From The Fragments Of Tezuka Osamu

From the Fragments of Tezuka Osamu

The Series of Tezuka Osamu’s Digital Art NFT - based on the manuscripts authored by the god of manga -

From the Fragments of Tezuka Osamu

Tezuka Osamu was a pioneer who established the base of manga now known as one of the most influential pop cultures. So far manga has contributed to the development of cultures all over the world, and infiltrated into a wide range of industries as well. In 1946, Tezuka made a debut as a manga artist though he had a medical degree. He continued to create manga works through his life to establish the realm of so-called Story Manga in postwar Japan. Furthermore, he conveyed his thoughts for universal but serious themes, such as importance of life, warnings on the destruction of nature, and criticisms against war, to the readers by means of manga, as an accessible and easy way to public. He was also a productive manga artist. Through his career, he drew 150,000 sheets of manuscripts for 700 manga titles. Such his works are still appealing to a lot of his fans. Now, “From the Fragments of Tezuka Osamu”, the digital NFT art project based on numerous manga manuscripts by Tezuka Osamu, is finally revealed as the official NFT works authorized by Tezuka Productions.

What's NFT?

NFT (non-fungible token), developed based on blockchain technologies emerging around 2017, certifies the authenticity of "one-of-a-kind data". Now digital art authenticated with NFT became transferable to third parson readily and freely.

The project consists of two categories, “Mosaic Art NFT” and “Generative Art NFT”, both in the motif of Tezuka Osamu’s representative works. The first series: Astro Boy, the second series: Phoenix, and the third series: Black Jack are released continuously.

mosaic art nft
generative art nft

The project has an aspect of a charity. Tezuka Osamu always thought of children. He kept writing manga for boy’s manga magazines even when his works targeted for adults were well received. He believed manga should be the thing for children. If Tezuka experienced today’s pandemic once in 100 years, he would surely do something to help children suffering. Therefore, it's decided that Tezuka Productions donates 20% of the net revenue arising from the project to public interest organizations (specifically 10% to UNICEF and another 10% to one or more public interest organizations). ---- <Announcement> We, Tezuka Productions, are happy to announce that 20% of the net revenue arising from the NFT project was donated to the following organizations in May 2022: United Nations Children’s Fund Tokyo Office (UNICEF) Amount donated: 10% of the net revenue (for children overseas) Ashinaga Foundation Amount donated: 5% of the net revenue (for children in Japan) Katariba Amount donated: 5% of the net revenue (for children in Japan) For further information, visit the following site:

https://tezukaosamu.net/jp/mushi/entry/26297.html

Mosaic Art NFT

Digital mosaic art : Background

For the creation of the art pieces, massive numbers of Tezuka’s manuscripts were exploited. Most of them were in black and white while about five percent of them were in color. In terms of the backgrounds, not only well-known scenes but also frontispieces not contained in the comic books as well as rare manuscripts hard to obtain were selected, and a total of 840 color manuscripts with another layer consisting of eight color frontispieces unique to each comic were arranged. No excess adjustment was made in order to keep the taste of the original manuscripts and to avoid ruining his brushwork. What’s seen on the background is a variety of his works and characters, from heroes to heart-warming scenes to seductive women.

frontispiece, The Hot Dog Corps, Astro Boy, Shonen (magazine) (1961)

frontispiece, Meeva, Astro Boy, Shonen (magazine) (1966)

cover art, Astro Boy, vol.1, Kobunsha (1956)

cover art, The Greatest Robot on Earth, Astro Boy, vol. 18, Kappa comics (1965)

cover art, The White-Hot Being, Astro Boy, vol.10, Kappa comics (1964)

frontispiece, Zolomon’s Jewels, Astro Boy, Shonen (magazine) (1967)

frontispiece, Crucifix Island, Astro Boy, Shonen (magazine) (1958)

cover art, Shootout in the Alps, Astro Boy, Appendix of Shonen (magazine) (1956)

Digital mosaic art : Character

Over 4000 sheets of black and white manuscripts excerpt from the manga: Astro Boy were used to form Astro Boy as the motif. All manuscripts were cut into more than 40,000 fragments, and over 6000 of them were placed as mosaic materials. The tone of the character was set based on the original colors of the magazine pages used then. To realize the original tone, the engineers manually adjusted the tone piece by piece. Literally, this art piece can be enjoyed in various ways. Seen from distance, it appeals to audience as a powerful integrated picture. Seen up close, each tiny piece gives off Tezuka’s exceptional enthusiasm for manga creation. This is one and only one art piece in the world. Only the owner can experience the overwhelming world of Tezuka Osamu.

Auction

Auction Site
OpenSea
Contract Address
0x47474CaA8383e015C0b3f22b2AE2fD8b794E4C8e
NFT Terms

- The NFT is for image data only. - The purchaser of the NFT is granted rights to exploit and/or dispose the NFT that contains information of the image data, including, but not limited to, the URL, provided, however that the purchaser is not granted any intellectual property rights, including copyright, trademarks, or the like, in and to the image data. - The NFT is for private use only. It shall not be offered to any third person beyond the scope of the private use or exploited for commercial purposes. - The author of the image data is not liable for any damage or loss the purchaser, the transferee or any other third person or party suffer in connection with the purchase or the sale of the NFT, regardless of reasons.

