Dr. Slump is a manga by Akira Toriyama which started to be published on Shonen Jump from 1979 to 1984, and tells the disadventures of a 28 yr. old scientific who creates a robot girl called Arale. This manga is full of pop culture refernces (to Astro Boy, DC universe, Ultraman, Star Wars, Clint East...
1- It's a plane? It's Atlas? It's Son Goku?
2- No, it's...
3- Hey, stop! Where are you goin'?
4- Take it easy, Uran, it was only one of that "Whistling Frisbees"
5- Really? I thought it was Barry Manilow whistling by coming here!
...Yes, it's awful, but today I'm feeling uninspired.
I don't know, but the wicked sense of humour Tezuka had makes me think about a joke he could do about this: ATLAS: I'm gonna rule this world, whahahahaha! ASTRO: No way, I'm gonna fight for peace! ATLAS: And how? I don't have anymore weaknesses to be discovered! ASTRO: You have a weakness I don't ha...
Welcome, Ataru Moroboshi. I really enjoy U. Y. & all its characters, including Ataru Moroboshi. :D I just finished disc 31 of 45 that are currently available for borrowing. :hyo: http://furinkan.com/uy/fx/home-splash.jpg Ataru Moroboshi rulez and will always do! :w00t: YEEE-HAA! And I :heart: Lum m...
Welcome! :) Sorry for being off topic, but would you happen to know Jetter Mars, or Jet Marte in Spanish? :unsure: I'd love to buy the DVDs in Spanish, should they become legally available! I think Jetter Mars was never realased in Spain, but in Latin America. However, I think I can help you with s...
Welcome Ataru! Well, it was the last story to be printed in Shonen Jump so it's an ending in that sense. Tezuka wrote some more Astroboy stories in 1980-1981 though, I think this was to go with the colour TV series. He seemed to skip around, writing Astro's creation in Dr Tenma (1967) and The Birth...
Well, in fact I'm sure that, actually, Astroboy hasn't a "real" end, but many alternatives. However, in this one Astroboy was reconstructed, isn't it? As the name of the series is Astroboy II... Am I right or not?