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Being involved with a new edition of Phoenix is an honor (and a huge responsibility). The series will be published in six large-sized (7x10") hardcover editions with cloth casewrap, screenprinting, and gold foil. Feat. the original Dadakai translation with revisions/updates & letters by @sara.pizza

The art comes from the 2020 Japanese edition by Fukkan, which painstakingly restored the artwork to its original appearance in magazine serialization from 1954–1988. Any pages that were presented in 2-4 colors will be reproduced with those colors. We are printing the 1c pages in black & white.

In addition to translating Tezuka's own introductions & essays and back matter from the Fukkan books & other collected editions, this edition will feature original introductions from scholars & luminaries inc Frederik L. Schodt, @adapalmer.bsky.social, Stan Sakai, Carl Horn, @eikeexner.com & more.

Collected Japanese editions removed any text at the top of each magazine chapter that summarized the "story so far." That text has been restored in the Fukkan editions, but we're leaving it out of ours for a smoother reading experience.

So, will this have the prototype chapters of Nostalgia and Civil War? The 1954 Prototype series (different than the viz Vol 12). Or the weird false start that happened in Civil War half way cause Tezuka couldn't finish the chapter in time?

Where text is missing or typos/mistakes occur in the magazine version, we're restoring the text/correcting the mistakes. The Fukkan books presented Phoenix EXACTLY as it appeared in original serialization, which is interesting for Japanese readers who can compare them to the many others available...

…but this will be the only version in print in English, so we're trying to strike a balance, including the restored original artwork but deferring where possible to the version of the story Tezuka considered "final."