Phoenix, Vol. 2 (2nd Edition): Future Kindle Edition

Phoenix Volume 2 is an amazing story that stands alone, you don't have to read the other volumes to read this one. The art was great and the Story was phenomenal. Tezuka is a manga genius. This was a slightly dark manga and the themes are are a little more mature but the concepts and ideals are amazing. I highly recommend picking up this volume, its definitley worth the price. This book is about the reconstruction of the earth, the planet is slowly dying and people have to live under ground to survive. When all life is finaly destroyed on earth there is only one man left who is immortal and is his job to watch over life and to help guide it. A truly amazing story about evolution and the theories of life. This is one of the first Osamu Tezuka mangas I've read and made me want to read more. I plan on getting more Phoenix and hopefully Viz or Vertical reprints them because of the high prices for the other volumes.

This is one of the most beautiful manga I have ever read, and it definitely goes in my collection of favorite books of all time. This beautiful story is a part of the Phoenix series, but can easily be read on its own. You'll find yourself quickly drawn it. You'll smile, you'll cry, you'll find yourself a part of the beauty of infinity, and suddenly, you'll find yourself back in your own life, wondering what happened, wondering if you can return to the world you just witnessed, and then, opening it up to read it again.

Exquisite art, simple in line, but full of detail (and sometimes any in-joke hidden in plain sight). Powerful story and an interesting "endcap"for the whole saga that is contained within the next 10 volumes.

Disney declares to provide human stories for family and children. Osamu Tezuka learned and copied from Disney. He also improved its art of storytelling and gave a mythical and factual view of humanity. Someone should make a animated series about this. Nah. One of the best manga/illustrated novels I've ever read.

Its another great story by Tezuka. The edition is ok, Vertical just is the better publisher.

The book was in perfect condition. The details are awesome and really worth getting the complete collection . I really like the books and really think its a must have for the fans of the series and others .

greatest manga volume of all time

I loved reading the Astro Boy manga as a kid and I remember finding out about Phoenix later as a teen but I could only find a few volumes here and there. Some of the panels still stuck with me and it was great being able to go back and reread the kindle version now the physical is so rare. It blows me away how many manga/anime fans have never even heard of this series. The author paved the way for manga as an artform and this is my personal favorite of his works.

This series of books is Osamu Tezuka's finest, if not most his consistent, and is up there with the most original sci-fi creations I've encountered. At their best they are simple, amazing ideas that help you look at the world from a great height, making everything clear and simple. He's interested in metaphysics and the nature of existence quite a bit in this series and there are a lot of big ideas presented in very simple form. The art is fantastic, a very distinct manga style with a lot of detail and great visualisations of the world of the future as he imagined it.

手塚治虫好きで火の鳥好きなら文句無し。台詞も全部暗記しているぐらい好きなので、英語も理解しやすく効果的でした。このシリーズ、今では出品でしか購入できず値段が高騰していますね。入手容易だったときに全巻購入しておくべきだったと後悔しています。

Never read any of Tezuka's work but after all the praise he gets, I gave it a shot! This manga is different from others, in its beginning, ending and story-telling. I'd like to get more but most of the other volumes are out of print.