DuckTales: Astro B.O.Y.D.! | Review | Reaction | Rewriting Astro Boy's tragic backstory
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- Опубликовано: 4 июл 2024
- How Astro-Boyd helped rewrite Astro Boy's tragic backstory, from one definitely real boy to another.
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I really liked how they made the younger Gyro look more similar to his comic book and original series design.
Not only look but also personnality
I like the twist of a Gyro that became unstable because he has death in his conscience
Yeah, this is for Huey. So far we got that he's a perfectionist, he's smart, he's kind, and has Donald's berserker temper. Like we all remember the Duke and "Oh no Huey's broken."
With Buba Huey even got red eyes 😂☺️
Don't forget he fights!
With Della at the videogame and at Quack Pack!
Brave Junior Woodchuck 💜
"Do you really want a robot for a friend?
". "Yeah, ever since i was six".
That was actually me lol
i love the fact that this Gyro did have that bubbly, positive personality to him before the horrible "accident". it makes Gyro abit of a tragic character, always trying to better himself and not create robots like BOYD.
Plus, it's a nice callback to the OG show's Gyro!
Don't overlook that BOYD and Astro Boy both reference "Pinocchio" - a tale Disney is well versed in.
BOYD’s eyes turning blue is an homage to Pinocchio which is what AstroBoy is originally based on... it comes full circle!
Another point that wasn't mentioned, this episode is also a nod to Carl Barks (creator of Disney's Duck comics) and Osamu Tezuka's friendship.
Badre Bally That happened ?
@@aidanhever3369 indeed it did! Publicly, they couldn't express it due to business issues concerning publishing companies, but there WAS a letter Tezuka sent to Carl Barks that told him how much he respected his work (complete with a cute doodle of Astro Boy hugging Donald Duck).
@@Epee2134 I don't believe it I bet they really hated each other and would have knife fights to the the death while tied to a bomb
Tezuka Was also a huge Disney fan Hell Disney wanted to make a movie with him and he also did a magna adaptation of Bambi
@@ajerjavec4723 What about the accusation of The Lion King for being a ripoff of Kimba the White Lion ?
I love this episode mostly for the character twist of Gyro.
One of the things I've noticed, intentional or not, is Boyd could be a stand-in for children caught between adversarial parents, or those in child services. A neglected child for one reason or another, and Huey is the only one letting him be a kid instead an object of interest.
With everything in the episode to gush about, the thing I enjoyed the most, other than Lupin in the crowd, was the depth they were finally giving Gyro. I really liked how this version of the character was much less optimistic and now embittered, and there were nods to not getting any respect leading to that in the first season. Seeing that he was a hopeful, optimistic, bright young inventor that had one major disaster of an event and the complete disillusionment of his mentor kill that for him really fleshed the character's constant lashing out at others and self arrogance. If anything, it adds another unspoken level to his relationships with the others. In other words... THAT is why he acts like an abusive jerk to Fenton. He HATES seeing his former self in his young intern. And you can silently tell he's choking on his own bitterness. He DOES want Fenton to succeed. He DOES want Fenton to become a great scientist. He just DOESN'T want to see this bright, energetic go-getter's dreams get crushed and turn into an insufferable husk. He's been there, he's afraid it will happen again, and he clearly doesn't want to see his backstory repeat on someone else.
Scrooge is the only one that really seems to appreciate Gyro, even standing up to the accountants to keep Gyro employed.
That was one of my favorite parts of the episode we saw in in The dangerous chemistry of Gandra Dee that Gyro gave Fenton an approving nod at the end when he saw what Fenton was working on. The Ducktales crew said that Gyro saw a lot of his old self in Fenton and he both liked and hated that. I think Gyro always liked Fenton and that's why he was always so hard on him because like you said he didn't want history to repeat itself. With Gyro giving Fenton a full time job I think Gyro realized there was a better way to help Fenton succeed as a scientist.
Scrooge is an adventurer, and as such, has a greater perspective than anyone in an accounting position. Never mind the fact they turn out to be villains, they put a leash on Scrooge's spending, especially after throwing all that money to anyone and anything to save Della. While a lot of Gyro's inventions go haywire, Scrooge still sees something special and knows that a successful, innovative product is mutually beneficial. Gyro becomes a revolutionary scientist, Scrooge gets a cut of the profits off of those inventions. In this series, Gyro seems to be more of a direct employee to Scrooge, where as previous versions he's a freelance inventor that Scrooge sometimes employs.
