Scholastic Graphix Locks Five Tezuka Classics for Fresh Reimaginings

Scholastic’s Graphix line has locked an expanded licensing partnership with Tezuka Productions, clearing the way for brand-new reimaginings of five Osamu Tezuka classics. The deal, shared exclusively through Crunchyroll News on August 19, builds on the imprint’s earlier success with Unico: Awakening and aims those storied worlds at a fresh generation of readers.

The slate puts Princess Knight front and center alongside The Three-Eyed One, Triton of the Sea, Zero Man, and Atom Cat (also known as Astro Cat). Samuel Sattin, who steered the Unico revival, will write the new versions, teaming with Japanese artists for original artwork rather than straight reprints of the vintage pages.

Those source works span decades of Tezuka’s career—from the mid-1950s sword-and-ribbon adventure of Princess Knight through late-era experiments like Atom Cat—so the Graphix editions will have plenty of tone to play with. Release windows and creative teams beyond Sattin remain under wraps for now, with Scholastic promising more details as each title moves into production.

For manga fans, the move is another signal that Tezuka’s catalog still travels well outside Japan when the right partner holds the rights. Graphix already shelves titles such as Hikaru in the Light! and Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms; folding five God-of-Manga properties into that pipeline keeps the licensing story squarely in the spotlight.

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