the Times, the spine of the book does not fade, and the color difference is also difficult to find. I would like to say a few more words about the miserable life of this set of books. I wonder if you have noticed that this seven-colored parrot is not in the catalog on the right side of the cover of Tezuka in the Times edition (Kuroto
) , is also the only Tezuka work not included in the cover catalog of The Times. This is an additional work, and it is also the last set of Tezuka's works published by The Times in this comprehensive collection. In this work, we can also feel the desolation of the approaching end of the Times Tezuka series. Not to mention the change of paper and printing company, even the binding design is simplified (the spine of the book is obviously different from other Times Tezuka). . . , of course, this work is still very good, I don’t know whether it is a historical coincidence or human manipulation
, the content of this work is so similar to the fate when it was published - every scene of this work has a story. From the famous play, it tells the tear-jerking tragic life of a comedian.
As for my Sun Wukong movie, it’s just mediocre to read, and there’s a 25K version sold by Dongfang, so don’t accept it unless you find one with a lower price~
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Book sharing:
Generally speaking, it was a little late for me to buy Tezuka from the Times edition. If it was before 2010, or even 2011, not only would it be easier, but there would also be a lot more beautiful and brand-new products than in recent years. I saw photos of early arrivals posted by booksellers, and my mouth watered. It's brand new and unopened! Post some pictures!
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A few more photos I saved of Osamu Tezuka, a Tezuka collector who is so beautiful, from the Times edition
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Show off your own~
Atomic King Kong
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Diary of Insects in the World
21st Century Adventure
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Vampire in Japan
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The Lost World
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Until the Sky
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The Wonderful Boy
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Comic Biology
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Zero Man
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Gemini Knight
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Paper Castle
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Sin And Punishment
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Ribbon Knight
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White Navigator
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The Legend of Kirito
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Song of Apollo
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Pingyuan Taiping Ji
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Super Taiping Ji
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Tornado Z
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Long live the movie
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Faust
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Leo Story
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Cactus Kid
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Ants and Giants
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Fossil Island
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Iron Blood Silk Road
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Big Baby
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SF Rhapsody
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Wolf
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Prelude to the Rainbow
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Shapeshifter
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Transparent Man
Dust 8
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Demon Horse Bampa
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Melody of Iron
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Book of Tiger
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