Atom: The Beginning
| Atom: The Beginning | |
|---|---|
| Original title | ア ト ム ザ ・ ビ ギ ニ ン グ |
| transcription | Atomu za Biginingu |
 | |
| genre | Science fiction |
| Manga | |
| country |
 Japan
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| author | Tensai Okamura , Makoto Tezuka , Masami Yuki |
| Illustrator | Tetsuro Kasahara |
| publishing company | Shogakukan |
| magazine | Monthly Hero's |
| First publication | December 1, 2014 - ... |
| expenditure | 10 |
| Anime television series | |
| Country of production |
Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| year | 2017 |
| Studio | OLM , Production IG , Signal.MD |
| length | 23 minutes |
| Episodes | 12 in 1 season |
| Theme music | Kaidoku Funo |
| Director | Katsuyuki Motohiro |
| music | Noriyuki Asakura |
| First broadcast | April 15, 2017 - July 8, 2017 on NHK G |
| German-language first broadcast |
October 26, 2018 |
Atom: The Beginning is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tetsuro Kasahara , and supported by contributions from Makoto Tezuka and Masami Yuki . The series is a prequel to Osamu Tezuka's work Astro Boy , which depicts the events leading up to the birth of Astro Boy. An adaptation of the manga was broadcast as an anime television series between April 15 and July 8, 2017 .
action
The two geniuses Umatarō Tenma and Hiroshi Ochanomizu have spent endless amounts of time looking for a robot with feelings and in the process created the robot A106. While Tenma wants to prove his power and superiority by doing this, Ochanomizu sees A106 much more as a friend. Together with A106, the two contest their everyday life and their work on campus and later compete in a robot competition.
Characters
- Umatarō Tenma (太郎 午 太郎 Tenma Umatarō): Tenma studies robotics with Ochanomizu and Tsutsumi . Obsessed with developing a robot with human characteristics, he has teamed up with Ochanomizu as both have similar levels of intelligence and pursue the same goal, albeit with different interests. So he shows himself energetic and self-assured and puts his need for power and success above that of A106.
- Hiroshi Ochanomizu (博士 茶 の 水 博士 Ochanomizu Hiroshi): Ochanomizu is studying robotics with Tenma and is working with him on A106 to create a human-like robot. In contrast to Tenma, however, he shows himself to be more compassionate, more emotional and with less self-confidence. The well-being of A106 and those around him is more important to him than his own success.
- A106 / Six (シ シ ス Shikusu): A106 or Six is a humanoid robot developed by Tenma and Ochanomizu. His artificial intelligence is limited, but his emotional abilities have developed rapidly for it. He has some physical strength, but only uses it for self-defense . He is able to feel pity and be able to communicate in cars .
- Moriya Tsutsumi (也 販 理 也 Tsutsumi Moriya): He is the rival of Tenma and Ochanomizus at the university. He's a mysterious child prodigy who even built his own extended wheelchair.
- Motoko Tsutsumi (斗子 浮 斗子 Tsutsumi Motoko): She studies with Tenma and Ochanomizu at the same faculty and supports them in their research. She is Moriya's younger sister and is mostly fashionable, open-minded and helpful.
- Ran Ochanomizu (お 茶 の 水 蘭 Ochanomizu Ran): Ran is Hiroshi's 14-year-old sister, who especially likes A106 because he has protected her. She is a strange and reserved young girl at times who doesn't talk to people she doesn't trust.
- Hige Oyaji : He is a private detective for Tenma and Ochanomizu offers to help him with his investigations for money so that they can finance their research. Later he befriends the students.
media
Manga
Kasahara's manga series started in the manga magazine Monthly Hero published by the Shogakukan on December 1, 2014 . Makoto Tezuka and Masami Yuki are responsible for the editorial support and concept design of the manga series and worked together with Tezuka Productions . By June 5, 2018, the series was published in ten volumes, with the first volume being released on June 5, 2015.
