Comments on: Japan 2009: Tezuka World Installation, Kyoto JR Station – UPDATED

By: Felneymike

Felneymike — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:56:43 +0000

I watched the MW movie on a plane in September 2009. Had no idea it was adapted from a comic (and a comic by Tezuka no less!) just thought it was a generic thriller. As such a thing it was pretty good. Plus it gave me a preview of city scenes in the country I was flying to XD.

By: michelle

michelle — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 23:40:55 +0000

Do you know where you can buy the astroboy blue prints online?

By: Porta Mall, Ky?to, Japan. « A Troo with a View

Porta Mall, Ky?to, Japan. « A Troo with a View — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:08:09 +0000

[...] How to get there: Use the East exit at Ky?to JR station. You will find structures similar to metro station entrances, with stairs and escalators heading down. Near one entrance is a plastic statue of Kimba the White Lion installed to advertise Tezuka World. [...]

By: Japan 2009: Tezuka World Installation, Kyoto JR Station – UPDATED … « Kyoto Bookmarker

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:43:50 +0000

[...] Japan 2009: Tezuka World Installation, Kyoto JR Station – UPDATED … One of my regrets last time I went to Japan was missing out on the Osamu Tezuka installation at Kyoto Station. Despite the fact there was advertising for it everywhere, including those super-keen Astro Boy and Kimba The White Lion … more .. [...]

By: LillianDP

LillianDP — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:06:03 +0000

The other funny thing about Kyoto station is that because of the multiple levels and various outdoor patios and walkways, it appears to be a favored make-out spot for the local teen population. I was taking a stroll around there one evening and I kept interrupting some serious hanky-panky.

By: Brandon Graham

Brandon Graham — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:08:49 +0000

This stuff is exciting to see.
That those Astro boy blueprinte even exist
improves my life.–so cool.

By: Bitter Matt

Bitter Matt — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:52:03 +0000

“…usually when you’re doing business with shopkeepers, you don’t actually hand money over for your purchases.”

Huh. Well, that’s something to remember if I ever make it to Japan. Cheers.

By: Tezuka World @ Kyoto JR Station – Post Moved at Comics212

Tezuka World @ Kyoto JR Station – Post Moved at Comics212 — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:03:27 +0000

[...] Hey there! The post is now at this location: http://comics212.net/2009/12/21/japan-2009-tezuka-world-installation-kyoto-jr-station/. [...]

By: Kyoto – Tezuka Osamu World « THE L-BLOG

Kyoto – Tezuka Osamu World « THE L-BLOG — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:28:35 +0000

[...] Comment! A good friend of mine, AT aka Guu is a huge fan of Tezuka Osamu’s work that includes AstroBoy! She just told me about Tezuka Osamu World at Kyoto Station. I learned more about it at Helen McCarthy’s blog. She has written a detailed description and she has also referred to yet another fantastic report (complete with photographs) written by Christopher Butcher. [...]

By: Summer Holyday in Japan 2009 – Day 2 – Kyoto | TheTechMatterAnswer

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:14:44 +0000

[...] The JR station in Kyoto is a very futuristic structure that remember us another aspect of Japan: a place where the historycal traditions and the technology are fused together. The station is filled of shopping mall and, for more or less two hours we made some shopping in here. [...]

By: russell.k

russell.k — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:42:34 +0000

thanks tonnes for the info, i went to see it today and spent nearly 25,000 yen in there!!!!!!!!!!!!
really looking pumped to go and see the museum in a few days

thanks again

By: Yuki

Yuki — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:55:47 +0000

Tokyo Station has small shop for Atom & Kitaro until 8/26/09, and I was looking for a bigger store wheres in Japan. Well, Kyoto!!!! Too late!! Today is my last day in Japan, and I am leaving from Narita!!!!

By: Glob! » SURFGLOB SAFARI

Glob! » SURFGLOB SAFARI — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:07:56 +0000

[...] sobre Osamu Tezuka y sus personajes. Chris Butcher de Comics212 estuvo allí haciendo tropocientas fotos –como la de aquí debajo– que te harán [...]

By: Halliday

Halliday — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:59:40 +0000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Knight

I believe that character is Prince/Princess Sapphire, the gender-bending female knight of Tezuka’s first shoujo title,PRINCESS KNIGHT, about a Princess that is brought up as a boy in order to inherit her throne. There was a wicked cross-over episode of ASTROBOY in the ’80′s that had Astro and Black Jack travel back in time with another Tezuka character I can’t remember to save Princess Sapphire from dying of a rare poison. It was pretty bomb.

By: mike

mike — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:42:06 +0000

I was fortunate to visit this exhibition in the Edo Tokyo museum and it was great. But that MW movie looks terrible. It proves how they can make awful adaptations of great works of great artists in every country.

By: shaun smith

shaun smith — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:00:56 +0000

Those extruded French fries look to be churros, which are basically the Spanish answer to the donut.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churro

Fascinating stuff here, Chris. I’m going to link you from OBTO.

By: James

James — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:02:31 +0000

It makes sense that something like the Atom x Kitaro thing would happen though based on Shigeru Mizuki’s advanced age and his renown as an expert on yokai and the occult throughout Japan. Kitaro’s status is up there, the occult flipside to techy Atom

I do kinda wish that there were English language editions of Wonder 3 with color pictures of Pukko playing guitar on their covers.

By: Anime Expo opens, CPM says goodbye | Anime Blog Online

Anime Expo opens, CPM says goodbye | Anime Blog Online — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:10:10 +0000

[...] Butcher posts some more photos from Japan, including the Tezuka World installation at Kyoto [...]

By: DKK

DKK — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:31:45 +0000

So jealous.

By: Bitter Matt

Bitter Matt — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:20:56 +0000

That’s pretty cool. So, do you have like a swag budget for this trip? Based on the last trip there’s an endless array of cool STUFF to take home.

How can you possibly stay within budget? :)

By: Evan Dorkin

Evan Dorkin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:46:37 +0000

So jealous…

By: super rats

super rats — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:49:57 +0000

I know this is all about the Tezuka goodies, but mmm donuts. It’s stuff like the MOSDO that puts a smile on my face. It’s not utilitarian, just fun, which at least here in the US during this recession is something in short supply. Makes me want to go there just to see little things like that.

By: MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Anime Expo opens, CPM says goodbye

MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Anime Expo opens, CPM says goodbye — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:30:01 +0000

[...] Butcher posts some more photos from Japan, including the Tezuka World installation at Kyoto [...]

By: zach worton

zach worton — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:33:42 +0000

holy shizzle!! an MW movie?!

By: James Moar

James Moar — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:45:33 +0000

I got a better choice of film at Tezuka World, I think. The one I saw was a version of Phoenix: Robe of Feathers, which used Gao from Karma in place of the original main character, plus a guest appearance by Pinoko as a creepy spirit (good casting, that).

Here’s a photo of the mural that got covered:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31535211@N02/2982742000/in/set-72157608456196622/