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Those of you familiar with the 2003 anime know how Drake (Lamp) was always spearheading rallies and protests against AI robots . . . Well, it's here, folks: people concerned with robots who would be capable of being our intellectual (and emotional?) equals - or better. At the annual South-x-Southwes...

I am probably not going to be home when they show the Astro Boy Reboot teaser, so I asked them about being able to watch it AFTER the official showing, and this is their answer: The teaser will be broadcasted from 16:20 (french time) during our MAGIC event on march 21. You should be able to watch it...

I just got an email from Astro -- and I know why you haven't had fudge-eating posts for a while: HE GAVE UP FUDGE FOR LENT!! But Easter is just around the corner, and I'll bet there's fudge Easter Bunny he'll be snarfing up on April 5th! Hmmm . . . I'm hungry now. Where's th...

If these guys take on Astro Boy with the same gusto they did the Lego Movie, I believe :astro: and :tezuka: will finally connect with the world-wide audience they deserve. Here is Animal Logic's full press release This article in the UK Daily Mail has lots of info From the UK article: Producer Nalba...

I wonder why they made Ochanomizu a blond, when - in Tezuka's original manga - he was drawn as having dark, curly hair? I actually mistook him for Tenma in this manga because it's got that hanging-over-his-face style we see in Tenma as an adult. Ochan was also portrayed as a heavy-set younger man. I...

I just heard the sad news that we've lost Mr. Spock! :cry: Although it's rather un-Vulcan, I do feel emotional about this - he was the ULTIMATE "straight man" to Captain Kirk, and was a huge part of what made Star Trek the iconic series it was. To say he'll be missed is an understatement, but - of c...

EyeOydessey, you are hysterical!! :lol: Okay Here is my Comparision. Astro is NOT Happy. And yes, my hubby (Mr. Illustrator/animator) took one look, snorted and says - he looks like an amateur's drawing of Peter Pan! WE MUST SPEAK UP NOW!! MAYBE WE CAN SAVE ASTRO!!! (I didn't realize he had green ey...

If the show's going to go mainstream, Astro's design had to be changed. The "boots and underwear" look is too outdated/weird for the average western audience. For Japan and long time Astro Boy fans its fine, but they're probably hoping to give Astro a broader appeal. After the 2009 animated movie f...

Also a couple new samples of the reboot design style (which, I'm sorry to say, I really don't like at all. I could do without the 5 spikey eyelashes, but this is completely devoid of the Tezuka/Disney "beauty" that grabs your heart. Very flat, very blah. He looks like a rudimentary Peter Pan :d oh: ...

I loved that they made him slightly older - his voice, and Freddie Highmore's acting really made him seem more "human" and not as "overly perfect." I thought the scene where he discovers he can fly was fabulous And I actually love the fact that he and Tenma are reconciled at the end of the movie. Th...