Tetsuwan Atom
Astro Boy
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Synonyms: Mighty Atom, Captain Atom, Atom Taishi
Japanese: 鉄腕アトム
English: Astro Boy
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 21
Chapters: 85
Status: Finished
Published: Apr 1951 to Mar 1968
Genres: Adventure Adventure, Sci-Fi Sci-Fi
Theme: Mecha Mecha
Demographic: Shounen Shounen
Serialization: Shounen
Authors: Tezuka, Osamu (Story & Art)

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Score: 7.511 (scored by 23442,344 users)
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Ranked: #28942
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Popularity: #2222
Members: 9,068
Favorites: 154

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Synopsis

In the distant year 2003, Japan is a technological utopia, and robots are everywhere. One such robot, Tobio, was built by the brilliant Dr. Tenma to replace his dead son. But when it soon becomes apparent that Tobio is an imperfect copy of his departed child, Dr. Tenma throws him out. He is rescued from the scrap heap by the benevolent Professor Ochanomizu, a crusader for robot civil rights. Now the little robot, renamed Astro Boy, is given a mission to defend Japan and the world from all manner of sinister threats. Using his seven super-abilities and 100,000 horsepower worth of strength to battle evil, Astro hopes to set an example to the world of the good which all robots are capable of.

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Tetsuwan Atom was published in English as Astro Boy by Dark Horse based on the 23-volume bunkoban reprint from March 27, 2002 to January 28, 2004 and was published in omnibus volumes from September 23, 2015 to April 5, 2017.

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Spin-off:Pluto, Aokishi: Tetsuwan Atom Aokishi yori
Alternative version:Astro Boy: Tetsuwan Atom
Prequel:Atom: The Beginning
Other:Atomcat
Adaptation:Tetsuwan Atom no Koutsuu Anzen, Tetsuwan Atom, Astro Boy: Tetsuwan Atom, Tetsuwan Atom (1980), Go! Go! Atom
Side story:Tetsuwan Atom Bekkan

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Characters

Atom
Atom
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Dr. Ochanomizu
Dr. Ochanomizu
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Holmes, Rock
Holmes, Rock
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Tenma, Umatarou
Tenma, Umatarou
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Pluto
Pluto
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Hige Oyaji
Hige Oyaji
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Uran
Uran
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Atlas
Atlas
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Ham Egg
Ham Egg
Supporting
Tezuka, Osamu
Tezuka, Osamu
Supporting

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2 Mixed Feelings
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Feb 25, 2023
IMortaI
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Astro boy Review.

Strengths:

Historical significance: Astro Boy is considered one of the most important works in the history of manga and anime. It was one of the first popular Japanese comic books to feature a robot protagonist and is credited with popularizing the genre of science fiction in Japan.
Creative storytelling: Osamu Tezuka was known for his innovative storytelling techniques, and Astro Boy is no exception. The series explores themes of humanity, identity, and social justice through its characters and storylines.
Enduring popularity: Even decades after its original publication, Astro Boy remains a beloved and influential series in Japan and around the world. Its characters and concepts have ...
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Feb 22, 2023
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Astro boy story take place in a futuristic world whereby mankind and robots all lived together.
Astro boy manga for the most parts consist of episodic stories, in which our protagonist fights evil robots and aliens. As the story progress, Astro realized that robots are discriminated and abused by humans. One of the recurrent themes of the manga is robot rights. Should robots have rights, should they be equal to humans, what should they be able to do and what aren’t they allowed to do. And throughout the manga we going to see how the relationship between human and robot progress.
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Sep 18, 2020
TitanInsane
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Astro Boy is a historically important manga/anime, if only because its success helped in no small part to establish the Japanese animation industry and helped familiarize Western audiences with Japanese media (although it would still be a few decades until it got really popular).

While this is by no means an outright terrible series, its not that good either. Keep in mind that most of the series was drawn with small boys in mind as its intended audience and it shows very clearly. Not to mention that it was released almost 70 years ago, meaning that various parts of the manga have not aged very well.

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