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ATOM: The Beginning Volume 1
ATOM: The Beginning Volume 1 | Osamu Tezuka, Masami Yuuki
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For the first time in English comes ATOM: The Beginning, the origin of Osamu Tezuka�s (the God of manga) famous Astro Boy series! Five years after a strange catastrophe devastated Japan, engineering students Umataro and Hiroshi work (…more)
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ATOM: The Beginning Volume 1 | Osamu Tezuka, Masami Yuuki
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Mehso-so

I was a bit underwhelmed with this one. Lots of action but the art seems rather primitive to be honest.

Only a little more research: This was the seed of Tezuka‘s better known Astro Boy, back to 1952.

“Astro Boy is considered one of the most important anime & manga series of because it was a pioneer in the industry…while also being the first Japanese animated series…effectively introducing anime to Western audiences.”