This underground group developed a near - fanatical following which took part in
a controversial cultural production strategy called «Posing,» where member artists appropriated the identities of their more well - known contemporaries in order to create attention for new work.
Tezuka Productions — the Japanese
production studio founded by the Father of Manga, Osamu Tezuka, and brought to the anime and manga fandom famous works that stirred
controversial, political and
cultural awareness to the masses since the 50's, for such titles as Astro Boy, Unico, Budda, Blackjack, etc. — specifically appointed the Digital Manga Guild to localize their library to English, and then eventually to other languages.