Astro Boy News & Artwork

Source: Astro Boy Daily (X/Twitter)

Source: Penguin Random House

New on November 3, 2026: Black Jack manga deluxe edition Volume 1.

In a post made by Tetsuro Kasahara on June 12, 2026, the author of Atom: The Beginning stated that he only expected ATB to run for 4 to 5 volumes before finishing. He did not expect the manga to run for as long as it has (since December 2014).

After giving it some thought, I've decided to post about new Atom: The Beginning chapters once they become free to read without a Hero's Web website account. This occurs for a 2 week period, 4 weeks after a chapter is published (if that makes sense).

So, I will make a post to inform you all about boot_145 (released on June 11, 2026) becoming free to read on July 9, 2026, when it should become free to read without a website account for a limited time.

Source: Hero's Web (new website)

On June 11, 2026, boot_145 (Chapter 145) of Atom: The Beginning was published on the new Hero's Web website, which opened on June 1, 2026.

With this new Hero's Web website, the two newest chapters of Atom: The Beginning now require a site account and monetary payment to view them (I'm not sure what "C 90" indicates; if anyone can figure this out, let me know).

With this update, being that I am not in Japan, I may no longer be able to provide chapter update posts for Atom: The Beginning for several weeks at the earliest, barring a native Japanese reader of Atom: The Beginning providing details on what occurs in new chapters of Atom: The Beginning as they release. And even then, should I miss a chapter for a while, I may not be able to access certain chapters after a certain period of time.

I will try to figure out the best course of action in regards to making new blog posts about Atom: The Beginning for you all in the coming days.

Otherwise, I will say that it's been a blast for the last several years to read new Atom: The Beginning chapters as they release and to share new chapters with you all. I believe this has gone on since 2020 (before then, I think you had to pay to view new chapters as well).

Source: Jiji

A couple anime production materials recently found at the Tezuka Productions building in Japan. These materials have not been included in any book cataloguing Tezuka's works (as of June 2026).

The first image is character sheets for the 1979 TV film, Marine Express. The second image is a character sheet for the character Black Jack from the 1980 film, Phoenix 2772: Cosmozone of Love.