their reincarnations more obvious to the reader. However, Tezuka was known to update his manga every few years; so the U.S. version could reflect the last known edition of the series. The Viz editions are released "flipped" (the original right-to-left orientation is reversed for easier reading in English). Some of the shorter stories have been consolidated into one book (based on the Japanese publication), and Troubled Times has been split across two; this resulted in each Viz book having a similar page count. While many of the actual Viz books are out of print, they became available again through digital purchase on Kindle. Viz later offered the digital version of Phoenix manga on 2014. Volumes in English Vol. 1 – Dawn Released March 2003. Vol. 2 – A Tale of the Future / Future This volume was released first, in May 2002, as a stand-alone graphic novel; Dawn was released a year later, as Vol. 1, followed by the rest of the series. A Tale of the Future was initially released in a larger size; the series releases, starting with Dawn, are digest-sized. A Tale of the Future was reprinted in the smaller size in 2004, titled Future, with Vol. 2 appended to the title. Vol. 3 – Yamato / Space Collects Yamato and Space in one book; released November 2003. Vol. 4 – Karma Originally titled Ho-ō; released May 2004. Listed at #2 in Time Magazine's "Best Comix of 2004". Vol. 5 – Resurrection Released December 14, 2004. Vol. 6 – Nostalgia Released March 26, 2006. Vol. 7 – Civil War, Part 1 Originally titled Troubled Times, and here split into two books; the first was released June 13, 2006. Vol. 8 – Civil War, Part 2 / Robe of Feathers Collects the ending of Troubled Times, and includes Robe of Feathers; released September 12, 2006. Vol. 9 – Strange Beings / Life Collects Strange Beings and Life in one book; released December 19, 2006. Vol. 10 – Sun, Part 1 Released March 20, 2007. Vol. 11 – Sun, Part 2 Released September 18, 2007. Vol. 12 – Early Works Released March 18, 2008. Adaptations Live-action film A live-action film entitled Hi no Tori, based on the Dawn storyline, directed by Kon Ichikawa and including some animated sequences directed by Tezuka, was released in 1978. The cast included Tomisaburo Wakayama and Tatsuya Nakadai. It was released in the United