I just watched "Harlock Saga," an anime story based loosely on "Der Ring of Des Nibelungen," or as the MET calls it (& I assume, the Germans, too), "Der Ring Des Nibelungen." I find it refreshing to see different adaptations of these classics. Tezuka was obviously fond of using classics' plots or characters in his own stories. "Robio & Robiet," "Three Robot Knights" (E: "The Three Robotiers"), are titles that are obviously based upon classics. The title "The World in 500,000 Years" (E: "Funnel to the Future") does not hint that it is based upon "The Time Machine," but its characters are obviously modelled upon the Eloi & the Morlocks, as was the plot in the latter 1/2.
