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アトム ザ・ビギニング [Atom: The Beginning] #11
Atom: The Beginning, Vol. 11
Questa è la storia che porta alla nascita del robot eterno "Tetsuwan Atom" (Atom braccia di ferro) per mano professor Tenma e del professor Ochanomizu che, durante la loro gioventù, si sono dedicati completamente allo sviluppi dei robot.
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192 pages, Paperback
First published December 5, 2019
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April 14, 2022
La trama sigue avanzando. Ahora hay un nuevo colaborador en el laboratorio y se cuecen nuevos misterios.
November 24, 2022
I’m always so blown away by the art in this series. A real treat for the eyes!
January 20, 2025
Préparant une suite que j’espère encore plus enlevée, ce tome de transition sait titiller ma curiosité et poser de nouvelles bases intéressantes.
Nos héros ont repris le cours de leur vie après les derniers incidents. Ayant perdu de leurs financements, ils ont mis Six à contribution, le faisant travailler, et eux, accueillent au sein de leur laboratoire quelqu’un avec qui ils n’auraient jamais cru travailler, le tout dans une ambiance à nouveau pleine de mystère autour de cette catastrophe intervenue quelques années plus tôt.
J’avoue que c’est cet élément qui attise le plus ma curiosité. Ça et le fait que le gouvernement cache quelque chose dans la réutilisation qu’il fait des anciens robots Balt, depuis l’expulsion de Moriyama du secret projet T. Alors certes, ça n’occupe que très peu de pages, mais je suis hypée.
L’arrivée de Moriyama dans l’équipe m’a bien plu aussi. Il a toujours eu un joli potentiel et ça m’agaçait de le voir limité à ce rôle de méchant de série B. Je sens que je vais bien plus apprécier de le voir travailler avec notre duo. Déjà, il leur offre une jolie occasion ici alors qu’ils lui confectionnent »des jambes » et qu’il leur propose de travailler ensemble sur un nouveau prototype.
Mais les auteurs préfèrent encore une fois se laisser tenter par le sempiternel tournoi de robots… Que dire ? Cette astuce a déjà été suffisamment employée dans la série, non ? On sait d’avance que ça ne va pas se passer comme prévu et que ce sera l’élément déclencheur d’autre chose, alors a-t-on encore besoin de passer pour là ? J’attends de voir mais je suis sceptique face à ce nouveau choix un peu trop facile et redondant.
Tome de transition sympathique pour disposer de nouvelles dynamiques au sein des personnages. L’arrivée de Moriyama ragaillardit le groupe et j’apprécie toujours autant les mystères autour de la Catastrophe. J’aimerais juste qu’on s’y intéresse vraiment au lieu de continuer à tourner autour. Ce serait plus intéressant qu’un énième tournoi de robots qui va mal finir…
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Nos héros ont repris le cours de leur vie après les derniers incidents. Ayant perdu de leurs financements, ils ont mis Six à contribution, le faisant travailler, et eux, accueillent au sein de leur laboratoire quelqu’un avec qui ils n’auraient jamais cru travailler, le tout dans une ambiance à nouveau pleine de mystère autour de cette catastrophe intervenue quelques années plus tôt.
J’avoue que c’est cet élément qui attise le plus ma curiosité. Ça et le fait que le gouvernement cache quelque chose dans la réutilisation qu’il fait des anciens robots Balt, depuis l’expulsion de Moriyama du secret projet T. Alors certes, ça n’occupe que très peu de pages, mais je suis hypée.
L’arrivée de Moriyama dans l’équipe m’a bien plu aussi. Il a toujours eu un joli potentiel et ça m’agaçait de le voir limité à ce rôle de méchant de série B. Je sens que je vais bien plus apprécier de le voir travailler avec notre duo. Déjà, il leur offre une jolie occasion ici alors qu’ils lui confectionnent »des jambes » et qu’il leur propose de travailler ensemble sur un nouveau prototype.
Mais les auteurs préfèrent encore une fois se laisser tenter par le sempiternel tournoi de robots… Que dire ? Cette astuce a déjà été suffisamment employée dans la série, non ? On sait d’avance que ça ne va pas se passer comme prévu et que ce sera l’élément déclencheur d’autre chose, alors a-t-on encore besoin de passer pour là ? J’attends de voir mais je suis sceptique face à ce nouveau choix un peu trop facile et redondant.
