Post by DSkillz on May 24, 2014 2:21:26 GMT
Astro Boy
Astro Boy (アトム Atomu?, lit. "Atom") is a title character and the protagonist of the Astro Boy franchise. Created by Osamu Tezuka, the character was introduced in the 1951 Captain Atom manga. Astro Boy has appeared in animated television shows (notably the 1963, 1980, and 2003 series) and feature film adaptations of its eponymous manga, as well as a live-action TV series, other works by Tezuka, and video games.
On 7 April 2003, the City of Niiza registered the character as an actual resident. He was also inducted into the Robot Hall of Fame in 2004.
Atom (known as Astro Boy or just Astro in the dub) originally appeared as a supporting character in the comic Atom Taishi (Ambassador Atom, sometimes referred to as Captain Atom), which appeared in Shonen, a monthly magazine for boys, in April 1951. Tezuka then created a comic series in which Atom was the main character.
Osamu Tezuka created Atom to be, in the words of Frederik L. Schodt (creator of the English-language version of the Astro Boy manga), a "21st-century reverse-Pinocchio, a nearly perfect robot who strove to become more human and emotive and to serve as an interface between man and machine." As Tezuka's art style advanced, Atom "became more modern and 'cute'" to appeal to the audience of boys in elementary school.
Atom was created by Doctor Tenma (Dr. Boynton in the 1960s English dub), and was meant to be a replacement for his deceased son Tobio ("Toby" in various English translations and Astor Boynton in the 1960s English dub). However, because the robot replica was not able to grow and age like a normal human child, Doctor Tenma sold him to a Robot Circus led by the cruel Ham Egg. At the circus, Atom was renamed to "Atom" and later found by Professor Ochanomizu (Dr. Elefun) and took away following the law of robot rights. Professor Ochanomizu gave Atom a family with a robotic mother, father, sister (Uran/Astro Girl) and brother (Cobalt/Jetto). As head of the Ministry of Science, Professor Ochanomizu often calls on Atom to help resolve situations involving humans, robots and (on occasion) extraterrestrials.
Atom appeared in the show of the same name as its major protagonist. He was originally built by Doctor Tenma after his original son, Toby, died in a tragic car accident. Built in Tobio’s image, Tenma is nearing the completion of a child robot with jets and weapons that he sees as his son; however, his coworkers are afraid of the danger that such a robot may bring. While the robot is almost finished, the villain Skunk manages to steal copies of its plans and give them to count Walpur Guiss (his boss), who plans to build a robot equipped with the Omega Factor (which gives his robot the ability to lie and other negative qualities) to “rule the world”.
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Astro Boy Online
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On 7 April 2003, the City of Niiza registered the character as an actual resident. He was also inducted into the Robot Hall of Fame in 2004.
Atom (known as Astro Boy or just Astro in the dub) originally appeared as a supporting character in the comic Atom Taishi (Ambassador Atom, sometimes referred to as Captain Atom), which appeared in Shonen, a monthly magazine for boys, in April 1951. Tezuka then created a comic series in which Atom was the main character.
Osamu Tezuka created Atom to be, in the words of Frederik L. Schodt (creator of the English-language version of the Astro Boy manga), a "21st-century reverse-Pinocchio, a nearly perfect robot who strove to become more human and emotive and to serve as an interface between man and machine." As Tezuka's art style advanced, Atom "became more modern and 'cute'" to appeal to the audience of boys in elementary school.
Atom was created by Doctor Tenma (Dr. Boynton in the 1960s English dub), and was meant to be a replacement for his deceased son Tobio ("Toby" in various English translations and Astor Boynton in the 1960s English dub). However, because the robot replica was not able to grow and age like a normal human child, Doctor Tenma sold him to a Robot Circus led by the cruel Ham Egg. At the circus, Atom was renamed to "Atom" and later found by Professor Ochanomizu (Dr. Elefun) and took away following the law of robot rights. Professor Ochanomizu gave Atom a family with a robotic mother, father, sister (Uran/Astro Girl) and brother (Cobalt/Jetto). As head of the Ministry of Science, Professor Ochanomizu often calls on Atom to help resolve situations involving humans, robots and (on occasion) extraterrestrials.
Atom appeared in the show of the same name as its major protagonist. He was originally built by Doctor Tenma after his original son, Toby, died in a tragic car accident. Built in Tobio’s image, Tenma is nearing the completion of a child robot with jets and weapons that he sees as his son; however, his coworkers are afraid of the danger that such a robot may bring. While the robot is almost finished, the villain Skunk manages to steal copies of its plans and give them to count Walpur Guiss (his boss), who plans to build a robot equipped with the Omega Factor (which gives his robot the ability to lie and other negative qualities) to “rule the world”.
Links:
Wikipedia
Astro Boy Online
Copyright Owner/Official Site
TezukaOsamu.net
Record:
W:
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