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photos of fin fin and junior plush from オリコン・ウィーク The Ichiban (Oricon Week The Ichiban) magazine issue 1999.4.12

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Macoto Tezuka's MOMENT (1981)

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Source: Pluto Anime (official Twitter account)

Naoki Urasawa

Takashi Nagasaki

Macoto Tezka

Comments from the original creators of the Pluto manga on the Pluto anime adaptation.

Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki are the original co-authors of the Pluto manga, while Macoto Tezka is Osamu Tezuka’s son and supervised the making of the Pluto manga.

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PRELUDE (1988)

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Hakuchi: The Innocent (Macoto Tezka, 1999).

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Pluto - Announcement PV

The anime adaptation of Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki’s Pluto manga, the re-imagining of “The Greatest Robot on Earth” story arc from Astro Boy by Osamu Tezuka, will stream worldwide on Netflix in 2023.

Key visual

Messages from Naoki Urasawa, Takashi Nagasaki, and Macoto Tezka:

Cast:

Shinshū Fuji as Gesicht

Yōko Hikasa as Atom

Minori Suzuki as Uran

Staff

Animation Production: Studio M2

Production Producer: Genco

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I can help you out with Astro Boy!

There are multiple versions and adaptations of Astro Boy:

Ambassador Atom (also known as Captain Atom) ~ April 1951 - March 1952

The first appearance of Astro Boy! Atom was not the main character in this manga, but he became very popular through this manga. It was because of Atom’s appearance in this manga that we got the Astro Boy manga! This was authored by Osamu Tezuka.

Astro Boy ~ April 3, 1952 - March 12, 1968

The manga for Astro Boy, and where the Atom we know and love came to be! This was authored by Osamu Tezuka.

Mighty Atom (tokusatsu series) ~ March 7, 1959 - May 28, 1960

The first television adaptation of Astro Boy! It is a live-action version of the manga.

Astro Boy (1963 series) ~ January 1, 1963 - December 31, 1966

The first animated television adaptation of Astro Boy! It’s a long series: 193 episodes!

This was the first regularly running half-hour anime ever produced! It was also the first widely popular Japanese animated series ever. Without the 1963 Astro Boy series, anime as we know it would likely not exist.

It was produced with direct involvement by Osamu Tezuka and his company, Mushi Production (he later went on to form Tezuka Productions).

Astro Boy (1980 series) ~ October 1, 1980 - December 23, 1981

The second animated television adaptation of Astro Boy! This was the second and final TV anime of Astro Boy produced with direct involvement by Osamu Tezuka. It was produced by Tezuka Productions and is a much shorter anime: 52 episodes.

Astro Boy (2003 series) ~ April 6, 2003 - March 28, 2004

The third Astro Boy anime! It was the first Astro Boy anime produced after Osamu Tezuka’s passing and one of the last anime to use cel animation. It was produced by Tezuka Productions, has 50 episodes, and is a very popular adaptation of Astro Boy!

Pluto ~ Manga: September 9, 2003 - April 5, 2009; Anime: October 26, 2023

A manga adaptation of one of the popular arcs from the Astro Boy manga (The Greatest Robot in the World)! It was authored by Naoki Urasawa, co-authored by Takashi Nagasaki, and supervised by Macoto Tezka who is Osamu Tezuka’s son!

An anime adaptation was announced in 2017 and confirmed in early 2023! All 8 episodes debuted on Netflix worldwide on October 26, 2023; each episode is about an hour long and covers 1 manga volume per episode.

Astro Boy (2009 film) ~ October 8, 2009 (Hong Kong premiere), October 23, 2009 (United States premiere)

The widely released feature length 3D animated film for Astro Boy! It was very popular at the time of release. It was produced by Hong Kong based Imagi Animation Studios.

Little Astro Boy ~ March 22, 2014 - April 26, 2014

The first overseas Astro Boy animated adaptation! While it was produced by Tezuka Productions, it was also produced by Yomiuri TV Enterprises in partnership with Nigerian broadcaster Channels TV. It debuted first in Nigeria in 2014, before being released in Japan on a DVD set on November 3, 2015.

It is geared towards preschoolers. It is a short series, running for only 8 eleven minute episodes. It can be watched in full in only about 90 minutes!

Atom: The Beginning ~ Manga: December 1, 2014 - present; Anime: April 15, 2017 - July 8, 2017

A prequel manga series to Astro Boy, authored by Tetsuro Kasahara! It has been serialized since December 1, 2014 and is still running! The first officially translated into English volume was released in North America in October 2022 and there are new volumes currently being released.

A 12 episode anime adaptation was made by OLM, Production I.G, and Signal.MD in 2017.

Go Astro Boy Go! ~ August 2, 2019 (first worldwide premiere), October 3, 2019 - October 1, 2020 (Japan airing)

The second overseas Astro Boy series! It was almost entirely produced by Planet Nemo Animation and Play Big + Something Big; Tezuka Productions had an assistant role with the series.

Like Little Astro Boy, it is geared towards young kids. It has 52 episodes which run about 13 minutes each. 51 episodes aired in Japan.

Astro Boy Reboot ~ Release date to be determined

There is even more Astro Boy coming out! A third Astro Boy overseas adaptation was announced in June 2022 by Shibuya Productions called Astro Boy Reboot. A release date for it has yet to be determined, but it’s still being made!

There was an old version of Astro Boy Reboot announced in June 2014, but it was cancelled in favor of this new version of Astro Boy Reboot which is being directed by Thomas Astruc.

There are many adaptations of Astro Boy! There’s even a few other ones that I didn’t mention here, but these are the main ones. Choose one, dive in, and enjoy. :)

I need help with the astro boy series, idk where to start, I knew about astro boy like years ago but have just started picking up atom the beginning recently, fell in love with it and wanted to explore more about its history😭😭😭

If possible, please tell me more about Osamu Tezuka and his other works too!

I'm real bad at finding old medias so any help is appreciated :-D

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Seen in 2021:

The Legend of the Stardust Brothers (Macoto Tezka), 1985

Ever wonder what a David Bowie movie directed by Richard Lester would look like . . ?

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photo of macoto tezka and fin fin figure from Oh!FM Towns 1995-11

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Monster Heaven: Ghost Hero | 1990

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Preview: Tezuka's Barbara (Bluray)

Preview: Tezuka’s Barbara (Bluray)

One of Osamu Tezuka’s most adult and sexually-charged works, Barbara (1973-74) was originally serialized as a follow-up to Ayako (1972-73) in Big Comic from July 1973 to May 1974. Barbara is an adult-orientated fantasy tale filled with love and the occult from Osamu Tezuka’s reimagining of “The Tales of Hoffmann”. Its story deals with the erotic and bizarre experiences of a famous novelist called…

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Source: Pluto Anime (Official Twitter account)

The official Pluto anime Twitter account announced that there will be a Pluto event at the AnimeJapan 2023 convention.

It will take place on Saturday, March 25, 2023 from 11:20-11:50 AM Japan Standard Time on the Netflix Anime Special Stage.

Special guests include Pluto manga author Naoki Urasawa, Osamu Tezuka’s son Macoto Tezka, Pluto anime Atom voice actress Youko Hikasa, and Pluto anime Uran voice actress Minori Suzuki.

Tickets can be purchased in this link:

https://www.anime-japan.jp/tickets/stage/

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