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Hello people of the world and all who inhabit it! I'm always finding out interesting facts about Astro boy so I thought to my self, why not make a thread? And so here I am^_^ And my first fact is... Ok so I know everyone thinks Astro is young(10-13) but actually if you look when Toby is coming out ...

nope Summit, and Paramount picked it up

Yeah I don't remember if I put this on here yet. I lost a lot of info when my laptop died. But anyways. Gigantor movie coming out soon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5mpJbdlRvY

(Hey guys I'm back )

Also throughout the many series Astros birthday has stayed the same.

"Gotta Love ASTRO BOY" wrote:Ooohh iteresting

and now to further his defacement...he is named after a planet that isn't even classified as a planet anymore lol.

I never really discovered it persay. It was passed down through generations. I'm glad its a continued thing.

"AprilSeven" wrote:Oh WOW - I missed that you named him Atom! Now, that's cool (and derp on me -- because Tobio/Toby and Astor were his "human" names!)

"Welcome, bro!"

I wanted something that sounded somewhat normal (If theres such a thing as normal anymore lol) but spelled differently.

"diehard67" wrote:so why was the Roman god of death names after the smallest planet??????

It was meant to deface him. As part of his defacement he was also named after the one who was farthest from the rest.

"teugene50" wrote:Small Store?Kiosk Sized One?

yeah I had went around Christmas time. They had/have a kiosk with Astro Boy stuff. Majority for the movie though.

[QUOTE=Nora;126649]Pluto wasn't named after the planet. He was named after the Roman god of death. Aaaah, I wasn't thinking about this! Good one! :D [/QUOTE] I love greek and roman mythology its kind of my second choice going through school. But its okay that you didn't figure that. Not a lot of pe...