The Bottle
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“
No one is capable of being an independent manga artist unless they have some type of original story. Out of these, I'm interested in seeing an original story from the artist of the "The Bottle." Considering his age, it's safe to say this artist is a very smart and promising newcomer.
”
—Hiroshi Motomiya
The Bottle (ザ・ボトル, Za Botoru) is a Japanese shonen manga one-shot manuscript written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was mentioned in a 1977 issue of Weekly Shonen Jump as a final candidate for the 14th Tezuka Award.
Araki submitted the work using the pen name Toshi Arakino (荒木之利, Arakino Toshi).[1]
Summary
The Bottle was written when Araki was seventeen years old. As it was never published, the story is unknown. However, Hiroshi Motomiya, who was a judge for the Tezuka Award at the time, stated that he would be interested in seeing an original story from the artist of The Bottle.
Gallery
The Bottle among other Tezuka Award submissions
Tezuka Award comments
Weekly Shonen Jump 1978 Issue #1
References
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