• more about #osamutezuka
    Forsakenchild: I loved the movie. And that's all that matters to me. #astroboy more »
    erzwatts: Ok, the buzz Im getting is that this movie has exceeded expectations. I think I may have to go big screen as opposed to waiting for DVD. Sometimes no... more »
    CodenameV: They also gave a dismissive review of "Rebuild of Evangelion 1.0 : You (Are) Note Alone" [www.nytimes.com] (check out my response to it...though it t... more »
    AngriestGeek: I didn't care for it and I've never seen an Astro Boy cartoon, so it's not like I'm biased. Was it always part of the story to show the death of Tenm... more »
    tetracycloide: astro boy is shaping up to be 2009's speed racer which means, if all goes to plan, i'll own it on blu-ray by spring of next year. #astroboy more »
    halfdmninuyasha: On the other hand, Yoshiyuki Tomino, the creator of Gundam and Astro Boy vet, denounced it. [www.animenewsnetwork.com] more »
    Shadowdagger: That's cool :) I'm gonna watch this movie. Always liked Astro Boy :) #astroboy more »
    sensenet: I was rather disappointed. The voice acting in particular was poor and emotionally flat and the story had a predictability that turned me off. I could... more »
    cletar: If you go see it with a real boy, that boy may be disturbed by the scene where a boy is disintegrated by a war-robot. It's the most emotionally int... more »
    disatess: Wow ,best review I `ve read in a long time . #astroboy more »
    rabiera: I was looking forward to seeing this, and your review makes it sound much more interesting than I expected. I hope I'm not building myself up for a l... more »
    Pessimippöpötåmus: Has anyone watched the adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's Metropolis? The plot is very much similar, but the tone is much more serious. It's one of my favor... more »
    tudza007: Floating city, junk pile on surface, robot battles on the surface. You sure we aren't talking about Battle Angel Alita? more »
    Forsakenchild: So I've got a problem. Tomorrow I am going to see a movie. My two choices are this and Where the Wild Things Are. Which do I go see? #astroboy more »
    Motoki: Hmm, Astroboy as a post-modern Uncle Tom? I think I like it. A lot. #astroboy more »
    Ruthless, If you let me: This is out this weekend?! Hell to the yeah. #letsgotothemovies more »
    crashedpc - Haifisch: Let's Go to the Movies! Now. #letsgotothemovies more »
    CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): Everytime I see a frame, Trailer or clip from this movie. It just looks like a work of art. Kudos to the design team, because its got me stoked. And I... more »
    TemporalSword: But...but...if this is faithful to the original material, whatever shall the nerds bitch about? more »
    Slatz_Grobnik: As a fanboy, including the Third Doctor's time stuck on Earth is totally unfair. Earth was a prison; is it any surprise that he got institutionalized?... more »
  • #astroboy

    The Next Best Thing To Tezuka's Verdict On The Astro Boy Movie?

    Astro Boy gets a dismissive review in the New York Times, and Fred Schodt, translator and friend of creator Osamu Tezuka, responds: "This film may not win an Oscar, but it works, and it is great fun." [NYTimes via TokyoMango]
  • #moviereview

    Astro Boy: Subversive, Awesome Flying-Robot Action

    Early in Astro Boy, a squad of combat drones goes into battle against an experimental war robot. One drone turns to his friend and mutters, "I really hate this job." That moment helps crystalize what makes Astro Boy so great. More »
  • #astroboy

    New Astro Boy Clips Explore The Metal Boy's Soul

    We were lucky to peruse a few new clips for Imagi's shiny new adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy. Below, we describe each dazzling scene, along with a few new stills. Has Imagi lived up to the Astro Boy legacy? More »
  • #rant

    Why Do Aliens Among Us Always Go Native?

    It never fails: an alien comes to Earth to study us, or spy on us, or hide from other aliens. And he/she always goes native. Just once, I'd like to see an unassimilated alien.
  • #mw

    Earth-Ending Chemical MW Is Leaking All Over The Internet

  • #mangobot

    Can Clones Learn To Love? Japan's Manga God Breaks Taboos to Answer

    Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989), creator of Astro Boy and over 700 manga series, is often called the God of Comics or the Disney of the East. But neither title acknowledges the mark he's left on science fiction. If you don't know who he is, then you should get to know him — now. For decades, Tezuka's works weren't accessible to the non-Japanese-reading public. NBC aired over half of the Astro Boy anime series in the sixties, but the original manga wasn't published in English until 2002. At last, a handful of publishers is actively translating and releasing some of Tezuka's lesser known titles into English. One of the best is Apollo's Song, published in English for the first time a few months ago by Vertical Inc. Its an elegant, compact representation of Tezuka's scifi genius — and a milestone in Japanese free expression due to its frank depiction of sexuality in a postapocalyptic world. More »