SOLD OUT
Astro Boy
Astro Boy
Auction Period (UTC)
Dec 15(wed) 3:00 ~ Dec 18(sat) 3:00
Start Price
10ETH
Highest Bid
120 ETH
TokenID
1

This digital mosaic art, officially authorized by Tezuka Productions, consists of manga manuscripts by Tezuka Osamu, the man known as the God of Manga. To form the motif character, more than 40,000 small square fragments cut out from a huge number of black and white manuscripts of the original manga were carefully prepared to be arranged. For the background, color manuscripts picked up from his variety of works were used. Among them are precious pieces including. - frontispiece, The Hot Dog Corps, Astro Boy, Shonen (magazine) (1961) - frontispiece, Meeva, Astro Boy, Shonen (magazine) (1966) - cover art, Astro Boy, vol.1, Kobunsha (1956) - cover art, The Greatest Robot on Earth, Astro Boy, vol. 18, Kappa comics (1965) - cover art, The White-Hot Being, Astro Boy, vol.10, Kappa comics (1964) - frontispiece, Zolomon’s Jewels, Astro Boy, Shonen (magazine) (1967) - frontispiece, Crucifix Island, Astro Boy, Shonen (magazine) (1958) - cover art, Shootout in the Alps, Astro Boy, Appendix of Shonen (magazine) (1956) jpg, 10138x14331pix

Phoenix
Phoenix
Auction Period (UTC)
Jan 27(thu) 3:00 ~ Jan 29(sat) 3:00
Start Price
10ETH
Highest Bid
-
TokenID
2

This digital mosaic art , officially authorized by Tezuka Productions, consists of manga manuscripts by Tezuka Osamu, the man known as the God of Manga. To form the motif character, more than 40,000 small square fragments cut out from a huge number of black and white manuscripts of the original manga were carefully prepared to be arranged. For the background, color manuscripts picked up from his variety of works were used. Among them are precious pieces including. - cover art, Dawn, Phoenix, the 1st issue of COM (magazine) (1967) - cover art, Future, Phoenix, COM Meisaku Comics (1968) - frontispiece, Universe, Phoenix, Mushipro Shoji Comics (1970) - cover art, Yamato, Phoenix, COM Meisaku Comics (1969) - cover art, Resurrection, Phoenix, vol.8, Tezuka Osamu Complete Works(1983) - cover art, Karma, Phoenix, vol.5, Tezuka Osamu Complete Works (1982) - cover art, Karma, Phoenix, vol.4. Monthly Shonen Manga Extra Volume (magazine)(1976) - frontispiece, Sun, Phoenix, Yasei Jidai (magazine)(1986) jpg, 10138x14331pix

Black Jack
Black Jack
Auction Period (UTC)
Jan 27(thu) 3:00 ~ Jan 29(sat) 3:00
Start Price
10ETH
Highest Bid
-
TokenID
3

This digital mosaic art, officially authorized by Tezuka Productions, consists of manga manuscripts by Tezuka Osamu, the man known as the God of Manga. To form the motif character, more than 40,000 small square fragments cut out from a huge number of black and white manuscripts of the original manga were carefully prepared to be arranged. For the background, color manuscripts picked up from his variety of works were used. Among them are precious pieces including. - cover art, Black Jack, vol.2, Shonen Champion Comics (1974) - frontispiece, A Cat and Shozo, Black Jack, Weekly Shonen Champion (magazine)(1975) - cover art, Black Jack, vol.3, Shonen Champion Comics (1974) - cover art, Black Jack, vol.1, Shonen Champion Comics (1974) - cover art,Weekly Shonen Champion (magazine)(1977) - frontispiece, Prone to Lughter, Black Jack, Weekly Shonen Champion (magazine)(1983) - advertising art for Bridgestone Cycling Corp. (1978) - cover art, Weekly Shonen Champion Extra Issue (1976) jpg, 10138x14331pix

Generative Art NFT

Generative Art NFT is a randomly generated artwork based on the image materials used in Mosaic Art NFT. Each artwork consists of the following image materials. [Large] - 25 images carefully selected from color manuscripts of the target title - 1 image placed randomly for each artwork [Medium] - More than 900 images carefully selected from color manuscripts of Osamu Tezuka's works other than the target title - 4 images placed randomly for each artwork. [Small] - 3,200 images carefully selected from fragments of black-and-white manuscripts of the target title - 32 images placed randomly for each artwork. - 4 colors replicating the original image of the magazine series applied In the category, 1050 pieces are prepared for each target title. 1,000 pieces of them are for sale, and the remaining 50 pieces of them are exploited for marketing and other purposes. The pieces not purchased during the sales period will not be sold again.

Sale Site
This web page.
Contract Address
0x320c1ca2BdDA1375174a98bFd06ED7C2D60e9842
NFT Terms

- The NFT is for image data only. - The purchaser of the NFT is granted rights to exploit and/or dispose the NFT that contains information of the image data, including, but not limited to, the URL, provided, however that the purchaser is not granted any intellectual property rights, including copyright, trademarks, or the like, in and to the image data. - The NFT is for private use only. It shall not be offered to any third person beyond the scope of the private use or exploited for commercial purposes. - The author of the image data is not liable for any damage or loss the purchaser, the transferee or any other third person or party suffer in connection with the purchase or the sale of the NFT, regardless of reasons.

Generative Art NFT "Astro Boy"

atom generative image sample
Sale Period (UTC)
Dec 13(mon) 3:00 ~ Dec 20(mon) 3:00
Sale Price
0.08ETH

1000 / 1000 minted

The 1000 items sold this time have been sold out.

OPEN SEA

Wallet Not Found

Generative Art NFT "Phoenix"

atom generative image sample
Sale Period (UTC)
Jan 24(mon) 3:00 ~ Jan 30(sun) 3:00
Sale Price
0.08ETH

1000 / 1000 minted

The 1000 items sold this time have been sold out.

OPEN SEA

Wallet Not Found

Generative Art NFT "Black Jack"

atom generative image sample
Sale Period (UTC)
Jan 25(tue) 3:00 ~ Jan 31(mon) 3:00
Sale Price
0.08ETH

1000 / 1000 minted

The 1000 items sold this time have been sold out.

OPEN SEA

Wallet Not Found