#butamo makeru

[hatopond]

May 26th marks the 25th anniversary of the theatrical release of Metropolis 2001！

Congratulations on the 25th anniversary of the theatrical release of the anime film "Metropolis 2001"! It's a film I'll always love.

Director: Rintaro

Screenplay: Katsuhiro Otomo

Music Toshiyuki Honda

I remember the heartwarming interaction between Kenichi and Tima, and the loneliness of Rock's unfulfilled dreams.

I love the trailer's tagline: "Can love be born to a robot without a heart?"

movie trailer

[burakku-jakku]

November illustration from an Osamu Tezuka themed desk calendar (2015)  

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Other star system stars in Metropolis (2001).

Some we've seen plenty of times, while there are others who aren't as frequently seen (and may have had some glow up for the movie). There are probably others but these characters stand out the most.

Marukubi Boon

Lyon - (President Lyon from Astro boy - Fuhrer ZZZ)

Butamo Makeru as Professor Lawton/Laughton

Notarlin

Professor Ponkotsu (called Junkovitch in Astoboy - Hot Dog Corps)

Acetylene Lamp

Skunk Kusai

Ham Egg

Emmy (Metropolis Manga, and possibly other old works. She seems more modeled after her sister.)

[hatopond]

All the stars of the Tezuka Star System gather on just one page.

In the manga Magma Ambassador, a resistance group appears that fights against the enemy. Everyone in this scene is a good person.

All of these people are Star System characters.

Introducing the characters.

From left:

Ham Egg, Acetylene Lamp,butamo makeru, buku bukku, Tick&Tuck（Ramune and Calpis）, ossan, Notaarin, The doctor who appeared in the mid-period tezuka manga , duke red, heck ben, dr.hanamaru, Norse Necktall, Ampere Monsieur, tako.

[hatopond]

I read osamu tezuka's lost world and metropolis.

↑ lost world

The facial expression is from Lost World.

The second picture shows Kenichi giving orders to the other members. Lamp ridicules him, saying, "This is like a fake performance."

↓metropolis

I think many Tezuka fans have heard of the name Metropolis. It became famous through the animated film Metropolis.

The image below shows the scene where the main character, Mitchie, is flying in the sky with joy.

In the image of Duke Red, he talks about the ingredients of the artificial sunspots, which are the basis of the story.

He also says that the person who created Mitchy is Dr. Lawton (the same person who created Tima in the movie), but He said that it was us, the Red Party, who requested it.

映画メトロポリス紹介

I think the common thread between Lost World and Metropolis, both of which are drawn with Tezuka's vivid lines, is that they alternate between free-flowing action and serious developments.

In both works, I think the expressions of the characters, including the protagonist Kenichi, are drawn vividly.

I thought it was interesting from a star system perspective that butamo makeru, who played a villain in The Lost World, becomes a good guy in Metropolis, and that Lamp, who also played a villain, becomes a subordinate of Duke Red in Metropolis.

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Osamu Tezuka’s star system special card. While the original illustration was made in 1956, this art was republished for a series of collectible cards in 2000.

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Osamu Tezuka Collectible Cards (2000)

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