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Another fact....the soldiers were most likely from the 123rd US Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Division based in Takarazuka. In fact here is a film shot by an officer of the 123rd of the famous all female review back in 1948. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CXoUwHkB-0 The Regimental Command Post w...

In wanting to write fan fictions based on Osamu Tezuka's life during and after World War II, I've always been curious about the incident involving US Soldiers and what exactly led to the altercation. Between Tezuka's recounts and those who've wrote second hand, this is what apparently happened. At t...

Astro: I....thought about it...just that they can't make clothing that won't burn or shred when you're having it out with a 500 ton run-a-way robot. A costume? When I see Batman and Robin I kinda cringe in terror.

http://www.shinyshiny.tv/japanese%20robot%20twins.jpg After watching a CURRENT TV documentary on Japan and how robotics plays an increasing role there, I thought about the 1980's Nikki episode on Astro Boy. Has it ever occurred to anyone just how fast the pace of robot technology has been in weapon...

The superhero mantra wasn't Tezuka's desire, which Fred Schodt explains in his book. Atom was one of the first post-war concepts in civil rights in which Tezuka explored the elements of racism, bigotry, civil law and human behavior and how all this gel'd about in a society. He also wanted to show a ...

"In my room at my desk, cheesh this is like the seventh pencil I've chewed to the nub.." Scratching head... Christmas Gift list of 2011 Zoran: Simple...anything she can't use as a weapon on me, bake something to destroy the kitchen or get her in trouble....shoes. Ken: New Soccer ball. Tamao: Manual ...

Joy and blessings to all

The Force.

Astro Ben Kenobi with a light saber

after he landed in hot water in Japan, Dr. Tenma told Astro they were going to move to America, "where we'll be free!" I wasn't aware of that in the 1980 series, I know only a few eipsodes from it. That's a strange twist for Tezuka, I never thought he would chose America over Japan or say they'd be...

So , had Disney won the rights to the franchise in the 80's, how different would the film really be from the anime and manga? How would the characters be changed? First things first, I recall from the KimbaWLion website that the first and nearly finalized titles being "The King of the Jungle" and t...