"AprilSeven" wrote:He'd have to be the cutest little boy in the world!! And -- here's a question -- would he be JAPANESE? 'Cause manga/anime Astro does not look ethnically Japanese.
To people in Japan, I'm sure he does, and I'd kinda agree too. Sure, he's got huge eyes, but who in the real world have those eyes anyway? It's a cartoon characteristic meant to show more expression and cuteness (in Tezuka's universe, a character's eyes are a lot bigger as a child than an adult).
Astro being Japanese or not depends on what country would be making such a movie. And since he's not the main character in "Pluto", and that different nations is such an important part of the story, I'm really hoping that they use a Japanese boy for him in that movie if it ever gets made.