The Cutest Robot

Source: Netflix Anime (YouTube)

A second trailer for the long-awaited Pluto anime was unveiled at Anime Expo 2023 in Los Angeles, California on July 1, 2023.

The trailer revealed the release day for the Pluto anime: October 26, 2023.

According to an attendee of the panel where the Pluto anime was discussed, Masao Maruyama revealed some additional details about the upcoming adaptation:

Astro boy sticker sheet (1990s)

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Artist: atomicbandit03

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Artist: atomoo (jukeboxx21)

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Artist: canisbeanz

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Artist: dni-003

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Artist: irregularsweater

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Artist: mrsnaildood

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Artist: omegasmileyface

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Artist: secretsivekept

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Artist: snaileo

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On June 4, 2022, this Astro Boy Art blog hit 2,000 followers!

Nearly 2 months later, I can now share with you all the collaboration between 7 wonderful artists.

This is a celebration of you all! Whether you are an Astro Boy fan artist, someone following for the latest Astro Boy news updates, or a lurker enjoying both of those things, I appreciate each and every one of you for following this blog over the nearly 6 years this blog has been running.

Thank you, all 2,000+ of you, from the bottom of my heart.

And a big thank you to the artists who contributed to this:

@rejoyce-and-be-glad​, who contributed not only the wonderful Atom on the top with the yellow shirt, but also the masterful space background.

@httydbooks-doodler​, who contributed the Tobio, Atom, and Jump. Look at that spiffy red suit!

@secretsivekept​, who contributed the Atom and Atom Cat drawing. A purr-fect drawing.

@puniper​, who contributed the Atom: The Beginning robots drawing with A106 (Six), A107 (U-ran), and Mars. Hearts for all!

@snaileo​, who contributed the Dr. Ochanomizu and Dr. Tenma drawing. Looking pretty classy!

@mighty-atomu​, who contributed the Atom and Uran drawing! V for victory and peace!

And lastly, Spacey, who contributed the Cobalt, Atom, and Uran drawing behind Dr. Ochanomizu and Dr. Tenma. Can’t forget the siblings!

On January 1, 2021, I will be making my 4th annual New Year’s post on this blog, featuring your Astro Boy fan art celebrating the New Year!

Last year was the first time I opened up the New Year’s post to any and all fan artists interested in submitting fan art for the New Year’s post. This will continue for this year!

If you are interested in submitting fan art for my New Year’s post, I ask that you submit your finished fan art to me through the inbox, messaging, or a reblog of this post. You will be credited for your fan art with a link linking back to your Tumblr page. The deadline for accepting any fan art for the New Year’s post will be December 31, 2020.

There are rules as to what will be accepted for the post. I will ignore and not accept fan art that depicts 18+ content, politically/religiously charged artwork, and shipping art. Basically, just use common sense when making your fan art. Don’t draw anything controversial.

I will accept fan art that features other Osamu Tezuka Star System characters.

If you guys have questions about what to do for this, comment on this post and I’ll reply to it as soon as I can.

I look forward to seeing your fan art!

Here are examples of the New Year’s artwork; these are the 2019 and 2020 New Year’s posts (I would share the 2018 New Year’s post as well, but it unfortunately was deleted due to Tumblr’s post purge a while back):

2019 New Year’s post

2020 New Year’s post (#1) 2020 New Year’s post (#2)

As one final note, 2021 happens to be the 70th anniversary of Atom’s debut as a character! In his first year of existence, Atom was in Osamu Tezuka’s manga Atomu Taishi ( アトム大使 ), which translates to Ambassador Atom, or Captain Atom. The manga ran from April 1951 to March 1952.

If you wish, make sure to include something in your fan art that celebrates Atom’s 70th anniversary, or celebrates Ambassador Atom/Captain Atom in some way!

Capcom vs. Tezuka style swap: Astro Boy and Mega Man in full res.

Having fans around from the generation that watched the original Astro Boy anime in the 1960s is a delight, and she was no exception. She was super friendly, always willing to help people, and was a light wherever she went.

For those who don't know, Astro Boy Online is one of the oldest Astro Boy internet communities, dating back to 1998. The current iteration of the forums began in 2003 when the website was updated.

Akira Himekawa official artworks, drawn in April 2004.