Astro is a robotic boy created by Dr. Tenma to replace his late son. When Tenma destroys his laboratory and shuts down Astro, the Ministry of Science revives him and tries to give him a normal life as ...

Astro Boy is a 5 year old robot boy, learning about the world around him from his robot parents, his mentor Dr. O'Shay, & his older human friends. He is an upbeat & positive child, but his abilities ...

Netflix released a four-minute teaser trailer for Pluto, the anime adaptation of the manga by Naoki Urusawa that's a gritty reboot of a classic Astro Boy manga from the 1960s. The new anime series ...

What do you add to a character and franchise that’s been adapted nearly 10 times over more than 70 years? Well, if you’re Louis-David Delahaye, you take a page from American superhero comic books and ...

Manga legend Osamu Tezuka is famous for his work on Astro Boy, but the mangaka was responsible for numerous other works during his long career. Famously referred to as the “godfather of manga,” Tezuka ...

Osama Tezuka’s series “Tetsuwan Atom” (AKA “Astro Boy”) and Taiyo Matsumoto’s “Black & White” represent manga’s alpha and omega—at least in my admittedly limited exposure to the form. My state still ...