The Beloved Shonen, Dragon Ball, would have never been possible without the influence of Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy.

Pluto is based on the 1964 Astro Boy story "The Greatest Robot on Earth" from the original manga series. As the synopsis for the manga goes, ... no matter how old you were.

Japan poet known for Peanuts and Astro Boy, Shuntaro Tanikawa, dies at 92. Shuntaro Tanikawa explored the poetic, ... He said his father died at a Tokyo hospital due to old age.