So what exactly is this?

[wildpegasus]

Here's the link. Is there anybody familiar with this?

http://en.tezuka.co.jp/anime/sakuhin/mv/mv025.html

[jeffbert]

If Tezuka stuck to his habits on this, it would have essentially the same plot as the Blue Knight story in the manga, which is available in English translation. I can check for which volume, if you like.

[cybotron]

Originally posted by wildpegasus@Oct 13 2004, 10:36 AM
Here's the link. Is there anybody familiar with this?

http://en.tezuka.co.jp/anime/sakuhin/mv/mv025.html

It seems to be a short film or movie that was made for the museum only. Like one of those films they only show at Disneyland. :wahah:
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[wildpegasus]

Thanks for the replies.

[Atoman]

I too have been to that site and noticed it was the Blue Knight story, but truer to the original manga because it has the Blue Knight's alter ego Tonto in it. They wrote that out of the script in the 2004 version. Too bad 'cause the Tonto character makes you understand the Blue Knight better.

This is yet another Astro Boy movie. There have been about three and all are listed at the Tezuka site: Astro Boy the Brave in Space(1964), Marine Express(1979), and the Blue Knight movie(don't know the date on this, looks current though). none have been translated in English though or with subs.

If the new Astro movie is popular and causes a new wave of Astro mania in English speaking countries, maybe the previous 3 will be released in English.

[rock]

From what I've heard, marine express was a special movie using a lot of Tezuka characters in different roles. Yep, including our beloved astroboy

[starrgazing]

is this another version? :huh:

[fafner]

After doing some research, I found this:
http://en.tezuka.co.jp/anime/sakuhin/sp/sp005.html
It seems they sell video too, but I didn't found where to buy. Anyway, the price seemed high to me:
http://en.tezuka.co.jp/anime/soft/ma02/index.html
I found nothing else of interest on the web, and even I had to give specifically Tezuka's world website to the search engine (google) to get this.