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2013, was the 50th anniversary of the premiere of the Astro Boy TV series both in Japan (01/01/1963) and the US (09/07/1963) While I don't know of too many items commemorating this fact, there is a nice stamp and postcard collection released just for that reason. Below are two of the postcards in th...

lol I use the term 'purse' loosely. It's more like a bag. But these pins are wonderful, are they from ebay perhaps? Perhaps, yes! They were purchased from a Japanese dealer on eBay sometime ago! Tetsuwan Penguin: The "Hello, Kitty" reference is "priceless" as "Hello, Kitty" is better known in the U...

ATOM AND HIS SISTER ARE COMMEMORATING THE BIRTHDAY OF ATOM; THE DATE: 04/07/2003. These pins were released as part of the Astro Boy birthday celebration back in 2003. Hope the image is clear enough for you guys to enjoy. HAPPY NEW YEAR! [BTW, the Astro Boy & Astro Girl pins were sold separately!] I ...

So where is the conclusion? Please sir, May we please have some more!?

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Any one still interested in this book, it is now available as a BIN on eBay and here is the link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/281233508683?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

The dealer is selling another one under the title, "Japanese Comic Book Astro Boy Best Selection Osamu Tezuka" Here is the link:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=131075446608

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I've seen a set like this on Tumblr- but for Jungle Emperor Leo, not Mighty Atom. I believe that would be the first time an official English release of any of those stories have been made, correct? No, all of these stories are included in the DH series, but not collected in this grouping. I.e., the...

I agree; I think it is a matter of the different philosophy, or, perhaps I should say, the way they approached the task. I thought about it and where as in the US the characters can be multi-ethnic, for ex.) Mr. Cacciotore, and therefore an actor can use a perceived ethnic accent as well as voices ...

To Tetsuwan Penguin: No! But it looks like dealer is not selling anymore at this time.

To JeffBert: No! But if you look at the last picture attached you will notice a difference in the DH version as opposed to "Mighty Atom--Best Selection"! (The text is bi-lingual.)

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Here's something I just picked up on eBay, It is a new publication that reprints a select few Astro Boy manga stories in English as well as Japanese. Published in Japan with a release date of 9/14/2013, apparently it was published with the intent to aid Japanese in reading English; thus their bi-lin...