Your Favorite Tezuka Character

[Breakman]

My favorite character is Kenichi.

Kenichi is a boy of innocence and an insight of how childhood should be (I think so). His full character showed in the 2003 "Metropolis" where he was caring and does what his heart tells him to do. In the Astro mangas, he kinda changed a bit, but changed for the better. He is a leader who stands for a purpose.

What's your favorite character in Tezuka's works?

[DrFrag]

Which Astro manga was Kenichi in?

[Breakman]

He's in Manga 1 ("Hot Dog Corps"), Manga 2 (cover only), and Manga 4 ("Robot Land"). Those are the only ones I really saw him in. (I'm missing books 3, 7, 9, 11 and up.) He's the class president. Usually everyone calls him "Ken".

[EvilGenki]

I can't really choose a favourite, because I haven't read all of tezukas manga or all his anime...its hard to choose.

:o but I would say.. Atlus..his human self is cool and rebellious and his Robot form is just as cool.

[jeffbert]

I would have to say that my favorite villian is
Ham Egg. (http://en.tezuka.co.jp/studio/character/c041/c041.html)

http://en.tezuka.co.jp/manga/sakuhin/images/character/m015_c_05.gif

Why, becuase as I, an Atom (Astroboy) fan (http://en.tezuka.co.jp/studio/character/c001/c001.html)
60s Show (http://en.tezuka.co.jp/anime/sakuhin/ts/ts002.html)

80s remake (http://en.tezuka.co.jp/anime/sakuhin/ts/ts017.html)

http://en.tezuka.co.jp/manga/sakuhin/images/character/m025_c_01.gif

was watching Kimba the White Lion (http://en.tezuka.co.jp/anime/sakuhin/ts/ts005.html)
http://en.tezuka.co.jp/anime/sakuhin/images/chara/ts/ts005/ts005_c_01.jpg on DVD, here he is the evil ringmaster of the Robot Circus as seen in "The Birth of Astroboy" as the evil big-game hunter Viper Snakely. I, not knowing that he was merely one of many 'actors' in Osamu's world, was just plain tickled by this. Moreover, he seems to play a comic-relief role. On the second disc, we zoom into a tent, and see a television tuned to the Astroboy cartoon. Guess who is sitting there watching it. I likewise found this very amusing. :D

Overall, though either Atom http://en.tezuka.co.jp/manga/sakuhin/images/character/m025_c_01.gifor Uran http://en.tezuka.co.jp/manga/sakuhin/images/character/m025_c_02.gif would be my favorite character. Little kids who remain little, remain cute, silly, and squeaky. The cute way in which the robotic children lead their daily lives doing the same things but in different ways is most amusing. 30th Anniversary tape 03, Astroboy goes to school (http://www.rightstuf.com/cgi-bin/catalogmgr/V5eTCp1VM0pGvDe6Xe/browse/item/3030/4/0/0) shows them getting ready for school one morning. Atom goes through a mechanical kid washer, a heat lamp dryer, and both are dressed for school by a large press that applies clothes the same way a similiar press puts caps on bottles. And of course, there is the cute and undignified way, in which they take their daily fuel (http://www.astroboy-online.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=1&t=52) . As characters, they are Most amusing. While Atom is the main character, Uran fills two different functions. First, she is comic-relief, and second she is the damsel in distress. She is especially amusing in the 80s color remake, but I will defer this topic to a later date.

[Dragonrider1227]

I'd have to say Astro too. Something about a boy robot trying to live as a normal boy even though being one of the most powerful robots ever makes him real adorable.
And somehow, I get this urge to want to hug him when he's crying or upset. That and I happen to like kids anyway.

[Haruka-chan]

my fav Tezuka character....besides Atom you mean (because nothing can beat him ^^v) ^__^ well that would have to be Kenichi. He is actually in quite a few manga....i have the first two darkhorse ones two japanese ones that are ordered differently.....i cant remember what the comics were called that he is in >_< will check when i get home. He also appears in a few of Tezuka's other works, can't remember off the top of my head....Metropolis of course but also Lost World with Daddy Walrus (damn me for not commiting his japanese name to head yet ^^; )

