Did you guys watched that special?
I noticed that there are a lot of inconsistence if compared to the origin of Atom in the 2003 version.
What do you think?
Tetsuwan Atom Special: Birth of Atom retcon
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It seemed to be kind of the opposite of the 2003 series at least in the order that things were mentioned. In the special we're told early on that Tobio died (and were shown :cry and how Astro is being made in his image, while in the series it isn't fully referenced until the end, with only a few hints scattered around.
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I don't think it's a retcon, maybe a re-imagining? It looks like it had more in common with the original manga where Tobio is given a model car (instead of a bike) that drives like the real thing, which he then puts together and drives to his demise.
Actually now that I think of it, the 2003 series might be the only version where Tobio outright gets angry at Dr. Tenma.
Either way, I'm not sure what continuity they were following but I still liked it.
Actually now that I think of it, the 2003 series might be the only version where Tobio outright gets angry at Dr. Tenma.
Either way, I'm not sure what continuity they were following but I still liked it.
"StargazerLili" wrote:I don't think it's a retcon, maybe a re-imagining? It looks like it had more in common with the original manga where Tobio is given a model car (instead of a bike) that drives like the real thing, which he then puts together and drives to his demise.
Actually now that I think of it, the 2003 series might be the only version where Tobio outright gets angry at Dr. Tenma.
Either way, I'm not sure what continuity they were following but I still liked it.
It's mainly based in the mangá version, but we cannot tie-in with the animated 2003 series since it was about the conflict between father and son all around.
Even the final episode shows Tobio revolted to the point he leaded to his own demise.
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What Atom retcon special?
This one:
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"StargazerLili" wrote:What Atom retcon special?
This one:
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Thank you StargazerLili! Very interesting! But isn't this just an episode of the TetsuWan Atom(u)/Astro Boy series?
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"ASTROBUDDY" wrote:[QUOTE=StargazerLili;203521]What Atom retcon special?
This one:
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Thank you StargazerLili! Very interesting! But isn't this just an episode of the TetsuWan Atom(u)/Astro Boy series?
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It's just a movie which apparently got released before the TV series and the plot doesn't fit the events of the anime.
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