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Jul. 30th, 2011 11:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jennariaASTRO BOY
Genre: Kids and Family
How much seen: one episode (dubbed in English)
What it's about: a scientist who specializes in robot construction loses his son, and in his grief replaces him with an identical robot. Unfortunately, this only leads to a Pinocchio situation, if Pinocchio had the ability to fly and shoot missiles out of his butt. (Kay summed it up more cynically: "Pinocchio if Gepetto was a total asshole.")
The opening credits lead you to believe it's about Astro Boy running around and saving the world. He does go save the world from robots that have gone nuts, but that doesn't seem to make any difference. The first episode still ends with him having effectively sold himself into slavery, after his creator/father has disowned him in a moment of anger. It's a bit of a contrast to Cutie Honey.
Overall opinion: once again, I'm glad I saw it, but I'm not sure I'd want to watch any more.
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Kay, Stef and our friend Pat are negotiating between themselves - I've requested that someone stay awake with me so I'm not sitting here alone, typing away, but they're choosing who's to be up during the wee hours.
24 hours, 49 posts, for the benefit of the Nature Conservancy, sponsored by XamJapan. If you contribute, let me know in a comment. If you've seen the show, let me know in a comment. We're heading into the dark of the night, and anything that helps me keep awake is welcome. ;-)
Genre: Kids and Family
How much seen: one episode (dubbed in English)
What it's about: a scientist who specializes in robot construction loses his son, and in his grief replaces him with an identical robot. Unfortunately, this only leads to a Pinocchio situation, if Pinocchio had the ability to fly and shoot missiles out of his butt. (Kay summed it up more cynically: "Pinocchio if Gepetto was a total asshole.")
The opening credits lead you to believe it's about Astro Boy running around and saving the world. He does go save the world from robots that have gone nuts, but that doesn't seem to make any difference. The first episode still ends with him having effectively sold himself into slavery, after his creator/father has disowned him in a moment of anger. It's a bit of a contrast to Cutie Honey.
Overall opinion: once again, I'm glad I saw it, but I'm not sure I'd want to watch any more.
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Kay, Stef and our friend Pat are negotiating between themselves - I've requested that someone stay awake with me so I'm not sitting here alone, typing away, but they're choosing who's to be up during the wee hours.
24 hours, 49 posts, for the benefit of the Nature Conservancy, sponsored by XamJapan. If you contribute, let me know in a comment. If you've seen the show, let me know in a comment. We're heading into the dark of the night, and anything that helps me keep awake is welcome. ;-)