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"Astro-Rokku-chan" wrote:That's a really cool website! I used it when I was trying to find a Japanese name for my Ninjago OC. ^^

Hmm, well I guess I'll look there for a more correct name for a character I created in a story I posted as well.

I worked with a Japanese woman named Sachiko. Nice to know what it means.
BTW, how many think the meaning of Tezuka's first name fits him?

BTW I think Sulu's first name (STTOS) fits him.

1: Language Translation (well DUH!) 2: Some minor changes in names (Atom == Astro) and English variants of Japanese names. 3: Printed mirror image so it reads left to right. I wish they left it reading right to left as Viz did for the Blackjack series so the images would be correct. 4: Size? The Jap...

Well the most recent Anime / Manga related item was probably Helen McCarthy's book on Tezuka, and before that a few issues of Dark Horse's Astro Boy books. (I have about half of them and the next time I find a deal on on ebay for a bundle of them that I'm still missing I'll probably jump on them. Bu...

I guess one of the reasons it wasn't broadcast in the states was due to copyrights. :whistling: Was there a Superman analogue? Tezuka is said to have been a big Superman fan hence helps make my argument that Astro Japan's answer to Japan much more stronger ;) No this was one of the last episodes ma...

Something like gold kryptonite? Good story idea.

Hey, it ran for 193 episodes! Few TV shows made that number! The other two Astro Boy series only made it to 52.

"spartanx01" wrote:Heck my avatar pretty much explains where my username's from

That avatar looks like Atom meets Niven.

I think Atom was drawn more "chan" in the 2003 series than in all the other versions, despite the scrowle look on the DVD!

The '63 anime was fairly true to the manga description of Atom, except for never showing his arm jets (probably to keep the animation simple and the cells reusable). The US adaption rarely showed his hip guns but they did sneak into one or two episodes despite the censors. The 1980's version had his...