Phoenix (Original Edition) Complete Reprint Collection: Life Edition/Anomaly Edition

Read it now!! The legendary "original edition" of "Phoenix" is finally available for the first time! This deluxe collection includes rare episodes never before published in the original. Don't miss this chance to get your hands on this complete collection! ■<First Edition Limited Edition> Special Edition■

"Phoenix" is the life's work of master Tezuka Osamu, an immortal masterpiece in the history of Japanese manga. Depicting the mysteries of love, life, and the universe with a grand scale and vivid imagination that transcends time and space, this epic work spans 35 years, from 1954 to 1988, and is a timeless epic. Unreadable since its magazine debut, the entire "original edition" is finally available for the first time! This exclusive first edition includes scenes that have been cut or reworked from previous volumes. It also includes "legendary" episodes, unfinished works, and short stories, never before published in the original. Enjoy the original scale of the work in the same impressive full-size (B5) edition as when it first appeared in the magazine. Gorgeous full-color, including all frontispieces. Published monthly with luxurious binding and elegant design, these volumes are worthy of a collector's edition. Following the wildly popular "Astro Boy Original Edition Complete Reprint Collection," this massive project is unique to Fukankan.com. This series has consistently ranked highly in our unique "Reprint Request" rankings for 10 years, making it a highly anticipated series for fans! This first edition is completely limited, so we encourage you to preorder and purchase early.

■ Total 12 volumes ■ B5 size (magazine size) ■ Full color (4C, 2C, 1C) ■ Hardcover hardcover ■ Each volume comes in a beautiful presentation box ■ Digitally remastered ● Complete full-color frontispieces for each chapter for the first time ●Articles, essays, and illustrations from the time of serialization will also be included.

■Publication Schedule: 1: "Dawn Arc" Late June 2011 / 2: "Future Arc" July / 3: "Yamato Arc & Space Arc" August / 4: "Phoenix Arc" September / 5: "Resurrection Arc & Hagoromo Arc" (also includes the COM version's "Nostalgia Arc" and "Break") October / 6: "Nostalgia Arc" November / 7: "Chaos Arc (Part 1)" (also includes the COM version's "Chaos Arc") December / 8: "Chaos Arc (Part 2)" January 2012 / 9: "Life Arc & Strange Form Arc" February 2012 / 10: "Sun Arc (Part 1)" March 2012 / 11: "Sun Arc (Part 2)" April 2012 / 12: "Egypt Arc, Greece Arc, Rome Arc" (also includes the Manga Shonen version's "Dawn Arc") May 2012 *The above product details are tentative and subject to change. Please note in advance. Published by: Fukankan.com Supervised by: Tezuka Productions (C)2011-2012 Tezuka Productions

■ 9th Volume: "Phoenix: Life Chapter/Strange Chapter" In "Life Chapter," TV producer Aoi, struggling to win ratings, plans to create cloned humans and have hunters kill them in an attempt to revive his show's popularity. He is punished by the "birds" for his disregard for life. Also included is "Strange Chapter," a story of "reincarnation" involving the eternal cycle of death and rebirth, centered around Sakonsuke, the daughter of a cruel feudal lord and raised as a boy, and Yaobikuni, a nun of Horai Temple, set in late 7th-century Japan. Despite the different motifs, the story revolves around the consistent themes of "Phoenix"—views of life and satire.