Tome de transition sympathique pour disposer de nouvelles dynamiques au sein des personnages. L’arrivée de Moriyama ragaillardit le groupe et j’apprécie toujours autant les mystères autour de la Catastrophe. J’aimerais juste qu’on s’y intéresse vraiment au lieu de continuer à tourner autour. Ce serait plus intéressant qu’un énième tournoi de robots qui va mal finir…
Article complet : https://lesblablasdetachan.wordpress....
December 12, 2025
Literally every single fan service robot appears in this one lol. We've seen a few robots like that here and there, but they're never the main focus. This one was completely full of hot robots. I mean, I'm not complaining. I'm just saying. It's in there. Also, I really like that whathisname big nose didn't want whatshisname Joey from Yugioh look alike to have to tell whatshisname tall guy if he didn't want to (sorry I'm bad at names). And then tall guy made Joey look alike robotic leg supports because even though he hates his guts he still wants to make sure he has a mobility aid. Tall guy has grown on me a bit. He's still not my favorite character, but I swear every volume he gets less annoying and more sincere.
Atom: the Beginning Review
5/5 stars
This will be a spoiler free review. Onto the review!
I started this manga series because the first volume’s cover has a robot with a kitten. I knew nothing about this going in, and I’m so glad that cover caught my eye. This was so good!
This series is technically a prequel series to the 50s manga called Astro Boy, which became well known for being the first anime ever. I’ve never watched or read Astro Boy, but it turns out that’s not necessary to understand this series. I might try reading Astro Boy at some point, because I’m curious how anime got started, but I also don’t want to accidentally spoil anything from this series since this is a prequel.
In this story, we follow a bunch of college kids who are part of their college’s robotics program. They’re all part of different research teams, trying to create unique and interesting robotic projects in order to get more funding from the school. We’re following the team with the least amount of funding as they try to work around budget constraints to create robots that will earn them more funding in the future.
What sets our team apart from the rest is that they want to create a robot that doesn’t just perform tasks and follow programming. They want to make a robot that will have a consciousness and heart. Everyone else thinks they’re crazy, but they go ahead with the project anyways, because they’re so passionate about it that they don’t care about anyone else’s opinions.
The robot they end up creating is the one from the first volume cover, although they have a few other smaller projects as well, such as the kitten robot. They name their robot Six, because he’s their sixth attempt at a robot with a heart. I fell in love with Six from the very first moment I saw him on the page. He’s so kind, and just wants to help people and make friends with everyone.
As the story goes on, we learn that most people who build robots want to create robots that can fight. This seems to be the priority for most engineers, which really makes Six stand out as something different. I’m not sure how this connects to Astro Boy’s plot, and if we’re going to meet any of its original characters or villains, so I can’t speak on that. There are a few notes at the end of each volume which talk about how certain robots we meet are taken directly from Astro Boy, so that helps a bit. But I don’t really know what any of it means for the story.
What continued to be the most compelling part of this story as I kept reading is the commentary on AI. Most of the people seen as villainous or at least a little morally gray don’t seem to care how their robots function in terms of AI, as long as they get the job done. This unfortunately results in a lot of hurt where it probably wasn’t necessary.
Six is the first to point this out in every situation, and he does his best to try and help the other robots learn from their mistakes. He has an interesting way of communicating with other robots via unspoken signals, which he uses to try and help robots learn to have a heart and be kind like him. With all the talk about ethical/unethical uses of AI here in the real world, I really felt this so hard. AI is such a wonderful tool, but unfortunately it’s the kind of technology where people can also choose to do awful things with it, such as stealing art, with little effort.
I recently learned that this manga is actually a reverse adaptation of an anime with the same name that’s been airing. I don’t know how far into the story the anime is, and how caught up the manga is to the show, so I’ve been avoiding it until I can figure that out without accidentally spoiling myself. I’m dodging spoilers left and right with this one, because I have to avoid this anime as well as Astro Boy…and apparently there’s another connected anime/manga called Pluto which might also spoil me on the story. When this series is complete, I’ll go watch/read everything else I’m missing out on, because I’m really loving these characters and this world.