Volumes
| No. | Japanese publication | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5th June 2015 | ISBN 978-4-86-468417-0 |
| 2 | 4th December 2015 | ISBN 978-4-86-468441-5 |
| 3 | 3rd June 2016 | ISBN 978-4-86-468462-0 |
| 4th | 5th December 2016 | ISBN 978-4-86-468482-8 |
| 5 | 5th April 2017 | ISBN 978-4-86-468495-8 |
| 6th | 5th June 2017 | ISBN 978-4-86-468503-0 |
| 7th | 5th December 2017 | ISBN 978-4-86-468528-3 |
| 8th | 5th June 2018 | ISBN 978-4-86-468570-2 |
| 9 | December 30, 2018 | ISBN 978-4-8646-8607-5 |
| 10 | 6th July 2019 | ISBN 978-4-8646-8656-3 |
Anime
An anime television series was announced in the July 2016 issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Hero's Magazine in June 2016. Production was directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro and Tatsuo Satō , with music by Jun'ichi Fujisaku and animation by OLM Inc , Production IG and Signal.MD . Takahiro Yoshimatsu designed the characters and Noriyuki Asakura composed the series' soundtrack . Shinobu Tsuneki , Yoshihiro Ishimoto and Shinichi Miyazaki are responsible for the mechanical design. The 12-episode series aired on NHK G on Japanese TV from April 15 to July 8, 2017 . The anime was later also broadcast on Amazon 's video-on-demand service Amazon Prime Video . Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series for home video and streamed it exclusively through Amazon's Anime Strike streaming service. The opening theme song entitled "Kaidoku Funō" (読 読., Lit. "Indecipherable") is performed by the band After the Rain , while the final theme song is called "Hikari no Hajimari" (は の は ま ま, lit ま "The Beginning of Light") is sung by Yoshino Nanjō . In Germany the series was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in 3 volumes with 4 episodes each by Universum Film in autumn 2018.
Episode list
| episode | First broadcast | English title | Japanese title | German title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Birth of the Mighty Atom | Tetsuwan Kidou (鉄 腕 起動) | The birth |
| 2 |
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awareness | Awareness (ベ ヴ ス ト ザ イ ン) | awareness |
| 3 |
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Pursuing the Respective Leads | Sorezore no Tsuiseki (そ れ ぞ れ の 追 跡) | Everyone on their tracks |
| 4th |
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Welcome to Nerima U Festival | Rentaisai e Youkoso (練 大 祭 へ よ う こ そ) | Welcome to the Nerima Uni Fest! |
| 5 |
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Step on it! Marvelous shipping | Gekisou Maruhige Unsou (激 走 マ ル ヒ ゲ 運送) | The Maruhige forwarding company gives full throttle |
| 6th |
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Lab 7's annihilation! | 7 Ken Kaimetsusu! (7 研 壊 滅 す!) | Laboratory 7 will be flattened! |
| 7th |
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Ran and Princess Teru | Ran to Teru-hime (蘭 と TERU 姫) | Ran and the princess Teru |
| 8th |
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Robot wrestling | Robot Wrestling (ロ ボ ッ ト レ ス リ ン グ) | Robo wrestling |
| 9 |
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Six Is Unfit to Fight | Six Sentou Funou (シ ッ ク ス 戦 闘 不能) | Six is incapacitated |
| 10 |
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Battle Royal | Battle Royal (バ ト ル ロ イ ヤ ル) | The grand finale |
| 11 |
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A Dialogue | Taiwa (対 話) | A dialogue |
| 12 |
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Beginning | Beginning (ビ ギ ニ ン グ) | The beginning of everything |
synchronization
The German dubbing was done by Neue Tonfilm in Munich . Tim Schwarzmaier was responsible for the dialogue direction and the dialogue book .
Web links
- Atom the Beginning in the Anime News Network encyclopedia
- Atom: The Beginning in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Atom: The Beginning in the German dubbing index
- Atom: The Beginning at Fernsehserien.de
- Atom the Beginning on AniSearch
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rideback's Kasahara Launches Astro Boy Prequel Manga. Retrieved January 22, 2019 .
- ↑ 作品 一 覧. Retrieved January 22, 2019 (Japanese).
- ↑ Astro Boy Prequel Manga Atom the Beginning Gets Anime Adaptation. Retrieved January 22, 2019 .
- ↑ News Sites Briefly List Staff, 2017 Spring Premiere for Atom the Beginning Anime. Retrieved January 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Atom the Beginning Anime's 1st Promo Video, Story Intro Posted. Retrieved January 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Atom the Beginning Anime Gets 12 Episodes. Retrieved January 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Atom the Beginning Anime Reveals Premiere Date, New Key Visual. Retrieved January 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Sentai Filmworks Licenses Frame Arms Girl, Atom the Beginning Anime. Retrieved January 22, 2019 .
- ^ After the Rain Performs Atom the Beginning Anime's Opening Theme. Retrieved January 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Atom the Beginning Anime Casts Takahiro Sakurai, Mikako Komatsu. Retrieved January 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Atom The Beginning: Universe Anime brings Astro Boy prequel series. In: AnimaniA. March 28, 2018, accessed on January 22, 2019 (German).
- ^ "Atom The Beginning": German release date has been set. In: Anime2You - your anime-news source. Retrieved January 22, 2019 (German).