Why Astroboy instead of Astro Boy?

[karl0s]

You can always start saying tetsuwanatomu if you don't like astroboy

[Anime Girl]

You can always start saying tetsuwanatomu if you don't like astroboy

You know how confusing it is to read tetsuwanatomu as one big long word?

[Fauna]

Wait, did Tezuka ever know that Tetsuwan Atomu was called Astro Boy in English? That just now dawned on me.

He actually did! I forget where I read it, but he thought it was pretty cool. (If you listen to the Japanese version of the ending theme for the 80's series, the singers clearly say "Astro Boy, Astro Boy, Mighty Atomu".)


The lack of space between Astro and Boy annoys me a little, too. It reminds me of when I was eleven and going to the Spongebob Squarepants movie, and the theatre card had it as "SPONGE BOB". Or like whenever someone writes "Super Man". On the other hand, the latter examples are supposed to be together, not apart...

[karl0s]

[QUOTE=karl0s;103094]You can always start saying tetsuwanatomu if you don't like astroboy

You know how confusing it is to read tetsuwanatomu as one big long word?[/QUOTE]

How about shintetsuwanatomu?

Anyways I can deal with astro boy being 1 word, I don't think it bothers me as much as anybody else.

[AprilSeven]

Yes, he did, because he was part of the editing and then came to New York whilst Astro Boy was aired in the USA.

BUT.... the program/character was Astro Boy not Astroboy

[Anime Girl]

[QUOTE=Anime Girl 14;103090]Wait, did Tezuka ever know that Tetsuwan Atomu was called Astro Boy in English? That just now dawned on me.

He actually did! I forget where I read it, but he thought it was pretty cool. (If you listen to the Japanese version of the ending theme for the 80's series, the singers clearly say "Astro Boy, Astro Boy, Mighty Atomu".)


The lack of space between Astro and Boy annoys me a little, too. It reminds me of when I was eleven and going to the Spongebob Squarepants movie, and the theatre card had it as "SPONGE BOB". Or like whenever someone writes "Super Man". On the other hand, the latter examples are supposed to be together, not apart...[/QUOTE]

Oh, yeah forgot about the Japanese version of the 80's ending theme. How could I forget? That was like my favorite part of the song!