105, General Atom (96, General Astro)
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2022 8:00 pm
As noted in earlier posts about this episode, it was inspired by Tezuka's Boy Hero manga WHITE PILOT; though only certain elements were borrowed.
WHITE PILOT (Tezuka website's ELV page)
WHITE PILOT (Tezuka website's JLV page*)
*Contains links to previews of both volumes of the manga!
The manga has a very detailed story, beginning with the main character's infancy, and finishing with one of Tezuka's characteristic tragic endings. The web pages contain brief synopses of the story, of which a very brief portion was adapted to this series' 105th episode.
The borrowed part is when the young boys form a small army to oppose the tyrant's rule over the country. Historically, boys were abducted from their families and forced into armies when they reached the age of 10. Sorry that I omit relevant bibliographic stuff.
more to come--
WHITE PILOT (Tezuka website's ELV page)
WHITE PILOT (Tezuka website's JLV page*)
*Contains links to previews of both volumes of the manga!
The manga has a very detailed story, beginning with the main character's infancy, and finishing with one of Tezuka's characteristic tragic endings. The web pages contain brief synopses of the story, of which a very brief portion was adapted to this series' 105th episode.
The borrowed part is when the young boys form a small army to oppose the tyrant's rule over the country. Historically, boys were abducted from their families and forced into armies when they reached the age of 10. Sorry that I omit relevant bibliographic stuff.
more to come--