@@crystalhampton2240 The production crew actually confirmed that?! Awesome! Was this before or after this episode came out?
@@sabrinamiller3671 I believe Frank talked about it on his Tumblr before the episode came out.
Did anyone else feel like Huey got some autistic coding in this episode too? Maybe it’s just the desperation for someone wholesome to act as representation, but I kind of noticed/felt it in this episode and I like to imagine it was intentional for how well done it would have been.
definitely. the show's always been throwing in hints to huey as an autistic character, but the coding is pretty strong in this episode especially. while i'm not autistic myself (at least, i'm not sure yet), i've seen a lot of autistic viewers be happy with this episode and huey really resonates with them. :)
There's an interesting video from Overly Sarcastic Productions about how robots are represented in pop culture and how they're coded very similar to neurodivergent/asexual people. So by having Huey be mocked for being like a robot, making friends with an actual robot, and reaffirming that the robot is a real person, it turns the usual narrative around. Instead of "this character is less human because they don't understand humour/lack social graces/have weird needs or hangups, etc.", they're saying "beings who have these weird qualities are still people." Check it out: ruclips.net/video/jZGRdxP_8Js/видео.html
I'm happy I'm not the only one who noticed
I always relate to Huey & Boyd for this reason :)
One of my favorite moments in the episode is when Huey and Boyd are touring around the city. Boyd takes a moment to look at the cherry blossoms, happily telling Huey how much fun he’s having as the petals swirl around him. For those who don’t know, cherry blossoms in flower language symbolize change and appreciating the temporary beauty that life gives us (thank Heartcatch Pretty Cure for teaching me that). So their significance in the scene likely represents how Boyd is starting to feel more human and slowly letting go of his past.
That's a brilliant observation! I love that scene too, as it demonstrates his purity and love of life which he never got to experience, but this just made me appreciate it even more!
Funny enough, Astro Boy actually took inspiration from classic Disney, and it's also worth noting that Walt Disney himself was quite fond of Astro Boy, and allegedly wanted to make an adaptation of it. A Disney show referencing anime makes a lot of sense since manga and anime might not exist without Disney.
No Astro boy is mostly based on Don and Carls Donald duck comics. So without Donald we wouldn't get today's Manga and anime.
I wanna see Boyd interact with Lena.
tech vs magic.
Both created by unique circumstances and struggling with their own abilities and self worth
One of my favorite parts of the episode was a callback to the first "little bulb going berserk" episode, Gyro repeats his "You're not evil, you're good" speech to calm down an invention of his that's rampaging. Perhaps in universe he always in the back of his mind believed Boyd was fundamentally good and that lead to the belief for the Little Bulb line, perhaps the experience with Bulb informed his later interactions, but it seems to be a pretty big component of the character
I would love to see Boyd interact with Huey and Violet at some point in the series.
And Lena is a must!
God I ADORE this episode. It’s maybe my favorite of the series so far, and the sheer mastery of how it balances its cast and theming is so good that I had to make a video of it myself.
Also the animation is just *chefs kiss*. Never would’ve expected the Boyd episode to be this show at its peak for me, but dang here we are.
I do not know anything about DuckTales. I watched this episode because of my love for Astro Boy. There are several references in this episode that I really liked, but the one that struck me the most was the hug scene at the end. That was clearly a reference to the climatic showdown in the 2003 Astro Boy anime in the final episode. The way it is presented and the hug itself is a clear nod to the hug Atom and Tenma have at the end. That scene was so potent, I lost it when I saw it referenced.
I was only basing the review on what I know of the original Manga! Great to see the 2003 series updated things as well!
I have a theory about what might be Huey’s character arc.
If the first season was followed by Dewey’s character arc, and how he’s trying to figure out Della’s disappearance mystery, plus Dewey also had to learn to trust his own family members, especially to Scrooge. And at the same time, he also had to learn the fact that, in every case, he is not the center of all attention and honor.
Louie’s arc was more about how he achieved his dreams and how he utilized his own special abilities.