If you’re a fan of Astro Boy or Pluto I definitely recommend giving this one a try, and then come back here and tell me if I can start either of those without spoiling myself for this series. If you know nothing about either of those, I recommend giving this series a try if it sounds interesting, because I’m having a blast with it despite not knowing anything about the original source material.
Random aside to myself: Does that one kid look a lot like Joey from Yu-gi-oh, or am I just going crazy? Update: I checked and yeah, they look like they could be twins. Wow. Maybe Joey’s design was based on his design? Which character design came first? The timeline is too confusing. help
Have a nice day/night everyone!
Atom: the Beginning Review
5/5 stars
This will be a spoiler free review. Onto the review!
I started this manga series because the first volume’s cover has a robot with a kitten. I knew nothing about this going in, and I’m so glad that cover caught my eye. This was so good!
This series is technically a prequel series to the 50s manga called Astro Boy, which became well known for being the first anime ever. I’ve never watched or read Astro Boy, but it turns out that’s not necessary to understand this series. I might try reading Astro Boy at some point, because I’m curious how anime got started, but I also don’t want to accidentally spoil anything from this series since this is a prequel.
In this story, we follow a bunch of college kids who are part of their college’s robotics program. They’re all part of different research teams, trying to create unique and interesting robotic projects in order to get more funding from the school. We’re following the team with the least amount of funding as they try to work around budget constraints to create robots that will earn them more funding in the future.
What sets our team apart from the rest is that they want to create a robot that doesn’t just perform tasks and follow programming. They want to make a robot that will have a consciousness and heart. Everyone else thinks they’re crazy, but they go ahead with the project anyways, because they’re so passionate about it that they don’t care about anyone else’s opinions.
The robot they end up creating is the one from the first volume cover, although they have a few other smaller projects as well, such as the kitten robot. They name their robot Six, because he’s their sixth attempt at a robot with a heart. I fell in love with Six from the very first moment I saw him on the page. He’s so kind, and just wants to help people and make friends with everyone.
As the story goes on, we learn that most people who build robots want to create robots that can fight. This seems to be the priority for most engineers, which really makes Six stand out as something different. I’m not sure how this connects to Astro Boy’s plot, and if we’re going to meet any of its original characters or villains, so I can’t speak on that. There are a few notes at the end of each volume which talk about how certain robots we meet are taken directly from Astro Boy, so that helps a bit. But I don’t really know what any of it means for the story.
What continued to be the most compelling part of this story as I kept reading is the commentary on AI. Most of the people seen as villainous or at least a little morally gray don’t seem to care how their robots function in terms of AI, as long as they get the job done. This unfortunately results in a lot of hurt where it probably wasn’t necessary.
Six is the first to point this out in every situation, and he does his best to try and help the other robots learn from their mistakes. He has an interesting way of communicating with other robots via unspoken signals, which he uses to try and help robots learn to have a heart and be kind like him. With all the talk about ethical/unethical uses of AI here in the real world, I really felt this so hard. AI is such a wonderful tool, but unfortunately it’s the kind of technology where people can also choose to do awful things with it, such as stealing art, with little effort.
I recently learned that this manga is actually a reverse adaptation of an anime with the same name that’s been airing. I don’t know how far into the story the anime is, and how caught up the manga is to the show, so I’ve been avoiding it until I can figure that out without accidentally spoiling myself. I’m dodging spoilers left and right with this one, because I have to avoid this anime as well as Astro Boy…and apparently there’s another connected anime/manga called Pluto which might also spoil me on the story. When this series is complete, I’ll go watch/read everything else I’m missing out on, because I’m really loving these characters and this world.
If you’re a fan of Astro Boy or Pluto I definitely recommend giving this one a try, and then come back here and tell me if I can start either of those without spoiling myself for this series. If you know nothing about either of those, I recommend giving this series a try if it sounds interesting, because I’m having a blast with it despite not knowing anything about the original source material.
Random aside to myself: Does that one kid look a lot like Joey from Yu-gi-oh, or am I just going crazy? Update: I checked and yeah, they look like they could be twins. Wow. Maybe Joey’s design was based on his design? Which character design came first? The timeline is too confusing. help
Have a nice day/night everyone!
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