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I guess that most people who talk about him like him, but there's still the problem of there not being a lot of people talking about him. True, but at least it's a start. Now comes the issue of getting Astro Boy out of niche status in North America, and into teh lime light while avoiding over-expos...

Hmm, so the internet is crazy about Astro Boy? Well, I guess I was right to think Tezuka (and Astro) have found their audience.

T; Very well...

O; Good. Now, let's-

T; I'm curious O'Shay, why would you go to so much trouble to help me?

O; You know the answer to that. T;Oh right, I forgot; she left you. O; That's enough Tenma. T; There's no need to get so upset; you just simply can't share in my experience. O; It's not as though we didn't have our problems. T; Probably why you never married. O; We were engaged! It's just that...(si...

T; I doubt it would be very different. Maybe I would be less shy around her than I was...but I still feel that our relationship would be nearly identical to the one we ended up forming all those years ago. O; Are you really sure about that? T; Yes; even though things have changed, I'm still very muc...

Still though, at least Tezuka stuck to his guns with the 80s series as oppossed to caving into popular public opinion. Mind you, a creator should never ignore their audience entirely. But there's a world of difference between taking your audiences advice to enhance your vision, and jusy ignoring the...

Tenma merely sighs T; I understand O'Shay, but I doubt it would be that easy for me. O; Well then let's at least try and see if we can analyze that. How did yo open up to Hoshie? T; I didn't...not at first. O; What do you mean? T; She was the one who got me to open up to her. O'Shay just stares at h...

I believe Schodt mentioned (in ESSAYS ) that Tezuka felt he had lost control over the 1960s series, & ended it out of frustration. On the other hand, I think 193 episodes were proposed from the very start. In the 1980s series, Tezuka actually had very little to do with it. The two episodes that mos...

O; Is that a bad thing?

T; No, it's just simply too idealistic. That's all.

O'Shay can only stare at Tenma in annoyance before he cleared his throat

My personal guess would be that since the 03 series was a reboot of Astro Boy, they wanted to create a story that would both celebrate the character and his mythos (as well as gain new interst for younger people), and to have a cohesive story witha defined beginning, middle and end. Not due to lack ...