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Excellent shots.

"Eh, slimy... eh, fuzzy... AAHH! MOVING!!"

"Woah! I think this stuff finally kicked in!"

I love it when the little animal gets mad at Astro because the energy cassette he has to offer is in the wrong format, as if Astro was too difficult! Or when he takes off his boot because there's water in it... I love those moments!

Very cute, the scenes with Astro exploring a new environment often lead to fun like in that episode (sorry I forgot its name)

"Dragonrider1227" wrote:"Eh, slimy... eh, fuzzy... AAHH! MOVING!!"

"Woah! I think this stuff finally kicked in!"

"Astro Forever" wrote:I love it when the little animal gets mad at Astro because the energy cassette he has to offer is in the wrong format, as if Astro was too difficult! Or when he takes off his boot because there's water in it... I love those moments!

Yeah, so do I!
That sort of humour combined with love and cuteness only Tezuka was able to think of. Hence those little yet important interludes nearly have vanished throughout the whole 2003 version.

"TasZero" wrote:Very cute, the scenes with Astro exploring a new environment often lead to fun like in that episode (sorry I forgot its name)

It's 'The Crystal Of The Desert'. The ep title could have been chosen more accurately though, as the desert was just the place where Astro encountered Atlas' crystal castle for the first time. The crystal itself hasn't anything to do with the desert, apart from serving as a temporarily filling station for the crystal's demand for water. I'd rather entitle the episode as 'The Crystal'. Or maybe 'Astro's Abduction', or as a movie reference: 'Astro's Close Encounter Of The Crystalline Kind'.

Now I recall how Atlas mentioned about his castle having a 'Tachyon Receiver', a device that makes it travelling faster than light.
According to some 'esotherical' sources a crystal is a Tachyon Receiver by itself, as it's supposed to concentrate & emit cosmic energy provided by Tachyons, Scalar Waves and suchlike. I've never seen a crystal travelling faster than light in real life though (ok, that last sentence was a no-brainer! ).

Can't help laughing when seeing this one:
Atlas: Don't touch that lever!
*Livian silently touches the lever and Astro escapes*

I've never seen a crystal travelling faster than light in real life though...

Not sure how one would actually "see" something that goes faster than light
"Tachyon receiver II: the return" , someone?

"fafner" wrote:Not sure how one would actually "see" something that goes faster than light

But... but... when I see a jet plane doing supersonic speed I'm still able to hear it...

I've got Astro Forever's permission to post Astro screenshots from the remaining 80's episodes.

Robot Circus


















Tushie? Touché!






Kathie is so cute in this frame.

What a sight for sore eyes!