One-shot compilation featuring works written and illustrated by Tezuka between 1968 and 1973, that are very highly regarded in Japan and by Tezuka himself.
Spans a variety of genres, from SF to Military to Wild West. With themes of hopelessness, discrimination, and the otherworldly. Contains the following:
- **Joe's Visitor** (ジョーを訪ねた男, Joe o Tazuneta Otoko)
- **The Cliff of Death** (野郎と断崖, Yaro to Dangai)
- **The Duel at Grand Mesa** (グランドメサの決闘, Grand Mesa no Ketto)
- **Cape Uroko** (うろこが崎, Urokogasaki)
- **The Voice of Night** (夜の声, Yoru no Koe)
- **The Hole** (そこに穴があった, Soko ni Ana ga Atta)
- **Chameleon** (カメレオン)
- **The Cat's Blood** (猫の血, Neko no Chi)
- **Valley of Bliss** (わが谷は未知なりき, Waga Tani wa Michinariki)
- **Illicit Love** (暗い窓の女, Kurai Mado no Onna)
- **Catastrophe in the Dark** (カタストロフ・イン・ザ・ダーク)
- **Phone** (電話, Denwa)
- **Rovanna** (ロバンナよ, Rovanna yo)
- **Lovers Under the Air** (ふたりは空気の底に, Futari Kuki no Soko)
Also included in some editions are:
- **The Execution Ended at 3** (処刑は3時におわった, Shokei wa 3-ji ni Owatta)
- **Miraculous Conception** (聖女懐妊, Seijo Kainin, ALT. ENG. - Immaculate Conception)
Note: **The Execution Ended at 3** and **Miraculous Conception** are also collected in [Clockwork Apple](https://mangadex.org/manga/407/clockwork-apple).
[Official English](https://emanga.com/products/under-the-air?variant=521588539413)
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**Volume 264 of the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works**