Tezuka Quotes & Sayings

Human beings wear clothing and walk upright, but when you take that away, we're nothing but monkeys. — Osamu Tezuka

By nature, it's impossible to describe enlightenment! How do you plan on sharing your enlightenment? Hahaha, that's impossible. Wake up! That'll be the end of the world if you ever succeed! — Osamu Tezuka

My teacher said once that every man faces seven enemies in his lifetime. Sickness, hunger, betrayal, envy, greed, old age, and then death ... — Osamu Tezuka

Manga is virtual. Manga is sentiment. Manga is resistance. Manga is bizarre. Manga is pathos. Manga is destruction. Manga is arrogance. Manga is love. Manga is kitsch. Manga is sense of wonder. Manga is ... there is no conclusion yet. — Osamu Tezuka

Since Tezuka animated for Disney and was influenced by their animation and that of Max Fleischer. Tezuka's design was reminiscent of the Disney style of that era, but the nose was made smaller and the eyes slightly bigger, to show more emotion. — AlphaManga

Coincidence doesn't happen a third time. — Osamu Tezuka

Love all creatures! Love everything that has life! — Osamu Tezuka

A life must be saved as long as it can be no matter whose it is. — Osamu Tezuka

I can cheat fear today - but won't it return tomorrow? Rather, I must embrace this fear ... and find peace in its bosom. — Osamu Tezuka

There was no way I could be confident! But it was obvious that the patient will die if I don't do something!
-Dr. Honma — Osamu Tezuka

Like an insect larva that repeatedly molts its skin as it develops, Ayako rapidly transformed from a young girl into a fully-grown woman. — Osamu Tezuka

I'm still living in my post-war. — Osamu Tezuka

Where there is ignorance, sickness will thrive. — Osamu Tezuka

I was an avid anime watcher until I was about 10, when I moved to manga. I think I am influenced by Osamu Tezuka's and Walt Disney's works which I watched during that time, such as Tetsuwan Atom and 101 Dalmatians. — Akira Toriyama

Now we are living in the age of comics as air — Osamu Tezuka

What is one man's life compared to the eternity of time and space? No more than a snowflake that glitters in the sun for a moment before melting into the flow of time. — Osamu Tezuka

Comics are an international language, they can cross boundaries and generations. Comics are a bridge between all cultures. — Osamu Tezuka