I find it quite interesting how his design is changed for the newer series. I think its good to have other main characters of obviously different ethnic backgrounds....however as i am so fond of his original design i'm a bit ticked off they choose him for it ^^; Actually the first anime styled character of my own i based a lot of Kenichi's style. I also think i have quite a few Ken picts i collected ages ago ^_^ will find them on my CD and upload them to the ftp when i get a chance (damn Uni assignments >_<)

EDIT: Kenichi has been in:
In New Treasure Island
As Shikishima Kenichi in Lost World
As Mitsuo in Black Jack: The Leg of an Ant
Atom
Metropolis

[Haruka-chan]

ok i uploaded my Kenichi images to Anapan's FTP server. they are in the upload folder at the moment as a zip kenichi.zip

[jeffbert]

http://en-f.tezuka.co.jp/manga/sakuhin/images/character/m050_c_03.gif
Higeoyaji (Doctor Walrus) (Ban Shunsaku) (http://en-f.tezuka.co.jp/studio/character/c003/c003.html) is Tezuka's most used actor. Click the performance list (http://en-f.tezuka.co.jp/studio/character/subtitle/c003.html) to see what I mean.

[otaku]

thatshard
it have to be
uran because she lookse like me
ans susaka ban he funny he reminds me of mf my brother chris

[Marisa]

I can't believe I'm the first one to say this... my favorite Tezuka character would have to be the great Roc Holmes. I spell it with a "c" at the end to distinguish him from my favorite video game character, Rock (Also known as Rockman or Megaman, who was inspired by Tezuka's Astro Boy. Strangely enough, in Metropolis, Roc looked like he was designed to look like Rockman's older brother, Blues. Odd, but still cool. Kindly close the brackets.) (Thank you.)

He had his own detective manga, and appeared as himself in the Astroboy episode "The Time Machine", along with other Tezuka favorites of mine such as Black Jack, Princess Knight, and (at the end of the episode) Tezuka himself. ^^

In Metropolis (Which I'm sure we ALL have seen, and if you haven't, go rent it and watch it RIGHT NOW.), Roc's character was changed drastically so he could fit the badass role of the Marduk leader and "son" of Duke Red. Though he was changed and torn from his normal role of protagonist, Roc was still my favorite character in the whole movie.

One of these days, I need to grab one of the Roc Holmes manga. >,> Or see if there was an anime. Hee. ^^

[Breakman]

Originally posted by Marisa@Jan 15 2004, 07:07 AM
...my favorite Tezuka character would have to be the great Roc Holmes. ...
He's my second favorite character because he does look like Blues. ^_^ The sad thing about him is that he usually plays the "bad" guy. Very strong willed. ;^^

He made an appearance in the Astro Boy manga too. I almost didn't recognized him. ;^^ He's in book 1, comic "The Plant People" (I think).

[jeffbert]

http://en-f.tezuka.co.jp/studio/character/images/kihon/c004/c004_3.gifhttp://en-f.tezuka.co.jp/studio/character/images/kihon/c004/c004_1.gif

http://astroboy.jp/c/009/story/image/guest/s35_g1.jpg

I agree that Rock, or Lock as the (bablefish) synopsis page (35th ep.) (http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/urltrurl?lp=ja_en&url=http%3A%2F%2Fastroboy.jp%2Fc%2F009%2Fstory%2F. .%2Fstory%2F..%2Fstory%2F..%2Fstory%2F..%2Fstory%2 F..%2Fchara%2F..%2Fstory%2F..%2Fstory%2F..%2Fstory %2F..%2Fstory%2Fkakuwa_07.html) calls him, is a versatile actor. My most vivid memory of him is from his role in the film Metropolis, although I am about to read Nextworld 2, in which he is a good guy, and a kid at that. I would have posted his Metropolis pic, but it is a flash player pic. :( :cry:

[Marisa]

Forgot to mention -- My second favorite characters are tied between Astroboy and the ubercool Black Jack. ^____^

[otaku]

yeah i forgot rock he whas cool
oh my god he gonne apear in new astroboy sweet
does he get the same voiche like meropoils

ham egg is his name? <_< or hunter wath ever his name is
yeah he is so funny on my pocket he always make me :lol:

suskaban is also the best

and i like safhire in princes knight and that litle guy that folows her

and dont forget kimba

[AstroJames2004]

Like a previous poster, who likes Astro Boy, I also like Kimba the White Lion (Emperor Leo). ;)