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A theme song postcard for the original 1963 anime:

Hmm, no time signature, but assuming it's written for piano or guitar, my daughter says that's in B flat major key, and I know it's a march. It's a simple enough arangmemt for me to try to program into a music box I'm designing using an old synthesizer chip from an ancient video game.

Edit: C means "common time" or 4/4. So that's not exactly a march time.

I happened upon this today while browsing aliexpress and thought it was interesting how they decided to make a Ratom figure. Interesting choice, bootleg.

You gotta love flying Atom's off-kilter eyes.

I just found an old countdown clock for the birth of Atom on Ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2003-Astro-Boy-Count-Down-Clock-For-The-Birth-TEZUKA-PRODUCTIONS-ATOM-Japan-/172220174013?hash=item28191f4ebd:g:B40AAOSwstxVcF7g

On the second, fourth, and fifth images, "cream" is a typo; it should say "dream". Though, it is a pretty funny typo.

Oh, I actually own that clock! I got it well after 2003 and I've never gotten to put batteries in it so I don't know what it would do now, but it's a neat bit of merch to have, I think.

"Shiyonasan" wrote:You gotta love flying Atom's off-kilter eyes.

I just found an old countdown clock for the birth of Atom on Ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2003-Astro-Boy-Count-Down-Clock-For-The-Birth-TEZUKA-PRODUCTIONS-ATOM-Japan-/172220174013?hash=item28191f4ebd:g:B40AAOSwstxVcF7g

On the second, fourth, and fifth images, "cream" is a typo; it should say "dream". Though, it is a pretty funny typo.

I think this is intentional, as in THE CREAM OF THE CROP, etc.

Someone is selling an Astro Boy genga on Ebay for US $62:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/122037211506?roken=cUgayN&soutkn=CALLB7

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EDIT: Here's a 1993 cel promo card on Ebay too:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASTRO-BOY-DOGMA-PALACE-VINTAGE-BLACK-AND-WHITE-LIMITED-EDITION-CEL-PROMO-CARD-/232007879040?hash=item3604bf4980:g:HLAAAOSwanRXgWWz

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EDIT 2: And here's an Astro Boy telephone from the 1970s:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-70s-Vintage-Telephone-Original-Tezuka-ASTRO-BOY-Mighty-ATOM-Figurine-/261588167609?hash=item3ce7deabb9:g:J8MAAOSwVFlUDjfK

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EDIT 3: Here's a poster for the 1980 Astro Boy movie, Earth Defense Corps:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/JP-MANGA-Osamu-Tezuka-Astro-Boy-Earth-Defense-Corps-1980-JP-movie-BIG-poster-/162107851981?hash=item25be6184cd:g:axYAAOSw-4BXZBQ0

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Shame they all seem to be in the US.

If anyone has $1,350 USD to spare, there's a 1998 Game Boy Light with Astro Boy on it being sold on Ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/162140129320?item=162140129320&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466&rmvSB=true

Not for me, I am just not into collectibles. BTW, I just bought boxed set #1 of the 2003 series, complete with figurine. I have no use for it, & might sell on eBay, I think I can make it a private auction.