Template:Short description Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox animanga/Header Template:Infobox animanga/Print Template:Infobox animanga/Footer Template:Nihongo is a manga short series written by Osamu Tezuka. It was originally serialized in Kobunsha's Shōnen magazine from 1951 to 1952.[1] The series is mostly noted for introducing the character Astro Boy.[2] The series would be released as Chapter 0 in the original Astro Boy tankōbon volumes published by Kodansha.