History Manga / AtomTheBeginning

* PunnyName: Two puns in one: the cat's name is F14, like the [[CoolPlane Grumman F-14]] '''[[CoolPlane Tomcat]]''' [[[CoolPlane fighter aircraft]]. Hiroshi noticed the pun first and nicknamed him "Tom" because of it, but Ran however named him that way because [[MeaningfulName that's the date she and Hiroshi adopted him]] (February 14th).

* PunnyName: Two puns in one: the cat's name is F14, like the [[CoolPlane Grumman F-14 Tomcat fighter aircraft]]. Hiroshi noticed the pun first and nicknamed him "Tom" because of it, but Ran however named him that way because [[MeaningfulName that's the date she and Hiroshi adopted him]] (February 14th).

* LargeHam: ''Oh my Tezuka'', Tenma! This guy just can't go a scene without slurping down the scenery.

TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, Japan was nearly decimated in a gigantic catastrophe of unknown origin. However, five years later, the country is well on its way to recovery - thanks to huge leaps in robotics technology. Indeed, robots are now a part of everyday life and the populace has been caught in a literal robo-craze. But despite the advancements, robots are not humanity's partners, nor even servants - by the end, they're just heartless tools.

''Atom: The Beginning'' is an ScienceFiction {{Manga}} series, and a prequel to [[Creator/OsamuTezuka Osamu Tezuka's]] classic ''Manga/AstroBoy'' series, by Tetsuro Kasahara. It began serialization in Shogakukan's Monthly Hero's magazine on December 1, 2014. It received an AnimatedAdaptation that premiered as part of the Spring2017Anime broadcasting season. It is available for streaming via [[Website/{{Amazon}} Amazon's]] Anime Strike service.

* PunnyName: Two puns in one: the cat's name is F14, like the [[CoolPlane Grumman F-14 Tomcat fighter aircraft]]. Hiroshi noticed the pun first and nicknamed him "Tom" because of it, but Ran however named it that way because [[MeaningfulName that's the date she and Hiroshi adopted it]] (February 14th).

* {{Retraux}}: The end cards, courtesy of ''[[https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4778034015 #Konna Black Jack wa Iya Da]]'''s Tsunogai.

* GladiatorGames: Six participates in a robot fighter circuit in order to gain more fund for Lab 7.

* IWasQuiteALooker: Like ''Manga/YoungBlackJack'' before it, all of the characters from ''Astro Boy'' that appear here are quite handsome in their youth. Special notice goes to Ochanomizu and Shunsaku.

* EarlyBirdCameo: Several character that appear during the Mecha City parade in episode 1 do so much earlier than in the manga. This includes Six's opponents from the Robot Gladiators games, Dr. Lolo, Ran, and both Shunsakus.

* GenerationXerox: Ban's father Ken looks exactly like what Ban would grow up to be when he later becomes Astro's teacher.

* IWasQuiteALooker: Really, all of the characters from ''Astro Boy'' that appear here are quite handsome. ''Especially'' Ochanomizu and Ban.

* EarlyBirdCameo: Several character that appear during the Mecha City parade in episode 1 do so much earlier than in the manga. This includes Six's opponents from the Robot Gladiators games, Dr. Lolo, Ran and both Shunsakus.

* EarlyBirdCameo: Several character that appear during the Mecha City parade in episode 1 do so much earlier than in the manga. This includes Six's opponents from the Robot Gladiators games, Dr. Lola, Ran and Ken.

* PunnyName: Two puns in one: the cat's name is F14, like the [[CoolPlane Grumman F-14 Tomcat fighter aircraft]]. Hiroshi calls him "Tom" because of this. Ran however named it that way because that's the date she and Hiroshi adopted it (February 14th).

* IWasQuiteALooker: Really, all of the characters from ''Astro Boy'' that appear here are quite handsome. ''Especially'' Ochanomizu and Ken.

* PunnyName: Two puns in one: the cat's name is F14, like the [[CoolPlane Grumman F-14 Tomcat fighter aircraft]]. Hiroshi calls him "Tom" because of this. Ran however named it that way because that's the date she and Hiroshima adopted it (February 14th).

* GenerationXerox: As it turns out, Ban's father Ken looks ''exactly'' like what Ban would grow up to be when he later becomes Astro's teacher.

* GenerationXerox: As it turns out, Ken's father looks ''exactly'' as will Ken look when he will be Astro Boy's teacher.

* PunnyName: The cat's name is F14. As in, the [[CoolPlane Grumman F-14 Tomcat fighter aircraft]].

* DreamingOfThingsToCome: In volume 3, after Six shuts himself down to preserve power, [[spoiler:Six has a dream of the day that Atom/Astro wakes up for the first time.]]

* DoAndroidsDream: Explores the concept a bit. And in volume 2, we actually ''do'' get to see a robot dream; Six has several of them across the series.

* DreamingOfThingsToCome: In volume 3, after Six shuts himself down to preserve power, [[spoiler:Six has a dream of the day the Atom/Astro wakes up for the first time.]]

* IWasQuiteALooker: Really, all of the characters from ''Astro Boy'' that appear here were quite handsome. ''Especially'' Ochanomizu and Ken.

* AfterTheEnd: An unexplained disaster laid waste to Japan's cities, leaving a literal dead forest of concrete and steel that still stands even five years later. However, [[CosyCatastrophe it didn't take long for mankind to pick up afterwards]].

* RuleOfCool: The only possible reason on to why Tenma decided that a robot designed primarily for AI testing needs SuperStrength.

* LargeGam: ''Oh my Tezuka'', Tenma! This guy just can't go a scene without slurping down the scenery.

Those two researchers and best friends are Hiroshi Ochanomizu and Umatarou Tenma. At this point, in their rundown lab near the junkyard, they could never foreseen what their research would lead to. After all, who would've thought that from such meager beginnings would come the world's greatest champion and protector, one that would become the bridge between humanity and robots - the Mighty Atom, Astro Boy.

''Atom: The Beginning'' is an ScienceFiction {{Manga}} series, and a prequel to [[Creator/OsamuTezuka Osamu Tezuka's]] classic ''Manga/AstroBoy'' series, by Tetsuro Kasahara. It began serialization in Shogakukan's Monthly Hero's magazine on December 1, 2014. It received and AnimatedAdaptation that premiered as part of the Spring2017Anime broadcasting season. It is available for streaming via [[Website/{{Amazon}} Amazon's]] Anime Strike service.

The second one, on other hand, he dreams on creating a robot that would surpass not only anything modern robotics can throw at it, but also humanity itself. Maybe as a take that to all nay-sayers, or just because he believes he can. Either way, his aim is clear and the hand steady - he wants to create a man-made "god".