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"Toshio" wrote:Haven't moved to all of them, but Black Jack have also that theme.

No wonder why he have a rival who thinks that some people should preffer death in harsh situations, huh?

Not sure what you mean, but your point does sound intriguing!

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So, I was reading the mangás of Mighty Atom and I had noticed how Tezuka wished to pass the message of perseverance in his stories. The mangás had many tragic elements, but they showed that perseverance is what gives us strenght and hope. No matter how Atom had to suffer, he keept being perseverant...

[QUOTE=ASTROBUDDY;207105][QUOTE=Toshio;207064]I really wish to watch the original japanese version of Tetsuwan Atom. In fact, non english speaking people may have difficult at understanding the dub. But, even so the dub names doesn't sounds good, honestly. You may have a point! But if you understan...

I really wish to watch the original japanese version of Tetsuwan Atom. In fact, non english speaking people may have difficult at understanding the dub. But, even so the dub names doesn't sounds good, honestly. You may have a point! But if you understand English the "dub names" do sound "good". Hon...

[QUOTE=jeffbert;206852] kscharf: please explain why you think this is Politically incorrect. Just the way some of the 'natives' were represented. I know that the same thing was done in old Betty Boop cartoons, but by the 1960's we were getting more sensitive to it. Tezuka wasn't trying to be racist...

[QUOTE=AprilSeven;206865]It's interesting to note that in the original manga, Cobalt is not included in the story. I can't imagine why he was left out - unless this manga (in Dark Horse Vol. 10) was created BEFORE he "existed"? Actually the Manga story was dated from 1965 according to Dark Horse (t...

Hi, Jeffbert! No the plot of this episode has no similarities to "The King and I"! You haven't seen it?! Well if you like musicals then it is a must see. If you don't like musicals you may still like it as the songs are well known and I am sure you will probably recognize a few from your youth, espe...

You know, "Ringo" looks like he was drawn to look a bit like his namesake. The Beatles were big about then...... It's a real shame that NBC never picked up on a third and fourth season. BTW, did Tezuka change the opening scenes for the show after the second season? The opening in the English versio...

WOW!! :w00t: Like seeing Atom in West Side Story!! [attachment=]2108[/attachment] Astro as a "Juvenile Delinquent!" Look at that expression! All he needs is a cigarette and a can of beer! :lol: [attachment=]2107[/attachment] Notice Joan Baez's name on the poster? I wonder if Tezuka was a fan of...

"kscharf" wrote:Hey, it ran for 193 episodes! Few TV shows made that number! The other two Astro Boy series only made it to 52.

The 2003-4 series only made it to 50!

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