of imagi studio's astro boy us-distribution deal and 40 years' anime evolution
Slated for release later in 2009, Astro Boy was created by the "god of manga," Japan's Osamu Tezuka, in the early 1950s. The animated television series first aired in 1963 in Japan and found great acclaim and success around the world. In the U.S., it quickly became a top syndicated children's show. The iconic character's fame grew in the 1980s and 2003 with two new "AstroBoy" TV series attracting new generations of fans.
Astro Boy tells the story of a powerful robot boy created by a brilliant scientist in the image of the son he has lost. Our hero journeys to find acceptance in the human world, and ultimately discovers true friendship as he uses his incredible powers to help others and save Metro City from destruction. Colin Brady (Toy Story 2, Everyone's Hero) directs, and Maryann Garger is the producer. [via SHH / hi-res poster image]
- peep the rest of the official press-release about Imagi Studios's ASTRO BOY CG-movie [tagged] getting a US-distribution deal HERE- meanwhile, here's a you-tubed look at Astro Boy's anime-evolution thru 4 decades (in 20-year cycles) seen from his intro/opening-anime sequences in the 60's, 80's and this current millennium (which i didn't really realize until i searched the www for videos :p):
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2003-anime opening:
2009 Anime-Opening from Imagi Studios:
*STAY TUNED*
