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I was commenting on the idea of holidays in general since you brought up Valentines Day. The time machine thing was just a rhetorical question suggested by the episode I mentioned, to suggest the possibility of someone starting another thread. Sorry for not following 'Roberts Rules' here.

There were at least two, maybe three episodes in the 1963 series with time travel. "a day to remember" (manga title, not sure of the episode in the us dub), "time machine" they go back and deal with dinosaurs, and another one that might have been time travel or alternate reality.

In the Manga story 'A day to remember' Tezuka talked about a holiday where the Japanese remember departed family by sending lanterns floating on a river. I got the feeling he was describing a real holiday and didn't make it up for the manga, (though he might have changed the details). Anyway that wa...

Ksharf, have you read Urasawa's "Pluto" manga? Astro isn't the main character, but he's certainly at the core of the story - especially as it moves towards its conclusion. What I found appealing about it - beyond the quality of writing and illustration - was that he took the "corny-ness" out of Tez...

Jetter Mars had a cape. I think Atom did in the weird redux Tezuka did when he was also drawn with nipples.

I'd like to submit to you my personal review of this book: The Art of Osamu Tezuka, God of Manga by Helen McCarthy. This is a large (and usually expensive) 'coffee table' book, measuring 12" x 9". It is an impressive volume printed on heavy quality paper, wrapped and sealed in a thick plastic protec...

OMG!! That mean's you're just a couple years older than me (and HEY!! That mean's you and Cybotron are now the SENIORest of the "senior" members!!) We "originals" have got to stick together!! I'd been following this forum for some time before jumping in, but felt strange about joining in at first t...

I saw a video on youtube awhile ago where Tezuka appeared on a Japanese TV show. He was interviewed and was introduced by Astro Boy super-imposed on the screen (blue/green screen chroma key). He talked about some of his characters and they had cels of them hanging. The show was put up in two or thre...

Look on ebay. On any given day I can usually find a number of items (mostly from Japan). I've seen the gambit from plastic models, tin toys, plushies, etc.