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Tetsuwan Atom (1980)
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Main Title Tetsuwan Atom (1980) (a1446)
Official Title en
Official Title ja
Type TV Series, 52 episodes
Year 01.10.1980 until 23.12.1981
Season Autumn 1980
Tags actionAction anime usually involve a fairly straightforward story of good guys versus bad guys, where most disputes are resolved by using physical force. It often contains a lot of shooting, explosions and fighting., mangaManga is the lifeblood that drives the anime industry. Everything and its mother is based on manga. However! There are exceptions where the manga was not the basis for the anime. See also manhua and manhwa., mechaMecha in Japanese basically means mechanical things; everything from an electric whisk or a car to a spaceship or a robot. Here however we limit it to the more exotic things usually referred to as mecha anime: robots, whether controlled by a human or not, and their ilk., science fictionScience fiction stories usually focus on how situations could be different in the future when we are more technologically advanced; due to either our own achievements or having met with other civilizations whom we have learned from., shounenIn the context of manga and associated media, shounen, literally meaning "youth" and often also specifically "boy", refers to a male audience roughly between the ages of 10 and 18. - [similar]
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Rating 6.01 (222)
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Edited by hidden on 2016-08-29 14:44
Main Title Tetsuwan Atom (1980) (a1446)
Official Title en
Official Title ja
Official Title frverified
Official Title it de
Synonym Robotukas Marsas
Short Atom (1980)
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Original Work: Tezuka Osamu
Direction: Ishiguro Noboru
Main Character Design: Tezuka Osamu
Music: Saegusa Shigeaki
Work: Nippon TV Housoumou Tezuka Productions
Colour remake of the 1963 classic.

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by AlucardNoir on 2017-08-02 14:24
I was born in '89 in a former communist country, in the '90s cheep japanese animation was pretty much all the TV stations in my country could afford. I saw this around 20 years ago, give or take a few years.

In 2004-2006 I saw Android Kinkaid...the first time I saw it I almost burst into tears. At the time it had been around a decade since I had last seen this and yet the similarities between mentor (Tezuka) and pupil (Ishinomori) were enough to bring back all the good memories I ever had of this show.

You never know what will stay with you, it took 10 years for me to realize how important this anime was for me. Another 10 years later and I still remember it, I still am a fan of Tezuka's style.

There have been better anime made, hell, with Urasawa's Pluto about to be animated we might end up with a masterpiece as the term is presently understood, set in this universe, but it's important we don't forget where it all started.
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by supertako on 2016-11-02 03:43
If I were to describe this in one word: charming. The show can be cute, childish, and cartoony while not shying away from some of the harsher parts of life, like the fact that some people may hate you for simply being different. While I liked the 2003 Astro I think this version is even better. A must watch for those interested in robots, retro anime, or historically important animated characters.
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· actionAction anime usually involve a fairly straightforward story of good guys versus bad guys, where most disputes are resolved by using physical force. It often contains a lot of shooting, explosions and fighting. **
· speculative fictionSpeculative fiction is an umbrella genre encompassing fiction with certain elements that do not exist in the real world, often in the context of supernatural, futuristic or other imaginative themes. This includes, but is not limited to, science fiction, fantasy, superhero fiction, horror, utopian and dystopian fiction, fairytale fantasy, supernatural fiction, as well as combinations thereof.
· · science fictionScience fiction stories usually focus on how situations could be different in the future when we are more technologically advanced; due to either our own achievements or having met with other civilizations whom we have learned from. **
· · · mechaMecha in Japanese basically means mechanical things; everything from an electric whisk or a car to a spaceship or a robot. Here however we limit it to the more exotic things usually referred to as mecha anime: robots, whether controlled by a human or not, and their ilk. **
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· mangaManga is the lifeblood that drives the anime industry. Everything and its mother is based on manga. However! There are exceptions where the manga was not the basis for the anime. See also manhua and manhwa. weightless
· shounenIn the context of manga and associated media, shounen, literally meaning "youth" and often also specifically "boy", refers to a male audience roughly between the ages of 10 and 18. weightless
· remastered version availableThis anime has been remastered in a higher quality format than the original release. The remaster may be a simple upscale, or it could be a full enhancement project from the original frames. This is irrespective of whether specific groups have released rips of such formats to the internet. weightless

