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TIL that the trend of anime's signature large eyes started from mangaka Osamu Tezuka's works, who himself was influenced by Disney and Betty Boop cartoons, and fashion designer Jun'ichi Nakahara's works. Other factor such as a proverb involving eyes also played a part.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

He was incredibly prolific but I have heard of very little of anything he had ever done.

Although I do note that there are some similarities between some of his work and some of dragon Ball and dragon Ball z, and I do not know if this is because they are drawing from similar sources in Japanese mythology or what.

Here's a list of his work: https://tezukaosamu.net/en/manga/?c=90

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It's pretty common not to have heard of his works, Astro Boy is the only one that made it over to the West but it's never gotten a ton of attention. I remember the 2003 series got some play on Saturday mornings and Toonami but it was really short-lived.

Pluto which came out on Netflix late last year is a reinterpretation of an Astro boy arc that's done fairly well.

MAPPA also made a great anime adaptation of Dororo a few years ago but it mostly flew under the radar.

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