Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 7:17 pm
I have no clue how I've really avoided all exposure to Tezuka and Astro-Boy my whole life. So, after glowing reviews of the GBA game I picked it up (a fantastic game btw), but found I was really enjoying the story. Knowing my local comic store had some 20+ issues and knowing they were classic (I'd browed through them from time to time, never long enough though to realize how great they were), I started purchasing them, and very quickly realized just what a fantastic thing Tezuka was doing.
That out of the way, I've heard all the discussion about the upcoming DVD box and looked at some of the streaming video. The 60's version looks spot-on but of course that's unavailable...
I guess what I'm getting at in my round-about way is whether these other Astro Boy series live up to the manga--are they still great but just different? Are most people on this board more fans of the film than the manga? Is there an obvious 'you must check these things out right away' list, followed by a number of less 'essential' but still good list?
Oh, eh, anyway, a nice forum. Glad to see so many people really diggin' Astro Boy.
That out of the way, I've heard all the discussion about the upcoming DVD box and looked at some of the streaming video. The 60's version looks spot-on but of course that's unavailable...
I guess what I'm getting at in my round-about way is whether these other Astro Boy series live up to the manga--are they still great but just different? Are most people on this board more fans of the film than the manga? Is there an obvious 'you must check these things out right away' list, followed by a number of less 'essential' but still good list?
Oh, eh, anyway, a nice forum. Glad to see so many people really diggin' Astro Boy.