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:o hmy: There may be a language problem here, as I think you misunderstood my post. I was not saying that either Ishinomori or Tezuka were blamed for anything, only that they based their own works on the Disney version; but given that Tezuka adored Disney's animated films, and watched them many tim...

Interesting essay, felipeonodera; though I must add that the cricket was short-lived in the Collodi original. Thus, both Atom & Jinzo Ningen Kikaider are indebted to Disney for his versions of the characters, the unnamed puppeteer became STROMBOLI & cricket, Jiminy. :p Their characters also changed...

I´m from Brazil and this is poorly translated, but I think it can be interesting for Astro Boy fans too. It´s a article by myself: When it comes to Shotaro Ishinomori the first thing that comes to mind is Kamen Rider and other famous series of costumed heroes who became a real phenomenon in Japan of...

This is not Tezuka, it´s a caricature of Ishinomori himself. This hat is used by all mangaka from Tokiwa-So, including Fujiko Fujio ao others. Check: http://auction.thumbnail.image.rakuten.co.jp/@0_auc/image34/03/a5/00011323334/f9/72/img00320951039.jpg?_ex=700x700&s=2&r=1 http://junkyard1970.com/img...