![]() ![]() So what I got to see was something enjoyably out-of-step with the chronology it was really fun to see a host of familiar faces – like Skunk, that seemingly immortal jerk! And of course he’s not the only one, you’ll notice Ban/Daddy Walrus, Kenichi/Astro, Duke Red/Temnu+Dr Elefun among others too (and for those like me who crave some comparison images, I’ve put a few shots below). It was nice to see a lot of those hallmarks really faithfully recreated by the Madhouse team actually, and maybe not unsurprisingly considering Tezuka’s successor/collaborator Rintaro was at the helm. Now, obviously I’m writing about a 2001 adaptation of Osamu Tezuka’s 1949 manga – so his style is all over the film and the ‘look and feel’ of these 1949 heroes and villains are one day developed further when he creates Astro Boy, and then of course, tweaked again in this 2001 film. ![]() Perhaps (which is kinda conventional but not boring by any stretch).īut setting that aside for a moment, another aspect that I found really interesting was the many links to one of my all-time favs: Astro Boy. Watch it again – mostly for the visuals and direction rather than the story Metropolis was fascinating and I know I’ll
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