Frederik L. Schodt
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"Stranded in the 20th century, Astro Boy must save Earth from a voracious Martian fungus--and save the intelligent organism from the hydrogen bomb! Can Astro succeed while also beginning the fight for robot rights and keeping robots from fighting each other?"-- Back cover.
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"The old switcheroo! Under the ruse of building older bodies for Astro Boy and his sister, Uran, so that the young robots can grow up, an unscrupulous con man replaces the electro-brains of Astro and Uran to help him abscond with the priceless art treasures stored in the Neo Pyramid!"--Back cover.
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"Who will stand against invaders from space, robot slave masters, and a dictator producing human clones? Astro Boy, that's who. The most popular and influential creation of Osamu Tezuka, 'the Walt Disney of Japan,' Astro Boy is all-ages adventure packed with action, laughs, and a few tugs at the heartstrings"--Amazon.com.
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The seven great robots of the world are being destroyed one after the other, and the former members of the politically charged Bora Survey Group are also being targeted. Could Professor Tenma, the man who created the Japanese boy robot Atom, hold the key to finding the killer and his motive? The latest developments in the investigation send shock waves throughout the world in this masterful work of science fiction and suspense.
9) Pluto: 003
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Gesicht and Atom continue their investigation into the serial murders of the great robots of the world, trying to figure out a motive and being confronted by Lord of the Underworld namesake Pluto.
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"Deep into his investigation of the serial murders of the great robots of the world and the former members of the Bora Survey Group, Gesicht discovers the hatred that exists between man and robot. He also begins to unlock another mystery about a memory of his own that had been locked away and all but forgotten...Meanwhile, the mighty Hercules is out for revenge and is finally about to take on the mysterious Pluto!"--From publisher's website.
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This graphic-format biography of Osamu Tezuka--Japan's "God of Manga"--looks at one of the twentieth century's great creative artists (Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, Black Jack). It is also an anecdotal study of the evolution of Japan's early manga and anime business and its heroes.
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"In the mid-1990s, filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki moved from success to success as his work found an audience outside of Japan. His animated films of the era, including Princess Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle, and Ponyo, were internationally lauded, and Miyazaki won an Academy Award in 2003 for his popular and critical hit Spirited Away. Follow Miyazaki as his vision matures, as cinema-lovers worldwide embrace his creations, and as critics such as Roger...
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"Deep into the 21st century, the line between man and machine has been inexorably blurred as humans rely on the enhancement of mechanical implants and robots are upgraded with human tissue. In this rapidly converging technoscape, the covert-ops agents of Section 9 are charged to track and crack the most dangerous terrorists, cybercriminals, and ghost hackers the digital future has to offer. Whether dealing with remote-controlled corpses, lethally...
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"Ghost in the Shell 2 follows the mysterious Motoko Aramaki as she runs an investigation into an incident at an organ factory and its consequences. She's on the run to clean up the mess and save herself in the process. Meanwhile the former members of Section 9 investigate Motoko to find out who she really is" -- Animenewsnetwork.com.
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"Deep into the twenty-first century, the line between man and machine has been inexorably blurred as humans rely on the enhancement of mechanical implants and robots are upgraded with human tissue. In this rapidly converging landscape, cyborg superagent Major Motoko Kusanagi is charged to track down the craftiest and most dangerous terrorists and cybercriminals, including "ghost hackers" who are capable of exploiting the human/machine interface and...