Postby AprilSeven » 12 years ago
@Rick - I totally agree with you. These producers would be wise to read the thoughts/comments of the most passionate fans!
@Satus - At first, I had issues with Astro's language, but then I began to think about the fact that most young (and not so young) people are - on average - more "edgey" and blunt about things like swearing.
Remember, Tenma "downloaded" Tobio's memories into Astro, so Tobio wouldn't be "perfect" as Astro w/out "human input" would be. It's probably too gritty for PG audiences, but as an adult, I felt like I was reading about Astro for the first time again. Can you imagine what it would feel like to have become a super-robot?
It's very "today" and not "glamourized" and Astro's reactions are so often very much how a real teenaged boy would react - but, yes, the curse words could certainly be cut or part of the story could be that even though TOBIO would swear, Astro has a "filter" and in his "brain" he's cussin' up a storm, but physically he can't form the "bad" words. That could actually be pretty darn funny.
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