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鉄腕アトム [Tetsuwan Atom] #16
Astro Boy, Vol. 16
Fifty years after his creation, Astro Boy continues to lead the manga and anime charge, his adventures still as fresh and exciting as when first crafted by master storyteller/cartoonist/animator Osamu Tezuka. Astro Boy is packed with action, laughs, and genuine emotion, interlacing fantastic situations with timeless themes and wry observances about technology, war, and the human condition.
In this volume: wild animals mysteriously fight back against industrial development; intelligent lizard-creatures threaten to enslave mankind; a feud between two scientists is played out tragically through their robot families; and explosive Astro Boy balloons wreak havoc in Tokyo!
In this volume: wild animals mysteriously fight back against industrial development; intelligent lizard-creatures threaten to enslave mankind; a feud between two scientists is played out tragically through their robot families; and explosive Astro Boy balloons wreak havoc in Tokyo!
217 pages, Paperback
First published January 13, 2000
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Osamu Tezuka
2,146 books1,294 followersDr. Osamu Tezuka (手塚治虫) was a Japanese manga artist, animator, producer and medical doctor, although he never practiced medicine. Born in Osaka Prefecture, he is best known as the creator of Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion. He is often credited as the "Father of Anime", and is often considered the Japanese equivalent to Walt Disney, who served as a major inspiration during his formative years. His prolific output, pioneering techniques, and innovative redefinitions of genres earned him such titles as "the father of manga" and "the God of Manga."
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August 6, 2025I can honestly say that I have no idea how the heck this book was the manga that ‘started’ the shounen manga or inspired manga artists with their successful shounen series such as Dragon Ball. This manga is just kind of out there that I have absolutely no idea how I was going to rate this.
First off, this manga was made in the50’s so the art and the story really has an old fashion type story structure that we’ve seen in old comics before. Especially in the sci-fi and the action genre. The hero lives life normally (or sometimes discovers new powers about himself). A villain appears and causes chaos.
There’s nothing much to say about this book except for the fact that some of the scenes in this manga don’t make any sense and just pop out of nowhere. For example, in the beginning of the manga there is this young boy driving a car. Mind you that this kid is no older than 12 years old and yet he recklessly drives the car and ends up getting into an accident. There’s also the police cars that are shaped like dog heads and there are some sort of diamonds on the moon (or some sort of crystals with an abandoned city, I can’t remember).
The plot is just series of events that happen to our protagonist, Astro Boy and they are kind of boring and lame. They’re predictable and the villains are not really that interesting and can sometimes be kind of stupid. Astro Boy is the only thing about this manga I actually enjoyed. He’s nice, wants to do the right thing, stands up for his friends and is basically your typical superhero. He’s not that interesting or complex but they do give him a good backstory that makes you feel sympathy for him.
If you like the story of robots coexisting with human then this’ll be a cute manga to check out. Just keep in mind that it was made in the 50’s so the plot and the characters are kind of old fashioned and not that complex.
First off, this manga was made in the
There’s nothing much to say about this book except for the fact that some of the scenes in this manga don’t make any sense and just pop out of nowhere. For example, in the beginning of the manga there is this young boy driving a car. Mind you that this kid is no older than 12 years old and yet he recklessly drives the car and ends up getting into an accident. There’s also the police cars that are shaped like dog heads and there are some sort of diamonds on the moon (or some sort of crystals with an abandoned city, I can’t remember).
The plot is just series of events that happen to our protagonist, Astro Boy and they are kind of boring and lame. They’re predictable and the villains are not really that interesting and can sometimes be kind of stupid. Astro Boy is the only thing about this manga I actually enjoyed. He’s nice, wants to do the right thing, stands up for his friends and is basically your typical superhero. He’s not that interesting or complex but they do give him a good backstory that makes you feel sympathy for him.
If you like the story of robots coexisting with human then this’ll be a cute manga to check out. Just keep in mind that it was made in the 50’s so the plot and the characters are kind of old fashioned and not that complex.
April 11, 2024
Another fun read with some interesting stories inspired by the Loch Ness Monster and Romeo & Juliet (not the same story).
April 16, 2011
1. Keluarga Melanin
Atom berhasil dihidupkan kembali oleh Dr. Tenba, namun menjadi Atom yang lain. Atom menghidupkan semua robot yang disimpan di gudang robot, bahkan yang dimatikan karena sudah rusak.
Atom (dengan membawa Uran) juga pergi ke Afrika karena tertarik dengan sinar terang yang berasal dari sana. Di tengah jalan mereka diserang suku setempat dan terpisah. Uran bertemu dengan sebuah robot bernama Burbo yang tinggal di suatu suku manusia terpencil setempat. Burbo ternyata robot yang dibuat karena kepala suku tersebut tidak mempunyai anak.
Sementara Atom yang terkubur dan tak bergerak karena kehabisan energi, bertemu dengan robot bernama Spark. Spark ternyata berasal dari bintang Kazak, yang semua makhluk hidupnya sudah punah akibat perang panjang dengan robot.
Apa yang terjadi kemudian? Akankah Atom kembali pada sifatnya semula?
2. Moeba
Moeba adalah seorang manusia dengan kemampuan yang mampu membawa masa lalu ke masa kini. Namun dia tidak bisa mengingat asal-usulnya, walau dia sangat mengingat ibunya.
Siapakah Moeba?
Atom berhasil dihidupkan kembali oleh Dr. Tenba, namun menjadi Atom yang lain. Atom menghidupkan semua robot yang disimpan di gudang robot, bahkan yang dimatikan karena sudah rusak.
Atom (dengan membawa Uran) juga pergi ke Afrika karena tertarik dengan sinar terang yang berasal dari sana. Di tengah jalan mereka diserang suku setempat dan terpisah. Uran bertemu dengan sebuah robot bernama Burbo yang tinggal di suatu suku manusia terpencil setempat. Burbo ternyata robot yang dibuat karena kepala suku tersebut tidak mempunyai anak.
Sementara Atom yang terkubur dan tak bergerak karena kehabisan energi, bertemu dengan robot bernama Spark. Spark ternyata berasal dari bintang Kazak, yang semua makhluk hidupnya sudah punah akibat perang panjang dengan robot.
Apa yang terjadi kemudian? Akankah Atom kembali pada sifatnya semula?
2. Moeba
Moeba adalah seorang manusia dengan kemampuan yang mampu membawa masa lalu ke masa kini. Namun dia tidak bisa mengingat asal-usulnya, walau dia sangat mengingat ibunya.
Siapakah Moeba?
July 20, 2012
Due to not being in any type of chronological order these reprints are all basically the same. I'm docking this one because one story, "Robio & Robiette" was just plain stupid and obvious. Tezuka is usually better than this. That said, it's stillhas everything you want from an Astro Boy book.
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