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Credit Name in Episodes Comment
Original Work (原作) Tezuka Osamu
Direction (監督) Ishiguro Noboru
Main Character Design (メインキャラクターデザイン) Tezuka Osamu
Setting (設定デザイン) Owada Yoshihiro
Shimizu Keizou
尾中学
Mechanical Design (メカデザイン) Aoi Kunio
Owada Yoshihiro
Shimizu Keizou
錦織正宣
Music Direction (音楽ディレクター) Suzuki Seiji
Music (音楽) Saegusa Shigeaki
Sound Effects (音響効果) Kurahashi Shizuo
Editing (編集) Inoue Kazuo
Sakamoto Masaki
Recording Direction (録音監督) Nakano Kanji
Art Direction (美術監督) Ishizu Setsuko
Photographic Direction (撮影監督) Sugaya Nobuyuki
Production Manager (プロダクションマネージャー) Matsutani Takayuki
Producer (プロデューサー) Takei Hidehiko Nippon Television Network (日本テレビ)
Yamamoto Satoru Tezuka Productions (手塚プロダクション)
Assistant Producer (プロデューサー補) Yamakawa Norio
Planning (企画) Yoshikawa Akira Nippon Television Network (日本テレビ)
Work (制作) Nippon TV Housoumou
Tezuka Productions
Script/Screenplay (脚本) Tezuka Osamu 1-2, 9, 26-27, 46, 50-52
Sugie Keiko 3, 8, 48
Yamazaki Haruya 4, 18, 20, 24-25, 29, 33, 38, 43, 50
Araki Yoshihisa 5, 7
Takahashi Ryousuke 6, 12, 22, 32, 40
Dezaki Satoshi 10
Kaneko Yutaka 11, 14-15, 28, 30, 35, 44
Takayashiki Hideo 13, 21, 31, 39
Hoshiyama Hiroyuki 16, 23
Matsuzaki Ken`ichi 17
Igarashi Hiromi 19
Shiroyama Noboru 34, 37, 45, 49
皿田明 36
Murano Moribi 41
Ishiguro Noboru 41, 51
Fujikawa Keisuke 42, 47
Storyboard (コンテ) Tezuka Osamu 1, 26, 46
Ishiguro Noboru 2-3, 17, 24-25, 27-28, 30, 33-34, 36, 38, 41, 43, 45-46, 51-52
Yamatani Mitsukazu 4, 9, 14, 18, 29, 35, 44
Higuchi Masakazu 5, 11
Yokoyama Yuuichirou 6
Yazawa Norio 7, 22
Nagaki Bonjin 8, 15-16, 19, 23, 32, 39, 47-48
Dezaki Satoshi 10, 31
Morita Hiromitsu 12-13, 21
内田薫 20
Yoshida Hiroshi 28
Nishimura Hiroshi 37, 42, 50
Takahashi Ryousuke 40
Murano Moribi 41
Annou Takashi 49
Episode Direction (演出) Tezuka Osamu 1
Annou Takashi 1, 3, 5, 9, 20, 25, 29, 36, 42
Hashimoto Naoto 2, 6, 14, 24, 30, 37-38, 41, 43, 50
Dezaki Satoshi 4, 10, 18, 26, 31, 33, 38, 41, 43, 50
Yazawa Norio 7, 22
小笠原輔則 8
Ishida Shin`ichi 11
Morita Hiromitsu 12-13, 21
Miyazaki Kazuya 15-16, 19, 23, 27, 32, 35, 39, 44, 47-48, 51
Ishiguro Noboru 17, 28, 40, 45, 52
Akiyama Katsuhito 34
Masanobu Kouzou 46
Kasahara Tatsuya 49
Assistant Episode Direction (演出助手) Oguma Kimiharu
小笠原輔則
石田普一
Animation Direction (作画監督) Masanobu Kouzou 1-3, 9, 17, 20, 28, 30, 36-37, 42, 46, 52
Shimizu Keizou 4, 10, 18, 26, 31, 33, 38, 41, 43, 50
Nishimura Hiroshi 5, 14, 24-25, 29
Yoshimura Masateru 6, 40, 45
Morita Hiromitsu 7, 12-13, 21-22
Iino Hiroshi 8, 11, 15-16, 19, 23, 27, 32, 35, 39, 44, 47-48, 51
Udagawa Kazuhiko 34
In-Between Animation Check (動画チェック) Shinozaki Toshikatsu
Sugiyama Kyouko
Tsuji Yoshihiro
Yamazaki Shigeru
Yasuda Kouji
Yoshimura Masateru
Yoshizawa Masae
宇田八郎
簗田由美
高橋正
Colour Specification (色指定) Inoue Etsuko
Suzuki Rumiko as 鈴城留美子
川崎智子
鈴木一海
Finishing/Clean-up Inspection (仕上検査) Hirayama Reiko
中間秀美
伊藤幸世
松葉美沙子
篠原和子
金原芳治
Art Assistant (美術補) Waki Takeshi
熊谷聡
Special Effects (特殊効果) Maekawa Takashi
Tazaki Masao
田中芳夫
Title (タイトル) タイトル87
Film Processing (現像) Touyou Genzousho
Recording Engineer (録音技術) Maeda Masanobu
Recording Work (録音制作) Touhoku Shinsha
Materials/Data Assistance (資料協力) Kubota Minoru credited with 制作資料
Design Manager (設定進行) Oguma Kimiharu
Art and Literature (文芸担当) Terada Kenji 1-52
Art and Literature (文芸進行) 宮本昌孝
Production Desk (制作デスク) Tsuchiya Takahiko
Assistant Production Manager (制作進行) Inoue Hiroaki
Kubota Minoru
Matsuzaki Yoshiyuki
Miura Tooru
Nakamura Minoru
Sunaga Tsukasa
Tsuchiya Takahiko
下平好則
宇田川益弘
山脇秀隆
川崎健司
秋田健作
竹山澄夫
近藤篤弘
鈴木一海
靱矢直人
Production Office Work (制作事務) 浅野加寿

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