Posted by Michael Pinto on Jun 8, 2010 in
Comic Books,
Hobbies and Collections
In Japan there’s an amazing charity exhibition of Blythe dolls which take their inspiration from well known manga characters. Included in the exhibit are Blythe dolls dressed up as Tezuka’s Black Jack (shown above), Cardcaptor Sakura, Cyborg 009, Felix the Cat and Minky Momo: Read more…
Tags: Blythe, Cyborg 009, manga, shouju, Tezuka
Posted by Michael Pinto on Oct 31, 2009 in
Animation,
Comic Books
The December issue of HyperHobby magazine has a special treat for old school anime fanboys: A special supplement cover that features Cyborg 009! For those of you who may not know it Cyborg 009 started as a manga in 1964, there was an anime film in 1966 and a series in 1968 but the 1979 anime series really put the show on the map. Here’s the black-and-white intro from the first series, which still hold up pretty well: Read more…
Tags: Anime, Cyborg 009, Japan