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Through the ages?
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 1:15 am
by InsaneAstroBoyLover
I know this is a strange question but.....how old is astro boy (or Toby) in the 2009 movie? supposedly he's 13 said by the guard; but he's in high school..and In the old 80's series he's supposedly 8 or 9...
i have my reasons for asking.... 
CONFUSION!?!?!?!?!!?:
Me>HOW OLD ARE YOU?
>I dunno.
Me>Your telling me you don't know your own age?
>Yeah....
Me> :d oh:
Wat
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 1:20 am
by Dr. Jerk
It was stated that he was either 12 or 13, probably 12 about to hit 13.
Basically they upped his age for the movie as the writers felt that people would be able to relate better to an older Astro Boy.
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 6:36 am
by Astro Boy2866
If the guard hadn't said, "Jeez kid, you're like 13 years old. It's time you grew a backbone!" I would have guessed 13, 14 and quite possibly 15, but since he did, I would definitely say he was 12 or 13, unless he never went through puberty and is 16 and sounds 12(like Justin Beiber :sick
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Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 7:16 am
by Androids101
Like I have already said in various threads, I don't like how they changed Astro's age.
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 7:18 am
by Atomars
"Androids101" wrote: Like I have already said in various threads, I don't like how they changed Astro's age.
I don't like it either
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 7:22 am
by Astro Boy2866
I really didn't mind it much and what jerk said was right, it seems easier to relate to him if he's older, but I personally prefer the younger Astro over the older one.
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 11:08 am
by Androids101
I still believe that the main character shouldn't be changed or altered unless it is absolutely needed.
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:16 pm
by I-Am-Atom's-Sister
Yesh, I wuz thinking. The 9 year old 2003 version is taller than me, but younger, and the 13 year old movie version is shorter then me and (Well, not anymore) was older XDD. Aah, japanese robots FTW
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 2:31 am
by Alittleacorn
In the 2009 film Astro is officially 13 years old, given from the director said exactly. However I think in early production he was 12 years old, but it's just a number changed.
And I'm sure I read somewhere Astro was actually 7 years old in the past animes
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 2:44 am
by Dr. Jerk
"Alittleacorn" wrote:In the 2009 film Astro is officially 13 years old, given from the director said exactly. However I think in early production he was 12 years old, but it's just a number changed.
And I'm sure I read somewhere Astro was actually 7 years old in the past animes
He's closer to 8 or 9 in the official works actually.