Description

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The old switcheroo! Under the ruse of building older bodies for Astro and his sister so that the young robots can grow up, an unscrupulous con-man replaces their electro-brains to help him abscond with the art treasures stored in the Neo Pyramid!

From Osamu Tezuka, "the Walt Disney of Japan," Astro Boy is all-ages adventure packed with humor and heart. Astro Boy Omnibus Volume 3 is 688 pages, value priced and ready to rock the 21st Century!

About the Author

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Osamu Tezuka was born in the city of Toyonaka, in Osaka, Japan, in November 3, 1928, and raised in Takarazuka, in Hyogo perfecture. In 1946 Tezuka made his debut as a manga artist with the work Ma-Chan's Diary, and in 1947 he had his first big hit with New Treasure Island. In over forty years as a cartoonist, Tezuka produced in excess of an astounding 150,000 pages of manga, including the creation of Metropolis, Mighty Atom (A.K.A Astro Boy), Jungle Emperor (A.K.A Kimba the White Lion), Black Jack, Phoenix, Buddha, and many more. Tezuka's fascination with Disney cartoons led him to begin his own animation studio, creating the first serialized Japenese cartoon series, which was later exported to America as Astro Boy in 1963. He recieved numerous awards during his life, including the Bungei Shunju Manga Award, the Kodansha Manga Award, the Shogakukan Manga Award, and the Japan Cartoonists' Association Special Award for Excellence. Tezuka became Japan's "comics ambassador" taking Japan's comics culture to the world in 1980, he toured and lectured in America, including a speech at the United Nations. Regarded as a national treasure, osamu Tezuka died on February 9 1989 at the age of 60.

Praise For…

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"Tezuka is widely considered the most important and influential figure in post-World War II Japanese animation."
-New York Times

"Comics are a bridge between all cultures." -Osamu Tezuka