Lost World (manga)
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is a manga
series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka
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Kenichi Shikishima
Makeru Butamo
Sekken Kao
When the English adaptation was published in the United States of America on July 30, 2003, both volumes were put together to make a single book for publication.
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka
was a Japanese cartoonist, manga artist, animator, producer, activist and medical doctor, although he never practiced medicine. Born in Osaka Prefecture, he is best known as the creator of Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion and Black Jack...
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Characters
Shunsaku Ban- A detective investigating a murder that is somehow linked to the mysterious Planet Mamango.
Kenichi Shikishima
- A bright young boy who realizes the powerful potential of rocks from Planet Mamango.
Makeru Butamo
- A captain who pilots the rocket ship built by Kenichi to the Planet Mamango for an exploratory expedition.
Sekken Kao
- A criminal who seeks the power of Planet Mamango.
Publication
In Japan, Lost World was published in two books by Fuji Shobo. The first book had the subtitle "The Earth", and the second book had the subtitle "The Universe"When the English adaptation was published in the United States of America on July 30, 2003, both volumes were put together to make a single book for publication.
See also
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