Huey’s character arc is about self-confidence. Already the first episode of the third season kind of hints at this biggest problem and how Huey trusts way too much to the guidebook, instead of relying on his own brain. We’ve seen that, Huey knows how to use his head, and he hasn’t always had to use a guidebook in every situation to find the answer to his problems. So Huey’s problem isn’t that, he wouldn’t be smart, but that, he doesn’t trust himself and what he himself is capable of. And I think this episode and the next episode will tackle this problem pretty clearly.
This episode made me notice something a tad odd but the newest episode seemed to do it again.
Is it possible DuckTales is recreating the Justice Ducks? I didn't think anything of it when it was just Gizmoduck and Darkwing but now we have Astroboyd, Lena, and Penumbra all taking up the roles of superheroes. In the 2017 DT comics, Fethry also gains that title somewhat and with his history as the Red Bat I'm curious what exactly is going on.
It'd be awesome to see a new take on the Justice Ducks. We can also add Storkules into the mix since he was more willing to help Scrooge and co. save the Earth from Lunaris' invasion, and could act as this show's answer to Thor.
@@brianlevine871 Well last epsidoe pretty much cements with Pen(ny)umbra become an Earth hero.
@@brianlevine871 Her be spoilers for the last two episodes:
Darkwing and Gizmo are obvious, since they're the same. Lena stands in for Morgana, Storkules for Stegomutt, and Pen(ny)umbra for Neptunia.
I thought Boyd didn't want to be a superhero though, Fenton just accidentally forced that upon him.
I came here to point just that. We are seeing a super hero team in formation! Now, crossing fingers for Red Bat and Duck Avenger. They could even tie Fantomius to the origins of FOWL!
Tenma actually reconciled with Astro Boy in the 2003 anime series.
And the 2009 film
I like how this episode recontextualizes Gyro, probably the most controversial character from the reboot.
From what I understand Dr. Tenma's relationship with Astro/Atom varies on the incarnation. While the two never fully reconcile, Tenma did play a minor supporting role in the manga. My exposure to Astro in animation is the 1980 and 2003 series. Tenma didn't even appear after the first episode in the former, and became an antagonist in the latter. Dr. Akita even mirrors Tenma'a 2003 incarnation as Tenma was trying to push Astro to lead a robot uprising against humanity.
Yeah, there's several versions of the story and Tenma is a little more redeemed in some of the more recent ones, from what I've read.
IIRC, didn't one of his incarnations turn him into an outright villian trying to force astro boy into the role of some robot messiah?
@@Tfbrave the 2003 version, yes. He was rather fixated about that.
Akita is a corgi or a tanuki ?
@@aidanhever3369 He's an Akita, a breed of dog that originates in Japan.
I do like that Huey and Boyd are friends
Can't wait for the next Halloween episode “The Trickening!"
Same 🤗
I can't wait until the Gosalyn episode.
I don't like the halloween episode, namely cause you can't celebrate it due to covid and it's kind of good news.
i am looking for it too.
These commentary videos really help me get through the day! I have high functioning autism, and recently have had ducktails be one my special interests! These give me more content to look forward to! Thank you so much
For what it’s worth, Tenma and Tobio do reconcile in the anime adaptation and the 2009 American movie
I remember liking that movie
I was waiting for someone to mention the 2009 film
I think it's amazing how it manages to reboot a totally diffrent franchise.
So far, Louie's Eleven is my favorite episode of Season 3, this one is definitely a close second. And, I really hope that B.O.Y.D. becomes a key character in Huey's story arc; especially because we surprisingly haven't seen that much of Huey this season.
So there's also an even deeper connection to Ducktales and Astroboy. After WWII, US soldiers brought American comic books to Japan. Among these were Scrooge McDuck comics. The creator of Astro Boy, Osamu Tezuka, began reading these Scrooge McDuck comics which inspired him to create Astro Boy and pave the way for manga and anime as we know it.
I'm glad that Astro Boy and Tenma were able to reconcile in the most recent movie.
Currently my favorite episode of Season 3 so far.
I was so busy geeking out about all the cool Japanese pop culture references that I didn’t realize that the design for the Young Gyro Gearloose is almost exactly the same as his design in the original DuckTales series!
