There needs to be a tag.

but more importantly, woah this is awesome.

there totally does. robots are awesome. especially ones that fight crime in their underwear.

and thanks c:

yes. astro boy <3

also my persona is a robot so a tag would be cool lol.

I love the flames.

thank you c:

As a Tezuka fangirl, I squeal in DELIGHT.

then you should get the book!

get iiiiiiiiiit.

it has all is works (even the failed or hidden ones that have never previously seen the light of day) over 300 pictures and a very awesome biography of his life! and AND it comes with a dvd of THE ONLY INTERVIEW he ever really did! SO GREAT.

oh my gosh I AM ORDERING IT NOW

yessssssssssssssssss :D

Please link me to where I can buy this book! I have other books by Helen and I simply MUST have this!

~Otaku-Man

http://www.amazon.com/Art-Osamu-Tezuka-God-Manga/dp/1905814666/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257130404&sr=1-4

it should be here on Amazon. It really is a FANTASTIC book. worth the money and more!

aaa! astro boy refuels in his butt: this makes him the best superhero ever. how do you draw SO CUTE?

YES the butt thing lol so weird.

also I found out in the book that astro boy was inspired by the awesome dragking lady that Tezuka lived next door to as a child, in fact a lot of his characters were.

that dude was awesome.

that's amazing!! he does have awesome girl eyes <33

O_O

Where'd you hear that?!

I thought he was inspired by how Tezuka's hair was when he woke up in the morning?

I do recall hearing that he wanted Astro to have effeminate, but also masculine traits, but a drag king?

...wait drag king? Lady that dressed up as a guy?!

~Otaku-Man

yup, it's in the book. Tezuka lived next to this awesome lady who ran a theater group, and greatly admired her. many of his characters reflect the blending of feminine and masculine traits he learned from her including Astro who is actually also based off of the robot in Metropolis who was androgynous. androgyny is a really big thing in a lot of his works (and boy does he have so many works I didn't know about!) it seems he thought that the perfect balance of power could only be attained by using masculine strength with feminine emotions and understanding.

check out that book!

i am loving the stylized smoke/fire/jetflames

why thank you c:

hells yes, miss. absolutely awesome.

(btw, how do you feel about the movie coming out? i'm kinda wary about it)

YOU DIDN'T ASK ME but I saw it and, as a fan, enjoyed it. Not going to say it's a masterpiece, but it was not a bad movie by any means.

Well 'Pie says it's okay so I'm gonna have faith. I plan to see it tomorrow though so who knows.

I did hear they made his dad not a dick though, which is kinda weird but whatever.

thats like making a blackjack movie and them making him actually licensed.

yeah I know. I mean the whole point is that horrible things happen to Astro but he shows us that just because people are dicks to you doesn't mean that gives you the right to be a dick to the rest of the world. Having him just come from a cuddly loving home right off instead of learning that people can be kind the hard way kind of defeats the point.

idk.

At first glance, I knew it was Astro Boy. And then I looked at the flames... and thought how they look sort of Okami-esque... Now I'm curious what an Okami'd Astro Boy would look like! Totally awesome picture!

probably awesome....


brb, drawing it.

Really awesome inking and use of blacks, especially the Jet boots! :D

why thank you. I've been trying to teach myself how to use pens competently.

it's nice to see someone notice c:

lol!

I recently saw that CG Astro Boy movie and I have to say it's not bad at all. It could have been better in some spots, but overall it was a rather enjoyable movie. I took my 6-year old step-cousin, or shall I say step-brother's son (not sure which) to go see it, and he thoroughly enjoyed it. I did too actually.

In this alternate retelling of the Astro Boy origin (which is nothing new since there have been various versions throughout the years, even ones Tezuka worked on), we got many of Tezuka's star system here in the background. Prof. Ochanomizu as Dr. Elefun, Dr. Tenma as himself, Nathan Lane as HamEgg, Shunsaku Ban as Mr. Moustachio, and while he only has one line of dialogue in the movie, Osamu Tezuka's in there as well. Granted he's not voiced by Tezuka, seeing as how he died in '89, but the self-insert caricature of himself that he often drew into the comics is there to keep the Tezuka feel. Plus, all the other star-system characters still retain their original roles from the original Astro Boy, more or less. Dr. Tenma is still the grieving father over the loss of his son, Dr. Elefun is still a top scientist with the ministry, Mr. Moustachio is the teacher at school, and HamEgg is the ringmaster of the "Robot Games" (instead of Robot Circus as in the original).

Overall, it's an enjoyable movie. It has a younger audience in mind, but it still has some good elements to it.

Any fans of Tezuka or Astro Boy will most likely enjoy this movie.

~Otaku-Man

thank you for the very informative review! I feel a lot better spending the money to see it now :D

Awesome!!! Love the way that fire looks

What sells me on this one are the artsy flames.
Makes 'im leap right off the screen/page. :>

Wow...makes me feel nostalgic for the old school days....well done.