Astro Boy, Vol. 6 [Paperback]

Osamu Tezuka (Author), Osamu Tezuka (Author)

Book Description

Series: Astro Boy (Dark Horse) | Publication Date: August 23, 2002

Astro Boy's spacecraft collides with an alien spacecraft, sending him and the pilot fifty years into the past, and forcing him to find a way back to the future before his power runs out.

Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: Dark Horse; Graphic novel edition (August 23, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569716811
• ISBN-13: 978-1569716816
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,113,219 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Osamu Tezuka (1928-89) is the godfather of Japanese manga comics. He originally intended to become a doctor and earned his degree before turning to what was then a medium for children. His many early masterpieces include the series known in the U.S. as Astro Boy. With his sweeping vision, deftly interwined plots, feel for the workings of power, and indefatigable commitment to human dignity, Tezuka elevated manga to an art form. The later Tezuka, who authored Buddha, often had in mind the mature readership that manga gained in the sixties and that had only grown ever since. The Kurosawa of Japanese pop culture, Osamu Tezuka is a twentieth century classic.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Truly humorous, while being tragic., June 19, 2003

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Jeff A. Deskins "jeffbert" (Laytonsville, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Astro Boy, Vol. 6 (Paperback)

Tezuka Osamu shows Atom (Astroboy) in an alternate origin. Here, much more detail is given than in volume #1, and sub plots abound. Atom finds himself thrown through a time warp, and in mid twentieth century Japan, a time before the rise of robots. His dilemma is that he cannot be refueled by the then current technology. Adventures abound, both tragic and comic. One really funny gag is where he must hide the fact that he is a robot from a person who sees him fly out of the sky and land in a city park. This gag, alone justified the purchase price. Atom's solution to this problem made me laugh myself red in the face. Tezuka Osamu shows his talent for addressing serious cultural issues while keeping a light touch. The robot vs. human rights issue mirrors the black vs. white conflict that was prevalent during the early 1960s when Tezuka wrote this story. Although he lived in Japan, one can ascertain that there was class trouble there too, or perhaps he was aware of the trouble in other nations.

This volume introduces Scara, an insect-person from a distant planet. She is clueless about proper behavior in the world of humans, but in succeeding volumes, she becomes more of an advisor to Atom, than he is to her.

NOTE: The story begun in this volume spans the next two volumes. If you love Atom, you will want those too.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Text replaces pictures, November 4, 2004

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Pavel - See all my reviews

This review is from: Astro Boy, Vol. 6 (Paperback)

Well, for me this volume was a disappointment. In many places story is told using long text inserts instead of pictures, which is quite boring, in my opinion. The only exception was the story about H-bomb. However, you will need this volume, if you like 5 preceding volumes, because it is a part of "Once upon a time" cycle and because in later 7,8 volumes the text insertion is abandoned.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly humorous, while dealing with issues, June 11, 2003

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Jeff A. Deskins "jeffbert" (Laytonsville, MD United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Astro Boy, Vol. 6 (Paperback)

Tezuka Osamu shows Atom (Astro Boy) in an alternate origin. Here, much more detail is given than in volume #1, and sub plots abound. Atom finds himself thrown through a time warp, and in mid twentieth century Japan, a time before the rise of robots. His dilemma is that he cannot be refueled by the then current technology. Adventures abound, both tragic and comic. One really funny gag is where he must hide the fact that he is a robot from a person who sees him fly out of the sky and land in a city park. This gag, alone justified the purchase price. Atom's solution to this problem made me laugh myself red in the face. Tezuka Osamu shows his talent for addressing serious cultural issues while keeping a light touch. The robot vs. human rights issue mirrors the black vs. white conflict that was prevalent during the early 1960s when Tezuka wrote this story. Although he lived in Japan, one can ascertain that there was class trouble there too, or perhaps he was aware of the trouble in other nations.

This volume introduces Scara, an insect person from a distant plant. She is clueless about proper behavior in the world of humans, but in succeeding volumes, she becomes more of an advisor to Atom, than he is to her.

NOTE: The story begun in this volume spans at least the next two volumes. If you love Atom, you must purchase those too. I am still awaiting delivery of volumes # 8-10, but do not mind a lengthy story when it is as pleasing as the one started here.