185 The Star of Africa

[jeffbert]

This episode was prefaced by a few minutes of behind the scenes at Mushi:











"go away kid, I'm tryin' to work"

[jeffbert]

& now, for the story itself:

This is the animated version of "The Melanin Tribe" (Darkhorse vol. 20), "The Melanin Family" TOW. The story takes place after The Blue Kinght & "Astro Boy Reborn" (both in Darkhorse vol. 19). As Dr. Tenma had repaired Atom on condition that his robot family be scrapped, & made him with anti-human attitudes, & no memories, he defied Tenma & decided to do as he pleased. Learning that he had a family Atom liberated them, and being scolded by papa, took Uranium & ran away from home.

He went to africa, & now we continue in pictures:

[Astro Forever]

Awwww thanks! What's with the map? Those were all the countries who had Astroboy on TV at the time, I suppose?

Astro's design really didn't change much between 1963 and 1980. There's at least one of the drawers who I would swear worked on both!

[jeffbert]

It makes sense only if the dark areas represent those that had the tv show.

You should use 'whom' rather than 'who' in that instance.

[DrFrag]

Australia had it. Hmmmm, I'm pretty sure we're not that close to New Zealand.

[Astro Forever]

It makes sense only if the dark areas represent those that had the tv show.

Indeed, since at the very least Japan should have seen it. But then... hmmm, I don't know what that could be. All the countries Astro went to? Hmmmm, not sure that makes more sense either.

You should use 'whom' rather than 'who' in that instance.

Thanks! Yay, I learned something new today!

Australia had it. Hmmmm, I'm pretty sure we're not that close to New Zealand.

And I'm not living in the water either!

[CommanderEVE]

This episode was prefaced by a few minutes of behind the scenes at Mushi:











"go away kid, I'm tryin' to work"

i like the way the cartoon astro stands out from the the real background

[zeo]

first off,i know this is an old thread,but heres a matter i need to stress:
"It makes sense only if the dark areas represent those that had the tv show"

that cant be right...surely britan had astro boy on the TV back then?

[jeffbert]

first off,i know this is an old thread,but heres a matter i need to stress:
"It makes sense only if the dark areas represent those that had the tv show"

that cant be right...surely britan had astro boy on the TV back then?

This one was first shown October 22, 1966; as it is 185/193, it is near the series end. #1 ran January 1, 1963, so this is over 3 1/2 years later. Neither Australia nor Britain are dark. Hmm, irate: makes one wonder.

[DrFrag]

I wonder if it's places from around the world their staff come from?