Astro Boy 10-inch Interactive Figure

Description

Astro Boy 10-inch Interactive Figure:

This is a fully articulated 10-inch electronic action figure of Astro Boy comes with 5 collectible cards that activate lights and sounds in the figure. Just slide the exclusive card in Astro Boy's right arm to activate various lights and sounds! Features light-up "flames" in his feet and hidden compartments reveal interior circuitry in Astro Boy's arms, legs and chest Batteries included.

Astro Boy was a successful comic strip in Japan in the 1950’s and premiered as an animated Japanese TV program in 1963. In Japan, Astro Boy was called Tetsuwan Atom. The black and white series was created, animated and produced by Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989) through his own company named Mushi Productions. Tezuka, like his father, was a qualified doctor of medicine but was more interested in drawing. It was released in Japan between 1963 - 1966. After becoming a worldwide hit, Japanese cartoons began to flood the market with the release of other successful series' such as Gigantor, 8th man and Prince Planet. Astro Boy's large oval eyes became the standard for most other Japanese cartoons. 193 episodes were produced, but only 104 of them were dubbed and shown outside Japan.