My husband and I had noticed a bit of a drop in animation quality in season 3, but then we saw the fight scene between BOYD and Gizmoduck. I was like “well, now we know where the animation budget went.” Lol. Seriously though, the art in this episode is by far the best in season 3 and possibly the whole series.
2BO is a reference to Tobio who was the original name of Dr Tenma's son who was tragically killed so Dr Tenma created a robot child to replace him only for the doctor to reject him and then a different professor called Dr Elephan found the robot child at a Robot Circus and then adopted him and that is how he was named Astro Boy.
first steve in smash and then seaniccus uploads? what a day!
Wait, you watched that stream too?
I know Right?
I still need to watch that!
Yep, it's awesome stuff!
I think that Gyro's 2017 personality is a direct result of Sheldon's popularity from the Big bang theory.
I’m calling it. Dr. Akita’s part of F.O.W.L.
This video crams in so much, and still barely touches on Fenton's role in the episode. This episode just did a real lot in a little time, and did it well.
Also, fun factoid; Disney was a huge influence on Tezuka. This is evidenced in Astro Boy's hair points resembling Mickey's ears from certain viewpoints, as well as his large eyes resembling those of early Disney cartoons.
Yeah, Fenton's role is good. He's kind of a minor antagonist on Boyd's story.
With THAT title I was hyped! 😍
AstroBoy and DuckTales was the mix I didn't know I need.
All of my favorite characters in one episode: Huey, B.O.Y.D., and Gyro 💜
I also got emotional when young Gyro appeared 😭 that explained everything.
I do even love Akita. Too cliche but cool.
And of course! Season 3 is Huey season 😍
My favorite part was when Fenton "Jouchaku" to stop the biker gang robbers.
Actually, from what I’ve heard, Astro Boy’s creator eventually does reconcile with him!
Only on the movie and the game
@@rockmanmix6242 and the 2003 anime but not in the other animes
rockman mix Are you sure it never happened in the original comics?
I read and nothing
@@darkraiknight386 read them if you don't believe me on those manga sites
Something I saw in the episode that stood out to me was the scene of Gyro reconciling with Boyd. It reminded me of almost a reverse of what occurs in the 2003 Astro Boy anime.
In the series finale of that version of Astro Boy, Tenma and Astro was able to reconcile, though it was Astro who put forth the effort to forgive Tenma of what the mad doctor had done through the gesture of a hug, saving a broken Tenma, though Tenma would go to jail for his crimes.
Meanwhile in DuckTales, Gyro is able to reconcile with what he thought was his own failures, including the admission that Boyd was right. And he accepted that with a hug. It's an interesting parallel to me, and I hope you all enjoy this tidbit too.
Yeah this was a pretty awesome episode. This season seems to be focusing on fleshing out characters outside of the core Duck family or introducing new (and familar) faces. While Huey seems to be the focus triplet, its mostly about fleshing out the world which I'm more than ok with. Gizmoduck was amazing in this episode, and I hope Gyro can eventually find a bit of his enthusiasm from his original self over time. Can't wait for the hour long Darkwing focused episode "Let's Get Dangerous!" My hopes are that we can eventually get a full Darkwing show to spin out of it because while he works in the DT universe, the world of the terror that flaps in the night deserves a chance to stretch its wings once more with the same passion they put into this show.
Tezuka also has major Zengata vibes from Lupin III in her way of dress and general attitude, another nod to a classic anime with ties to Disney. (Famously, Castle of Cagliostro was a very big inspo for the Big Ben fight in Great Mouse Detective)
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You have half the video to rephrase that.
Edit: Yeah I feel you could have phrased it much better since the original astro boy was more of a hero and villain origin story. Similar to how an American backstory for Sonic and Eggman paints Robotnik as a tradgic friend turn madman.
i loved Huey and Boyd's Interactions
I really do like this Episode. Not only more of MY Fave Triplet, Huey BUT ALSO more of Gyro. I'll admit I didn't hate him back then BUT I can't say I liked him either. THIS Episode shown me a Truly notable Episode about him :)
I remember in the 2003 Astro Boy series Dr O'Shay (he was Dr Elefun in the original) was always arguing that Astro was more than a machine because he had 'kokoro' - an unmeasurable quality which basically meant he had a soul. I'd say Boyd/2BO definitely has kokoro too.
