Hi No Tori 12 (Kadokawa Bunko)

[Machine Translation] In a futuristic city where mankind has been divided into "light" above ground and "shadow" below ground, Suguru of "shadow" is captured by "light". When the female warrior Yodomi mysteriously comes back to life, she starts a riot and flees. Meanwhile, in 7th century Japan, Inukami, who looks like a wolf, escapes from the capital and arrives at Prince Omijin in Yoshino, just before his execution. Inukami accompanies Omijin, who has decided to go off to war, and along the way encounters a mysterious bird. Tezuka's last book, "Fire Bird," the Sun Arc, is now complete.

人類が地上の「光」と地下の「影」に分かれた未来都市で、「光」に捕った「影」のスグル。女戦士ヨドミが不思議にも生き返ったことを契機に暴動を起こし逃亡する。一方七世紀の倭国では、狼の容貌の犬上が、処刑を目前に都から逃れ吉野の大海人皇子のもとに辿り着いていた。出兵を決意した大海人に同行する犬上は道中で不思議な鳥に出会う。手塚が最後に著した『火の鳥』である太陽編、ここに完結。