Astro Girl

[Metropolisforever]

[strobe_z]

I think perhaps you're mixing up the concept of being "cute" and "sexy". I'd say that Uran is cute and every example you brought up is easily explained if you think that Tezuka was portraying her "innocence".

Tezuka didn't need to include Uran as a "sex symbol" - he was very aware that his manga was read by very different age groups. He has adult focused material, and he deals with sex, love, death, rebirth and a whole host of other concepts in more detail in there. His Astro Boy, Kimba and other stories deal with some of these concepts, but always with the knowledge that his primary audience were younger children. I think it's the fact that he couches "adult" themes in concepts that attract children (like robots and lions!) that makes his manga enjoyable on many levels - for kids of all ages!

As for the so-called "topic" of this thread. I don't think that Astro Girl would've worked as well as a main character. She's very much a foil for Astro - it's her precotious nature that moves the story forward, but it's all about how Astro is gonna sort it all out.

Having said that.. have you ever hear of "Astro Cat"? He's my avatar!

[Amrith]

[Huscheli]

[cmoon]

[Amrith]

[Ash]

[jonerik]

The 2003 series was superb. Even edited for American standards and with the degree of interference they had to put up with from the American side of things it's really a remarkable series. The artwork is top-notch (and I mean top-notch), the stories are compelling, and the usual friends and foes from other Tezuka works make appearances. It's a real shame more people didn't have a chance to see it when it was airing here.

[Metropolisforever]

http://www.youtube.com
Can I make it any clearer?

There are lots of Astro Boy 2003 fansubs on Youtube.

There are several fansubs of the 2003 Astro Boy series on Youtube.

I still haven't watched it, yet.

I have only seen the 1960's Astro Boy series.

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[Huscheli]

[cmoon]

[Ash]

[Karmi-Sempai]

Yes. They're completely right! Those kinds of panty shots are meant to be cute and not sexy. They're just little girls! Have pity on them! Don't look at them that way! That's too much! They're completely innocent! Besides, in American cartoons like The Little Lulu Show, you can see panty shots all the time!

To be honest, this isn't Tezuka talkng anymore. I don't he'll ever do such a thing.

[Potato]

here is a cute one

[Jeffbert]