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Tezuka is this unpopular in the West? I'm a little sad to see that the Astro Boy manga books and the 80s box sets are going out of print. How are new fans going to buy the material? I don't want to sound selfish, I guess it's a good thing I've had the 80s box set for a few years now, and the existe...

[QUOTE=Prettywitchiusaka;195177]Don't worry Satus; even if the manga goes out of print, you can still find used copies for affordable prices if you know where to look. It'll just be unfortunate, especially for people like me who actually prefer to support the actual product if its still in print. I...

Aww, this is unfortunate. I was looking forward to reading the original comic book someday. I wouldn't mind reading it in Japanese, but English is more convenient. I think the Himekawa comic may be slowly going out of stock as well, at least last time I checked it on Madman it was. Don't worry Satu...

Wow, I really picked a bad time to get into Astro Boy, didn't I? First teh 80's seris goes out fo print, now the manga is beginning to suffer this fate. What"s next, the 60's series too?

A; Oh, uh...Well, I, uh...

O'Shay silently shakes his head towards the little boy, causing him to sigh in disappointment

A; I guess...I'm sorry for bringing it up...

Tenma just smiles at him

T; Don't worry about it.

This makes Astro smile again

Oh, I see. Sorry for that generalization Tetsuwan.

BUt yeah, that's kind of my point. I din't think more exposure to Tezuka would be a bad thing, it's just that I'm worried about the repracutions of overexposure is all.

To be honest; I don't think Astro Boy being more popular is a bad thing at all, that's not my intention.

I'm not saying I think it shouldn't be better known, I guess I just worry about the potential draw-backs to popularity is all.

This is something I've had on my mind for quite some time, so I'm kind of curious to see what you guys think about this. Basically I want to ask a specific question; Is AStro Boy's lack of American popularity a good thing? Now before I say anything else, let me make this perfectly clear; I'm very mi...

A; Really? You see that?

T; Of course...

This makes Astro smile before he speaks up once again

A; Doctor Tenma...Are you okay with it?

T; With what?

A; With the path I've chosen?