"The Crater" is a series of short complete stories ranging in genre from suspense to mystery and horror. In the second episode entitled "The Octagonal Mansion," a boy who is undecided over what to do with his life happens to go to an octagonal mansion, where he can start his life all over again. The 8th episode, "The Bell Rings" features three people who are haunted by tinkling bells that won't let them forget their past sins. Some stories end happily, while others don't. But all of them have the unforgettable imagery typical of Tezuka Osamu's short stories.
Contains the following:
Volume 1:
The Bell Rings (鈴が鳴った, Suzu ga Natta, ALT. ENG - The Bell Tolls)
The Man Who Melted (溶けた男, Toketa Otoko, ALT. ENG. - The Man, Evaporated)
The Snowman (雪野郎, Yuki Yaro)
The Purple Bems (紫のベムたち, Murasaki no Bem-tachi, ALT. - The Purple B.E.M.'s)
Sacrifice (生けにえ, Ikenie)
The Two-Headed Snake (双頭の蛇, Soto no Hebi, ALT. ENG.- The Twin-headed Snake)
The Man on The Crater (クレーターの男, Crater no Otoko, ALT. ENG. - The Crater)
The official English translation contains three essays. A foreword from Tezuka's Interpreter, Frederik L. Schodt. Tezuka's Afterword from the Tezuka 400 version, and an afterword from Ada Palmer, a college professor and owner of the Tezuka in English website.
The Crater
The Crater
From TezukaOsamu site:
"The Crater" is a series of short complete stories ranging in genre from suspense to mystery and horror. In the second episode entitled "The Octagonal Mansion," a boy who is undecided over what to do with his life happens to go to an octagonal mansion, where he can start his life all over again. The 8th episode, "The Bell Rings" features three people who are haunted by tinkling bells that won't let them forget their past sins. Some stories end happily, while others don't. But all of them have the unforgettable imagery typical of Tezuka Osamu's short stories.
Contains the following:
Volume 1:
Volume 2:
Volume 3:
The official English translation contains three essays. A foreword from Tezuka's Interpreter, Frederik L. Schodt. Tezuka's Afterword from the Tezuka 400 version, and an afterword from Ada Palmer, a college professor and owner of the Tezuka in English website.
Official English
Volumes 218-220 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works
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