Astro Boy:- The Birth Of Astro Boy

Although my project isn't strictly about Japanese animation you'll notice there I've posted a lot of examples of Anime on this blog. The reason I'm so interested in Anime is really down to how they use cost saving techniques so effectively while still depicting such dynamic stories. One of the most influential figures in Japanese animation was Osamu Tezuka who moved into animtion from Manga comics. Tezuka was hugely influenced by American comics and animation such as Disney and Max Fleischer and he is largely responsible for developing much of how Manga and Anime looks today. In the late 50's Tezuka moved into animation with the goal of emulating the Disney studios however since he did not have either the budget or enough experienced animators he was forced to improvise. Astro Boy was his one of his first forays into animation and shows how limited animation and also some Manga techniques have been developed to overcome some of the problems he face.