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Astro Boy (character)
Astro Boy, known in Japan as Atom (Japanese: アトム, Hepburn: Atomu), is a fictional superhero and the main protagonist of the epoynmous manga series and franchise. Created by Osamu Tezuka, the character was introduced in the 1951 Captain Atom manga and then in his own manga series. Astro Boy has appeared in animated television shows (notably the 1963, 1980, 2003 series) and in the animated feature film adaptations of its eponymous manga, as well as a live-action TV series, other works by Tezuka, and video games.
On 7 April 2003, the City of Niiza registered the character as an actual resident. He was also inducted into the Robot Hall of Fame in 2004.
Atom (known as Astro Boy or just Astro in English) originally appeared as a supporting character in the comic Atom Taishi (Ambassador Atom, sometimes referred to as Captain Atom), which appeared in Shonen, a monthly magazine for boys, in April 1951. Tezuka then created a comic series in which Astro was the main character.
Osamu Tezuka created Astro to be, in the words of Frederik L. Schodt (creator of the English-language version of the Astro Boy manga), a "21st-century reverse-Pinocchio, a nearly perfect robot who strove to become more human and emotive and to serve as an interface between man and machine." As Tezuka's art style advanced, Astro "became more modern and 'cute'" to appeal to the audience of boys in elementary school.
Astro Boy was created by Doctor Tenma (Dr. Boynton in the 1960s English dub), and was meant to be a replacement for his recently deceased son Tobio (named Toby in various English translations and Astor Boynton in the 1960s English dub). However, because the robotic replica was not able to grow and age like a normal human child, Tenma sold him to a circus led by the cruel Ham Egg. At the circus, Tobio was renamed to "Astro" and later found by Professor Ochanomizu (Dr. Elefun) and taken away following the law of robot rights. Ochanomizu gave Astro a family with a robotic mother, father, sister (Uran/Astro Girl) and brother (Cobalt/Jetto). As head of the Ministry of Science, Ochanomizu often calls on Astro to help resolve situations involving humans, robots and (on occasion) extraterrestrials.
In the 1980s animated series, Tenma's coworkers are afraid of the danger that his robot creation may bring. While the robot is almost finished, Skunk steals copies of its plans and give them to his boss Walpur Guiss, who plans to build an evil robot to "rule the world".
Doctor Tenma raises the robot Tobio as if he were his son. While alone, Tobio learns to fly, but accidentally touches electric wires. Shortly afterward, Tobio malfunctions and his eyes flash red. Tobio had malfunctioned due to the activation of Atlas, Walpur Guiss's robot. Tenma, not knowing this, believes Tobio to have short-circuited.
Honda attempts to destroy Atlas with a Robot Disposer, but it goes out of control due to Dr. Tenma's interference and attacks the city. The disposer is destroyed by Tobio, who dumps it into the sea. Soon afterward, knowledge of Tobio's existence becomes widespread; Tenma, fearing that the secret is out, decides that he and his creation shall go to America.
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Astro Boy (character)
Astro Boy, known in Japan as Atom (Japanese: アトム, Hepburn: Atomu), is a fictional superhero and the main protagonist of the epoynmous manga series and franchise. Created by Osamu Tezuka, the character was introduced in the 1951 Captain Atom manga and then in his own manga series. Astro Boy has appeared in animated television shows (notably the 1963, 1980, 2003 series) and in the animated feature film adaptations of its eponymous manga, as well as a live-action TV series, other works by Tezuka, and video games.
On 7 April 2003, the City of Niiza registered the character as an actual resident. He was also inducted into the Robot Hall of Fame in 2004.
Atom (known as Astro Boy or just Astro in English) originally appeared as a supporting character in the comic Atom Taishi (Ambassador Atom, sometimes referred to as Captain Atom), which appeared in Shonen, a monthly magazine for boys, in April 1951. Tezuka then created a comic series in which Astro was the main character.
Osamu Tezuka created Astro to be, in the words of Frederik L. Schodt (creator of the English-language version of the Astro Boy manga), a "21st-century reverse-Pinocchio, a nearly perfect robot who strove to become more human and emotive and to serve as an interface between man and machine." As Tezuka's art style advanced, Astro "became more modern and 'cute'" to appeal to the audience of boys in elementary school.
Astro Boy was created by Doctor Tenma (Dr. Boynton in the 1960s English dub), and was meant to be a replacement for his recently deceased son Tobio (named Toby in various English translations and Astor Boynton in the 1960s English dub). However, because the robotic replica was not able to grow and age like a normal human child, Tenma sold him to a circus led by the cruel Ham Egg. At the circus, Tobio was renamed to "Astro" and later found by Professor Ochanomizu (Dr. Elefun) and taken away following the law of robot rights. Ochanomizu gave Astro a family with a robotic mother, father, sister (Uran/Astro Girl) and brother (Cobalt/Jetto). As head of the Ministry of Science, Ochanomizu often calls on Astro to help resolve situations involving humans, robots and (on occasion) extraterrestrials.
In the 1980s animated series, Tenma's coworkers are afraid of the danger that his robot creation may bring. While the robot is almost finished, Skunk steals copies of its plans and give them to his boss Walpur Guiss, who plans to build an evil robot to "rule the world".
Doctor Tenma raises the robot Tobio as if he were his son. While alone, Tobio learns to fly, but accidentally touches electric wires. Shortly afterward, Tobio malfunctions and his eyes flash red. Tobio had malfunctioned due to the activation of Atlas, Walpur Guiss's robot. Tenma, not knowing this, believes Tobio to have short-circuited.
Honda attempts to destroy Atlas with a Robot Disposer, but it goes out of control due to Dr. Tenma's interference and attacks the city. The disposer is destroyed by Tobio, who dumps it into the sea. Soon afterward, knowledge of Tobio's existence becomes widespread; Tenma, fearing that the secret is out, decides that he and his creation shall go to America.