Short story collection of a variety of more mature Tezuka work.
Chapter 1
A Nazi faces a firing squad, but does he have a way out of it.
Chapter 2
Alone in space a man and a robot fall in love, but tragedy happens. Can miracles happen?
Chapter 3 - ClockWork Apple
A bustling town is suddenly quiet. Where are all the people? Has it been cut off from the rest of the world?
The story "Clockwork Apple" was borrowed from the book, before the movie was made, but has very little to do with the book either as Tezuka admits to writing it without reading Clockwork Orange.
Chapter 4
A man and a cabbie share horrifying stories with each other on the way to their destination.
Chapter 5
Chic hipsters fall in love but one of them is hiding a secret.
Chapter 6 - Yellow Dust
Vietnam vets hold a class of children and there teacher hostage.
Chapter 7 - Curtains
An assassination attempt but who is really behind it all?
Chapter 7 - Return Ship
Humans traveling space encounter another ship in dire need of help. Given the situation will man be his at best or at his worst?
Tokeijikake no Ringo has finished publishing and it has 8 Chapters. It is also Known as: 時計仕掛けのりんご, Clockwork Apple, Tokei Jikake no Ringo
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2. Tokeijikake no Ringo
Short story collection of a variety of more mature Tezuka work.
Chapter 1
A Nazi faces a firing squad, but does he have a way out of it.
Chapter 2
Alone in space a man and a robot fall in love, but tragedy happens. Can miracles happen?
Chapter 3 - ClockWork Apple
A bustling town is suddenly quiet. Where are all the people? Has it been cut off from the rest of the world?
The story "Clockwork Apple" was borrowed from the book, before the movie was made, but has very little to do with the book either as Tezuka admits to writing it without reading Clockwork Orange.
Chapter 4
A man and a cabbie share horrifying stories with each other on the way to their destination.
Chapter 5
Chic hipsters fall in love but one of them is hiding a secret.
Chapter 6 - Yellow Dust
Vietnam vets hold a class of children and there teacher hostage.
Chapter 7 - Curtains
An assassination attempt but who is really behind it all?
Chapter 7 - Return Ship
Humans traveling space encounter another ship in dire need of help. Given the situation will man be his at best or at his worst?
Tokeijikake no Ringo has finished publishing and it has 8 Chapters. It is also Known as: 時計仕掛けのりんご, Clockwork Apple, Tokei Jikake no Ringo
1. Kanata no Astra
What starts as a pleasant class trip to a planet five light-years away becomes a nightmare survival trip to get back home.
In the year 2063, interstellar space travel has become the norm. What sort of adventure awaits on the new frontier?
It's the first day of Planet Camp, and Aries Spring couldn't be more excited! She, along with eight other strangers, leave for Planet McPa for a weeklong excursion. Soon after they arrive, however, a mysterious orb appears and transports them into the depths of space, where they find an empty floating spaceship…
Astra Lost in Space has finished publishing and it has 49 Chapters. It is also Known as: 彼方のアストラ, Kanata no Astra