#1963 Astro boy

[2djdanger]

THE WAY ATOM JUST GIVES UP CHASING URAN AND ACTS LIKE A KID WITH HER

[2djdanger]

IT IS THE JAPANESE VERSION AND I BEEN GOING THRU THIS PLAYLIST AS I SIMULTANEOUSLY GO THRU THE ENGLISH VERSION!!! Been learning Japanese for a while now so I like using this as listening comprehension made fun

Astro Boy fandom eat up (there’s no subtitles but I believe this could be the Japanese version of the show)

[desmirai]

Space Uran! 🪩

[theatricsunflower]

@sunesim and I made this after much discussion

[writer652]

Happy "Pluto" day to everyone!

[damishikku]

Millions must embrace Cobalt

[generouskittentidalwave]

OKAY LISTEN

I absolutely LOVE the Pluto manga, not only does it give more Astro boy content as a whole but the anime adaption looks incredibly promising! AND I'M HYPED

BUT

The ONE, the ONE SINGLE thing that bugs me that I see some fans of Pluto do when describing Pluto is that it is Astro for adults, or that Astro is the kiddie version of Pluto AND AS A FAN OF BOTH MAKES ME WANT TO START TYING PEOPLE'S ARMS INTO PRETZEL KNOTS.

Not only because Astro boy came out FIRST as Pluto is a version of ASTRO BOY not the other way around, but because PLUTO took a dark part in the ASTRO BOY STORY and expanded on it in it's own unique and creative way, ASTRO AND PLUTO ARE BOTH DARK, BOTH ARE INCREDIBLY DARK, NEITHER ONE IS MORE "DARKER" THAN THE OTHER

There is so much darkness and tragedy in the original Astro boy series, but the difference between Astro and Pluto is that despite the tragedy Astro boy focuses a lot more on the positives of life, being able to live a happy life despite some of the negativity that surrounds you. That doesn't make it so it is less dark or more "for kids". Rather, it gives a sense of realism and hope, that you can live happy even if the world can be dark sometimes. And even though Pluto focuses on the more darker aspects of Tezuka's story, it has that same message of hope, Dr Oshay said it himself in the Pluto manga.

SO, THEY ARE BOTH EQUALLY GOOD AND EQUALLY DARK BUT THE MESSAGE OF POSITIVITY AND HEARTFELT AND HOPE AND FAMILY IS A HUGE ASPECT OF THE STORY. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND LOOKING INTO ASTRO BOY JUST AS MUCH AS I RECOMMEND YOU GIVE PLUTO A SHOT.

AND IF I HEAR *ONE* MORE PERSON SAY ONE IS DARKER THAN THE OTHER I *WILL* BE IN YOUR WALLS.

[gabspurple]

Ochaten 1963 ver.

[stargazaar]

this meme is still relevant right

[canisbeanz]

April 4: Old-fashioned

A certified classic fella!

[2djdanger]

ALSO A COOL INSERT AD IN THE CD CASE FOR WHAT I BELIEVE IS ANOTHER ROOTS OF ELECTRONIC SOUND CD???

[astroboyfanweek]

Welcome to Astro Boy Fanweek 2024, a weeklong prompt-based creative challenge to celebrate the birthday of everybody's favorite robot boy! Beginning on April 1 and ending on April 7, this event aims to bring the fandom together and encourage new contributions to the community through the use of prompts and spark words to add some fuel to the fires of your imaginations. There are 35 different prompts in total for the participants to work with, including the alternative options, and a special thanks goes out to @drillbeeautomaton for helping the moderator fine-tune the prompt list beforehand (and for being a bottomless well of encouragement, support, and friendship throughout the whole process). You can find all the necessary information about the event here, and if you've got any questions you can head over to my askbox, or hit me up on @boyrobott. Can't wait to see what you guys come up with! Full prompt list below the cut.

Astro Boy Fanweek 2024 Prompt List:

April 1: Friendship l Rebuild l Honesty April 2: Memory l Trembling l Electricity April 3: Lonely l Different l Starlight April 4: Revelation l Fulfillment l Goodbye April 5: Peaceful l Novice l Golden April 6: Innocence l Responsibility l Lie April 7: Birthday l Surprise l Special

Alternative Prompts:

April 1: Routine l Helpful April 2: Focus l Accident April 3: Novelty l Consider April 4: Nervous l Old-fashioned April 5: Experiment l Breakfast April 6: Opportunity l Eavesdrop April 7: Surveillance l Identity

[desmirai]

Robot family portrait!

[teavee-kid]

Astro Boy 1963 is genuinely so funny. There could be a scene that’s like extremely serious in almost every single other version and then in the 1963 show they’ll be jumping up and down with their eyes popping out of their heads and screaming with the goofiest voice acting known to man

[theatricsunflower]

Their friendship means so much to me 😭 based off of this panel:

[mrblitzblog]

just read the 60’s American comic version of Astro boy and it’s pretty cool. love the Hanna-barbera lookin’ background characters

also can I just say that Astro looks so cute in this comic? sure he’s a little off-model but it’s charming