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Astro Boy

Astro Boy, known in Japan as Mighty Atom (Japanese: 鉄腕アトム, Hepburn: Tetsuwan Atomu; lit. 'Iron-Armed Atom'), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. It was serialized in Kobunsha's Shōnen from 1952 to 1968, with its 112 chapters collected in 23 tankōbon volumes by Akita Shoten. Dark Horse Comics published an English…

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Genre
Adventure · Science fiction · Superhero
English publisher
AUS: Madman Entertainment · JP: Jippi English Comics (bilingual) · NA: Dark Horse Comics
Magazine
Shōnen
Original run
April 3, 1952 – March 12, 1968
Published by
Kobunsha
Volumes
23 (List of volumes)

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Astro Boy

Nodes153
Edges152
Triples180
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013072
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Astro Boy

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related to Characters · 37
Astro Boy → Albert Duncan, Astor Boynton III/ Toby, Astro, Astro BoyDr, Astro Girl, Astro's, Balthus, Boynton, Chi-Tan, Chief McLawInspector Tawashi, Daddy Walrus, Dinny, Doctor Ochanomizu, Dr, Elefun, Inspector GumshoeTobio Tenma, Jetto, Mighty Atom, Ministry, Mr
related to Production · 25
Astro Boy → According, Ambassador Atom, American, As Tezuka's, Astro, Atom, Atom Taishi, Betty Boop, Captain Atom, Clown, Disney Princesses, English, In, In April, Koko, Max Fleischer, Mickey Mouse, Pinocchio, Schodt, Shonen
related to English-language versions · 22
Astro Boy → Akita Shoten, American, Astro, Astro Boy's English, Atom, Dark Horse English-language, English, English-language, Frederik, He, Higeoyaji, In, Japan, Japanese, Mr, Mustachio, Occasionally, Osamu Tezuka, Schodt, The
related to Reception and legacy · 18
Astro Boy → Akira Toriyama, All Time, Asahi Shimbun, Black Jack, Go Nagai, Greatest Anime, Greatest Manga, Greatest Shōwa Manga, Hayao Miyazaki, In, Japan Media Arts Festival, Katsuhiro Otomo, Naoki Urasawa, Phoenix, Tezuka, The, Those, Yoshiyuki Tomino
related to Plot · 17
Astro Boy → Astor, Astor Boynton II, Astro, Boynton, Doctor Tenma, Dr, English, In, Its, Ministry, Peacekeeper, Science, Tenma, Tobio, Tobio's, Toby, Toby's
related to Films · 12
Astro Boy → Disney, IGZA, In, Japan, Japanese IMAX, MBS, Tezuka, Tezuka's Astro Boy, The, TV, Walt Disney, World's Fair
related to Manga · 12
Astro Boy → Dark Horse Comics, Doctor Tenma, English-language, English-speaking, Frederik, Japanese, Mighty Atom, Names, Professor Ochanomizu, Schodt, The, They
related to External links · 10
Astro Boy → Anime News Network's, Boy, Don Markstein's ToonopediaAstro Boy, Fred SchodtAstro Boy, IMDb, Japanese, NetInterview, Official Osamu Tezuka Web, Site, TezukaOsamu
related to Analysis · 7
Astro Boy → Atom, Atom's, Created, Hiroshima, It, Japan, Nagasaki
English publisher · 3
Astro Boy → AUS: Madman Entertainment, JP: Jippi English Comics (bilingual), NA: Dark Horse Comics

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astro boy series manga anime tezuka published english japanese atom 2003 2009 schodt tenma first animated film dr japan released

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Astro BoyEnglish publisherAUS: Madman Entertainment1.00infobox
Astro BoyEnglish publisherJP: Jippi English Comics (bilingual)1.00infobox
Astro BoyEnglish publisherNA: Dark Horse Comics1.00infobox
Astro BoyGenreAdventure1.00infobox
Astro BoyGenreScience fiction1.00infobox
Astro BoyGenreSuperhero1.00infobox
Astro BoyMagazineShōnen1.00infobox
Astro BoyOriginal runApril 3, 1952 – March 12, 19681.00infobox
Astro BoyPublished byKobunsha1.00infobox
Astro BoyVolumes23 (List of volumes)1.00infobox
Astro BoyWritten byOsamu Tezuka1.00infobox
Astro Boyis aadaptation of the Akita Shoten published works by Osamu Tezuka0.90text

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