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ATOM

The Beginning Vol. 2

Masami Yuuki Osamu Tezuka Tetsuro Kasahara

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Miscellaneous
01 February 2023
Fans of sci-fi and mech manga will love the explosive second volume of Atom: The Beginning, available in English for the first time! Continue the journey that leads to the famous series Astro Boy created by the 'God of Manga' Osamu Tezuka!

It's time for Robot Wrestling! Determined to continue the project, engineering students Umataro and Hiroshi enter their superpowered robot Six into a robot fighting tournament! Standing in their way of the prize money is the undefeated robot Mars and its mysterious creator, Dr. Lolo...can Six defeat the 'invincible god of war'?

Created by Masami Yuki and Tetsuro Kasahara, ATOM Volume 2 is a beautifully drawn, action-packed thrill ride, perfect for fans of Battle Angel Alita and Ghost in the Shell, filled with heart and humor and a lovable cast of characters!

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Imprint:   Miscellaneous
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 182mm,  Width: 128mm, 
ISBN:   9781787739581
ISBN 10:   1787739589
Pages:   200
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Masami Yuuki is a manga artist and member of the artist group Headgear. He is most known for his celebrated manga series Mobile Police Patlabor, which has spawned many spin-offs and adaptations into anime, movies, live-action projects, novels, video games, and more. Osamu Tezuka was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist, and animator whose revolutionary comics earned him the title of manga no kamisama ( God of Manga ). His body of work is one of the largest and most prolific in all of Japanese culture, including the iconic Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, Black Jack, Dororo, Message to Adolf, and Princess Knight. Tezuka passed away in 1989. Tetsuro Kasahara is a manga artist whose body of work revolves mostly around the robot and mecha genres. One of his most famous works, RideBack, was adapted into an anime in 2009. Now, he is focusing on ATOM: The Beginning, a prequel to Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy.

Reviews for ATOM: The Beginning Vol. 2

It's a new spin on a classic series - ICV2


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