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Lost World (ロスト・ワールド<前世紀> Lost World - Zenseiki?) is a manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka.

Plot[]

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Characters[]

Shunsaku Ban as Himself: A detective investigating a murder that is somehow linked to the mysterious Planet Mamango.
Kenichi Shikishima as Himself: A bright young boy who realizes the powerful potential of rocks from Planet Mamango.
Makeru Butamo as Himself: A captain who pilots the rocket ship built by Kenichi to the Planet Mamango for an exploratory expedition.
Sekken Kao as Himself: A criminal who seeks the power of Planet Mamango.

Publication[]

In Japan, Lost World was published in two books by Fuji Shobo. The first book had the subtitle "The Earth", and the second book had the subtitle "The Universe"[1]

When the English adaptation was published in the United States of America on July 30, 2003, both volumes were put together to make a single book for publication.[2]

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  • Both the first and second volume were released on the same date, December 20, 1948.[3]
  • Tezuka originally created the first trial work for "Lost World" in Junior High School. It was rewritten several years later.[3]
  • The first trial work was published in a privately printed book when Tezuka was about 20. However, the book was lost after the war.[3]
  • In 1946 (Before the publishing of the book), it ran as a serial in Konsoi Yoron Newspaper, but it was never completed. Following the publication of the book, a remake was run in the magazine "Boken-O" in 1955. However, this work was never completed either.[3]

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