YMMV / Osamu Tezuka

• Archive Panic: This guy has created over 700 manga series in his life.
• Fair for Its Day: Even though some of his manga works containing certain portrayal of other races tend to be sometimes horribly dated and stereotypical, he was a very progressive author, often dealing with themes that still resonate with modern audiences, such as tolerance, equality, anti-war, anti-prejudice and enviromentalism messages.
• Germans Love David Hasselhoff: In recent years, Tezuka's works has gained a major following with European audiences (such as Spain, France, and Italy). Most notably France, where Osamu Tezuka is really loved by French audiences due to manga becoming as popular as Franco-Belgian Comics in that country. During Spring 2021, Tezuka Productions announced a 12 volume manga series called Team Phoenix which is an Avengers-style crossover of various Tezuka characters by Spanish artist Kenny Ruiz.
• Mainstream Obscurity: While he's considered nothing less than the God of Comics, a good amount of hardcore anime and manga fans who might have encyclopedic knowledge of 2000s anime only associate his name with Astro Boy. And since its main target audience is children, "mature" anime fans don't look further. Interesting example of Animation Age Ghetto among people who defy this.
• Popular with Furries: Some of works has gained a following in the Western and Japanese furry community:
  • Kimba the White Lion alongside his Love Interest and future wife Kitty/Raiya/Laiya has a small but dedicated following in the west. In Japan, both characters are popular in the Japanese furry fandom especially from longtime Tezuka fans. The mascot of the Saitama Seibu Lions baseball team, which was based on the adult version of Leo, also gets quite a decent amount of attention from furries.
  • Bokko/Captain Bunny◊, the leader of an alien trio disguised as animals from Osamu Tezuka's 1965 series Wonder 3/The Amazing 3, has gained a following among the furry fandom. This is especially true in Japan, where she's featured in tons of fanart and tributes to Tezuka. Its release in the west in the 60s helped inspire some very early furry fans.
  • His Fantasy series Unico has gained a cult following with the western furry community since the mid 1980s since both films used to frequently air on Disney Channel (then "The Disney Channel") and people who rented them at home video stores. Mainly for people who are fond of unicorns and fascinated with darker animation. In Japan, the series is beloved by both genders and audiences despite the original manga having a sad ending, while the films (The Fantastic Adventures of Unico and Unico in the Island of Magic) were more bittersweet. The title character is extremely cute alongside his friend◊ Chao/Katy (renamed "Chloe" in Unico: Awakening).
  • Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature: Bagi the catwoman has caught a lot of attention with the furry community due to her seductive personality. Helps that this animated film is one of Tezuka's few animated works geared towards an older audience, alongside being one of his last works during his lifetime.
• What Do You Mean, It's Not for Kids?: Those who only recognize him as the creator of Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, and Unico will be surprised to know he also did plenty of manga aimed at adults, such as Adolf and Ayako.

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