These older series helped establish the adventure, friendship, and storytelling ideas that Pokémon later embraced.

Netflix released a four-minute teaser trailer for Pluto, the anime adaptation of the manga by Naoki Urusawa that's a gritty reboot of a classic Astro Boy manga from the 1960s. The new anime series ...

Manga legend Osamu Tezuka is famous for his work on Astro Boy, but the mangaka was responsible for numerous other works during his long career. Famously referred to as the “godfather of manga,” Tezuka ...

Astro is a robotic boy created by Dr. Tenma to replace his late son. When Tenma destroys his laboratory and shuts down Astro, the Ministry of Science revives him and tries to give him a normal life as ...

Two episodes of the iconic anime series Astro Boy that were thought to have been lost decades ago have been recovered and restored and are airing now in Japan. Missing episodes of Astro Boy are a sort ...

Funko is best known for its Pop! line of figures, but the pop culture collectible giant's catalog spans even further beyond. One of their newer collections is their Jumbo Chan figures, which take ...

An exhibit at the Tokyo Fuji Art Museum in Hachioji, a western Tokyo suburb not far from Yokota Air Base, revives the first manga and anime many Americans ever experienced. The creator of Astro Boy ...