Atom: The Beginning
| Atom: The Beginning | |
 The cover of the first volume featuring A106. | |
| アトム ザ・ビギニング (Atomu za Biginingu) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Science fiction[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by |
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| Illustrated by | Tetsuro Kasahara |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Monthly Hero's |
| Original run | December 1, 2014 – present |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | |
| Written by | Jun'ichi Fujisaku |
| Music by | Noriyuki Asakura |
| Studio | |
| Network | NHK |
| Original run | April 2017 – scheduled |
Atom: The Beginning (Japanese: アトム ザ・ビギニング Hepburn: Atomu za Biginingu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tetsuro Kasahara, with writing contributions by Makoto Tezuka and Masami Yuki. The series is a prequel to Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy manga series, depicting the events up until the birth of Astro Boy. It began serialization in Shogakukan's Monthly Hero's magazine on December 1, 2014, and has been compiled into three tankōbon volumes as of June 2016. An anime television series adaptation has been announced for April 2017.
Plot
Two prodigies, Umatarō Tenma and Hiroshi Ochanomizu, have spent endless amounts of time researching robots with Tenma wanting to produce a god and Ochanomizu wanting to produce a friend, eventually producing the robot A106. The question the duo were both wondering, would A106 eventually turn into a god or a friend?
Characters
- Umatarō Tenma (天馬午太郎 Tenma Umatarō)
- Hiroshi Ochanomizu (お茶の水博士 Ochanomizu Hiroshi)
- A106
Media
Manga
Kasahara's manga series began serialization in the Monthly Hero's magazine published by Shogakukan on December 1, 2014. Makoto Tezuka and Masami Yuki are responsible for the manga series' editorial supervision and concept design, respectively, with Tezuka Productions collaborating.[2] As of June 3, 2016, the series has been published in three tankōbon volumes, with the first volume being published on June 5, 2015.[3]
Volume list
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 5, 2015[3] | ISBN 978-4-86-468417-0 |
| 2 | December 4, 2015[3] | ISBN 978-4-86-468441-5 |
| 3 | June 3, 2016[3] | ISBN 978-4-86-468462-0 |
| 4 | December 5, 2016[3] | ISBN 978-4-86-468482-8 |
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced in the July 2016 issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Hero's magazine in June 2016.[4] The anime series is being directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro and Tatsuo Satō, with series composition by Jun'ichi Fujisaku and animation produced by OLM, Inc., Production I.G and Signal.MD. Takahiro Yoshimatsu is designing the characters and Noriyuki Asakura is composing the series' soundtrack. Shinobu Tsuneki, Yoshihiro Ishimoto and Shinichi Miyazaki are responsible for mechanical design.[5] It will premiere in April 2017 on NHK.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Atom the Beginning Anime's 1st Promo Video, Story Intro Posted". Anime News Network. November 20, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Rideback's Kasahara Launches Astro Boy Prequel Manga". Anime News Network. October 1, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 アトム ザ・ビギニング ゆうきまさみ×カサハラテツロー (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Astro Boy Prequel Manga Atom the Beginning Gets Anime Adaptation". Anime News Network. May 30, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ↑ "News Sites Briefly List Staff, 2017 Spring Premiere for Atom the Beginning Anime". Anime News Network. November 20, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Official anime website (Japanese)
