Orphan presents episodes 25 - 26 of 1992’s *Tezuka Osamu no Kyuuyaku Seisho Monogatari: In the Beginning* (*Tezuka Osamu’s Tales of the Old Testament: In the Beginning*). This is the first version with English subtitles; it also includes the English dub. Encoded from an R2J DVD. See [this blog entry](https://collectr.blogspot.com/2023/01/tezuka-osamus-tales-from-old-testament_30.html) for more information. In the ninth and concluding volume, the series leaves the Old Testament for the New. Episode 25 recounts the Roman occupation of Palestine, the rise of Messianic fervor among the people, and the Annunciation:  Episode 26 tells the Nativity story:  This release, and all Orphan releases, are available for direct download from IRC bot Orphan|Arutha in channels #nibl or #news on irc.rizon.net. Batch soon.