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I apologize in advance.



Again, sorry.

I had no idea these existed until I was doing my weekend ebay surfing tonight. http://www.toykk.com/ebay/astroboykm2a.jpeg Found a set for $40 (including shipping) from Taiwan and bought them, along with the first set of figurines from the original series ($20). When I get them in, I might post some...

The way I see it though, the movie may have been light, but it's like an introductory to the character for a new audience and you don't want to give them too much at once. Too much angst and deep allegories may have turned them off. (On the other hand, I AM seeing kids under 12 watching Death Note....

I think it would be more likely to expect a cyborg with characteristics like Astro to be invented first than a full-out robot, mainly because we just have no means now, nor will we in the near future, to create anything as complex as his AI. In order to create a being with AI, we would have to know ...

[QUOTE=Dragonrider1227;97869]Yeah but it runs circles around that god-awful Dragonball movie. And Speed Racer. Truly horrible thought just crossed my mind. Live Action Astroboy... expensive and terrible. Makes me that much happier that it was all done by Imagi. I agree, the inclusion of "Dad" and t...

I had always figured it was the waistband on his shorts...

...now, I'm not sure WHAT it is...maybe it's just a fashion statement.

< I should have worked for Calvin Klein!