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These two are real historical figures! 183_Space_387.jpg Takeo Miki, “Japanese Minister of International Trade and Industry” 外務大臣Minister for Foreign Affairs: http://jisho.org/search/%E5%A4%96%E5%8B%99%E5%A4%A7 The other guy seems to be Eisaku Sato, though I do not see much resemblance. 総理大臣 /そうりだいじ...

大目タマオ / Ōme Tamao
大目: Literally big eyes

シブガキ/ 四部垣/ Shibugaki

シブガキ as kanji = 渋柿 = astringent persimmon
四= 4/ 部= section (of an organization) / 垣 = fence

Once the land on Earth (where else, but Japan?): 183_Space_041.jpg 183_Space_045.jpg 183_Space_058.jpg At Earth's observatory, Doctor Ochanomizu, アトム /atomu /Atom-& ヒゲオヤジ Higeoyaji-(literally bearded father) meet with 天文学者 Tenbungakusha (Astronomer). I thought this was a name, but, alas, only hi...

CONTINUING, 183_Space_011.jpg Here is the Space お茶 の 水 博士 / Doctor Ocha no mizu ; notice he is the only character in this story whose space & Earth versions are indistinguishable from one another. His name literally means Tea Water 183_Space_012.jpg 183_Space_013.jpg 183_Space_014.jpg 183_Space_...

By recent request, I am uploading several images, adding text, etc. :lol: 183_Space_000.jpg A second version of the original manga story that was eventually titled AMBASSADOR ATOM. There were several other stories that also have 2 versions on this animated series. 183_Space_005.jpg 183_Space_007.jpg...

I had uploaded about 15 images from that episode, and included comments, etc., but the images were hosted by photobucket or some similar site, and it wanted $$ to keep them there. I would not pay, they were deleted, etc. Moreover, the mods took down the thread because the images were gone. I certain...

Even weirder!

I think that the order had something to do with the lengths of the stories, & how to best fit them into volumes containing n number of pages, etc. However, these 70th anniversary comics are in the proper sequence. I just received volume 10.

Some of those are just a bit strange.