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Astro Boy Collection Box Set

Posted 29 Jul 2010
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Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: 11/22/2005Amazon.com
Although Osamu Tezuka’s Complete Manga runs to 300 volumes and his filmography as a writer, producer, and/or director includes more than 70 shorts, features, and TV series, Astro Boy–including this 1980 remake–remains his iconic creation. Tezuka wrote many of the scripts for the second version, and he and Noboru Ishiguro are listed as co-directors. Created by Dr. Boynton to replace his dead son, Astro is a 100,000-horsepower super-robot with jets in his legs, lasers in his fingers, and a gun in his derrière. His round head and goo-goo eyes reflect Tezuka’s affection for the old Fleischers cartoons. Astro overcomes criminals, people who use robo… More >> Astro Boy Collection Box Set