Astro Boy

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Astro Boy

Japanese television series

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children’s television
Children’s television in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan
…the broadcast of Tezuka Osamu’s Astro Boy (1963–66), the first animation-only television series to establish the aesthetic of Japanese anime. The danger and violence of Tezukas tales was balanced by themes respecting life, nature, and peace. The success of Astro Boy nearly single-handedly ignited a boom of Japanese animation that…
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…the broadcast of Tezuka Osamu’s Astro Boy (1963–66), the first animation-only television series to establish the aesthetic of Japanese anime. The danger and violence of Tezukas tales was balanced by themes respecting life, nature, and peace. The success of Astro Boy nearly single-handedly ignited a boom of Japanese animation that…
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