Japanese manga master Osamu Tezuka began drawing the comic strip Astro Boy in 1951. The adorable young robot hero is equipped with rocket engines in his feet and powerful searchlights in his eyes. He can distinguish between good and evil and has a power output of 100,000 horsepower. In 1963, Astro Boy leapt from the pages of comic books onto the TV screen and into the hearts of the Japanese public.
1951 年，日本動漫大師手塚治虫開始在漫畫雜誌上連載《原子小金剛》；1963 年這名腳底有噴射引擎、眼睛是強力探照燈、能分辨人性善惡，輸出功率為 10 萬馬力的可愛少年機械人，從平面登上電視螢幕，原子小金剛已是日本人心中難以取代的民族英雄。