Among Netflix’s slate of upcoming anime was a bright new film headed to the streamer, The Ribbon Hero. “New” being the operative word because the film is actually inspired by Osamu Tezuka‘s classic manga Princess Knight, though judging from their appearances, you’d be hard-pressed to recognize that. However, rather than recoiling in fear at how different the two works look, I’m actually pretty amped about it. If you read the above and thought to yourself, “Who’s Osamu Tezuka?” I’m gonna go ahead and rip the rug from underneath you in saying that if you even have a fleeting appreciation for animation, manga, and anime, you’re already predisposed to him, whether you know his name or not. Known as “The Godfather of Manga,” Tezuka is the creator of Astro Boy, Black Jack, Kimba the White Lion, and so much more. He’s your favorite mangaka’s favorite mangaka, inspiring whole generations of creatives, including Dragon Ball‘s Akira Toriyama, Ghost in the Shell‘s Masamune Shirow, and even Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki. As we near what would have been Tezuka’s centennial, his enduring influence on the anime industry is being reintroduced to a new generation of anime fans through Studio OUTLINE‘s aforementioned anime film, inspired by his 1953 manga Princess Knight, which premieres on Netflix this August.