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I loved it -- thought they brought the whole concept up to date.

I LIKE Astro sounding more like a guy -- his voice/appearance in the 80's series seemed babyish and almost whiney (yet Tezuka found people were more attracted to the younger/sweeter Astro, so I'm in the minority!). I also liked the way the 2003 series gave him more of an "anime" look. Just watched t...

Now that's funny -- I never saw most of 80's episodes -- I cracked up when he said "My head is dented!" I just can't get use to the baby-voice version.

[QUOTE=AprilSeven;97451]Now that I've discovered astroboy-online.com all my age-old questions are being answered, one by one! You guys are amazing -- so here's one I've pondered for a while: do Astro and his family (and his family make-up depends upon the series) have a surname? How would he sign h...

This brings up the question of Astro's status in the world portrayed in the movie. Is he a human with free will, or is he property? If any of the events of the movie ever happened in the real world, I'd say there would be great debates about this. And both sides would have valid points, as per the ...

[QUOTE=AprilSeven;97464]I am SO loving this thing -- oh, man -- this morning I read through Dr. O fixing that dog-bot and almost cried, it was so touching. It's incredibly... "real" feeling (which, in spite of the 60's animation, I always "saw" as a child). They do have #8 online, and the end is (f...

I am SO loving this thing -- oh, man -- this morning I read through Dr. O fixing that dog-bot and almost cried, it was so touching. It's incredibly... "real" feeling (which, in spite of the 60's animation, I always "saw" as a child). They do have #8 online, and the end is (for me, at least) wonderfu...

[QUOTE=jeffbert;97454] http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/5103/spiderastro091101r.jpg :p OMG! I never would have seen that! Nice find.[/QUOTE] HELP! What am I missing? No back "spike?" Something 'bout the pizza sign? :unsure: Jet exhaust instead of a spike? this is gonna drive me NUTZ!!

[QUOTE=AprilSeven;97437][QUOTE=jeffbert;97434]I hate to ruin it for you, gabriel, but those things are so vague, that most astrology fans would think they are made just for them. Jame Randi proved it beyond any doubt, when he distributed horoscopes that were supposedly drawn up for each personally ...

Now that I've discovered astroboy-online.com all my age-old questions are being answered, one by one! You guys are amazing -- so here's one I've pondered for a while: do Astro and his family (and his family make-up depends upon the series) have a surname? How would he sign his schoolwork? "The Might...