
His head uses a large circular shape, also being used by many popular American animated characters at that time. The most prominent feature of Astro's design that borrows from Disney is in the head. Astro bears a strong resemblance to Mickey Mouse - Disney's most popular character. Astro would continue this trend of characters designed after Disney characters, using a simplistic cartoon style. Tezuka was a lifelong fan of Disney and he drew many of his early characters with the famous Disney characters' design in mind. 2.1 Birth of Astro Boy, the Mighty AtomĪstro Boy's Blueprints (As shown in the first issue of the Astro Boy manga.).He has an extreme care for the preciousness of life, much like his real-world creator Osamu Tezuka himself. A natural pacifist, he always attempts to solve situations intelligently with diplomacy. Astro fits the embodiment of a hero, having a strong sense of justice and is always willing to defend those who can't defend themselves. Astro was forced into fighting other robots against his will in the robot circus, but was eventually rescued by Hiroshi Ochanomizu. After learning that Astro is robotic and therefore cannot function like a biological human boy, Tenma sold Astro to a robotic circus out of a fit of rage. Tenma created Astro in the image of his deceased son Tobio Tenma.
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Astro Boy at the end of "The Greatest Robot in the World" Īstro Boy (アトム Atomu ?) known in Japan as "Mighty Atom", "Iron Arm Atom", or just "Astro", is a fictional character created by Osamu Tezuka and the main protagonist of every series in the Astro Boy franchise.Īstro is a robot male with human emotions created by Umataro Tenma. I still believe that robots will all become friends one day and never fight each other again.
