Astroboy Reboot

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Tezuka Productions, Shibuya Productions and Caribara Animation this morning officially announced plans for a television reboot of Astro Boy, the beloved robot created by manga and anime legend Osamu Tezuka. Shibuya had teased the announcement on Sunday with the release of a poster.

Variety reports the series, which will consist of 26 half-hour episodes, will target viewers ages 8 to 12 with a mix of 2D and CG animation. Astro Boy will boast contemporary designs in a present-day setting, and will feature of mix of old and new characters and elements. Tezuka Productions is also collaborating with Yomiuri TV Enterprises on Little Astro Boy, a series of five- to -seven minute “edutainment” shorts geared to pre-schoolers.

Fuente: http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/20...announced/