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can anyone tell me if this is from short clip or movie? the animation style is that of the 2003 series. I checked this website here but dont see the summery that matches this one.It shows a boy running from robots(future?) and finds astro asleep in museum(for how long i dont know) astro wakes up and saves the boy,while they escape from the robots that are bad...



here is the link,there is short video clip thats run around 7mins
http://tezukaosamu.net/jp/anime/128.html


any help appreciated

Welcome to the forums, Lumera,

I couldn't get the video to run on my computer, but it might be one of the "special movies" that were created about 10 years ago, and never released outside of Japan. Someone else might be able to see/interpret it for you...

I'll have to see if I can watch it, but I can already guess what it is. It's probably based off of my least favorite manga story that I've read so far; it hardly has Astro in it, even. The story itself is just terrible (more in the sense of the storyline itself, rather than quality).

Edit: Oooh, it actually works for me! Goody! And it already looks like it's going to be somewhat different than the manga story that it's more than likely based on.
I have a feeling that this is newer than "ten years ago", especially since the museum the boy runs into is called the "Metro City Museum". Sorta makes me think that this may have once been intended to be seen by American audiences, as the name of the city in the Japanese dub of the 2003 series was different than in the English dub. This could even be very new, depending on how long it's been up there. Maybe someone else can tell you.

Moar Edit: Actually, that could have been a mistranslation on the fansubbers' part. It probably was Metro City. And this was very different. And short. Much too short. I want to see more of it. ;-;

No idea how the city is called in the English dub, but it's Metro City in Japanese.

Anyway, this is from one of the Osamu Dezaki-directed pieces. You can rent the download over at Videx with a credit card.

"AprilSeven" wrote:Welcome to the forums, Lumera,

I couldn't get the video to run on my computer, but it might be one of the "special movies" that were created about 10 years ago, and never released outside of Japan. Someone else might be able to see/interpret it for you...

Thank you for the welcome ^_^

ah alright! Thank you!

"Little Brown Fox" wrote:I'll have to see if I can watch it, but I can already guess what it is. It's probably based off of my least favorite manga story that I've read so far; it hardly has Astro in it, even. The story itself is just terrible (more in the sense of the storyline itself, rather than quality).

Edit: Oooh, it actually works for me! Goody! And it already looks like it's going to be somewhat different than the manga story that it's more than likely based on.
I have a feeling that this is newer than "ten years ago", especially since the museum the boy runs into is called the "Metro City Museum". Sorta makes me think that this may have once been intended to be seen by American audiences, as the name of the city in the Japanese dub of the 2003 series was different than in the English dub. This could even be very new, depending on how long it's been up there. Maybe someone else can tell you.

alright,was this in original astro boy manga? have only gotten up to volume 10 and still have to buy the rest to seehow story turns out.

Thank you!

"F-Man" wrote:No idea how the city is called in the English dub, but it's Metro City in Japanese.

Anyway, this is from one of the Osamu Dezaki-directed pieces. You can rent the download over at Videx with a credit card.

Thank you!! ah such a shame,as dont ever use credit card online and only use paypal for bank echecks..

would have loved to watch the full version!

HI- LUMERA glad you are here- thanks!

"avatargirl" wrote:HI- LUMERA glad you are here- thanks!

Thanks! ^^

I was able to watch it too (Gota love Linux!) It's kinda creepy in a way. Looks like a cross between Astro and the Matrix! The old man looks like Dr. O. many years into the future. The kid would be playing the Neo part (or would that be Astro?).