For this all-Astro-Boy edition Saturday Anime Night, first up (by request) is Astro Boy (2009), the American CGI adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's iconic manga. It's supposed to be okay, and this is the perfect time to watch it, so that's what we are going to do. After that, we will watch episodes 1, 17, and 18 of Astro Boy (2003), which cover Astro’s origin, as well as the iconic “World’s Greatest Robot” arc. These episodes will provide us with the necessary context for Pluto (2023), an adaptation of the manga of the same name by Naoki Urasawa (otherwise best-known for Monster), which is itself a dark reimagining of the aforementioned Astro Boy arc. It has received rave reviews from all corners, so we will watch parts 3 and 4 (of 8) tonight.

We’ll start at 7PM EST on Hextube, right here: https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Astro Boy (2009): https://letterboxd.com/film/astro-boy/
• Pluto: https://letterboxd.com/film/pluto-2023-1/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Astro Boy (2009): https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/14212
• Pluto: Nothing on DTDD or IMDB. Sorry.

CWs for Astro Boy (2009):

• Child abuse.
• Death of child.
• Someone soils themselves.
• Flashing lights.
• Car crash.
• Gun violence.

CWs for Astro Boy (2003):

• Slavery.
• Child abuse.
• Cartoon violence.
• Deaths of sentient robots.
• Children in peril.

CWs for Pluto:

• Deaths of animals.
• Blood and gore.
• Gun violence.
• Children in peril.
• Sad ending.
• Explosions.

Links to movies:

• Forthcoming. I have the files, but the most convenient way to upload them is to replace one of the earlier videos while a later video is playing.