Osamu Tezuka's masterpiece "New Treasure Island" sold for 7.2 million yen, once inspired Hayao Miyazaki and others

The first edition of "New Treasure Island", a masterpiece by Osamu Tezuka, who is recognized as the undisputed god of comics in Japan, was recently sold at a high price of 7.2 million yen, sparking heated discussions. This book once inspired many later masters of the animation industry, including Fujiko F. Fujio, Hayao Miyazaki and others.

This masterpiece "New Treasure Island" was first printed and published in 1947. Against the backdrop of a general shortage of materials in post-war Japan at that time, it was Osamu Tezuka's first short comic book collection as a cartoonist. It is a recognized result that this book has a great influence on the Japanese comics industry in the future.

·Some people who became masters of manga after being inspired by it include Fujiko F. Fujio, Ishinomori Shotaro, Saito Takao, etc., while Hayao Miyazaki has repeatedly stated that it was after reading "New Treasure Island" that he developed the ambition to become a manga artist and animator.