I love this episode. Boyd is great, Fenton's always fun, and it's great to see more of Huey where he's being so nice and defending his friend. So much better than how neurotic and mean he was in the opener.
I'm not overly fond of this version of Gyro. But this episode does help to flesh him out and soften him a bit by the end, which is nice.
There’s one other aspect to DuckTales making an homage to Astro boy.
It’s basically taking everything full Circle.
Astro boy is the first manga ever created and it was inspired by ducktails comic books.
The very origin of manga and anime as a whole was inspired by DuckTales comics so it’s really neat when you think about that but this episode paid homage to so many classic manga and anime.
And while it may not have been in the manga the first anime of astro boy actually did have him reconciling with his father and actually has a point in which afterwards he’s so happy he does a victory lap around the planet.
"Astro B.O.Y.D" (Season 3, Episode 6) was the DuckTales (2017) tribute to Tezuka I've been waiting for. The main reason why is because Osamu Tezuka (the creator of "Astro Boy" and "BlackJack") was inspired by Carl Barks (Disney Duck artist/writer and the man to create the "Duckverse") himself to create his signature art style and storytelling dynamic. This gave us the creation of the style we associate with Japanese "anime/manga" (along with the slang of it as well) during the 1960s.
So because of Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge, we have anime and manga along with the otaku community as a whole. I'm really surprised that wasn't mentioned as much in the video especially considering the friendship that both creators had for each other. Plus, Barks and Disney did have a big influence over the anime community as a whole from its very cultural conception.
2:14 I love that joke.
Tezuka not only created Astro boy, but Metropolis and Kimba which was a basis for The Lion King (with hamlet thrown in).
OMIGOSH. 2BO. Tobio. The writing in this show never ceases to amaze. XD
Of course Beaks didn't make Boyd.
Want to know another story that borrowed Astro Boy's back story? The movie A.I. also has a boy robot that was created to take the place of a deceased son. That movie was original a project of Stanley Kubrick who was a close friend of Osmau Tezuka. Also Gyro's former mentor who wanted to weaponize 2bo has another parallel with a Tezuka story. After the original Astro Boy anime series was finished in 1963-65, Tezuka wanted to create a new version, but had lost the rights to some of the characters when his anime studio went out of business. He created a similar story, called Jeter Mars. Mars was similar to Astro, but had two 'fathers' One of them wanted to create a kind, robot boy, the other wanted to create a weapon. Similar idea to the duck tales back story.
I was about to look for the Astro Boy ost to read the manga and this pop up in my feed xd, and you know? your analysis made me smile cuz Astro is my like my childhood's best friend.
I'm getting interested in Ducktales, amazing video, hehehe :D
Oh wow, I completely missed the reference of Boyd's serial # 2BO to Astroboy's Tobio
I just noticed it in the seen where Boyd was in the lab, he got special glasses that stop the lazer like that one marvel mutant.
As a huge anime fan, I absolutely loved this episode. I loved all the Easter eggs they had hidden in this episode... Sailor Moon, Gundam, but more importantly Lupin the III. I left this episode shouting out to social media, how much I want an episode of Ducktails, where Lupin the III tries to steal from Scrooge McDuck.
I hope i don't get to scared of the Halloween that is going to Happen on Monday.
this was fun Ep.
damn I'm such a weird kid because I ignored a lot pf anime as a child and notnunderstanding a lot of anim stuff except for one anime but that one because of cars
So like... I am no expert... but from what I recall from astroboy the original the doctor who created astro boy filled him with weapons for protection but abandoned him and then the doctors assistant found astro and adopted him as a child. And somthing I like is that Gyros redesign resembles doctor Tenma with Akita resembling Dr Ochanomizu to an extent. Leading to a sort of role reversal for the ending with the astroboy returning after the father realised the error of his ways
I like astro boy and I will check this episode out. 😀👍
I was silently squeeing over this episode.
Looking forward to your next analysis. Keep it up!
this is my favorite episode of ducktails. thank you for your insight
There is actually a movie where Astro boy and his father reconcile. But I don't remember what it's called.
Actually Dr. Tenma did reconcile with Astro Boy in the 2009 film.
One of my fav episodes of the whole series so far!
Yay. I've been waiting for this for a long time.
It's nice to see Gyro has a fatherly side.
I haven't seen much, if anything related to "Astro Boy," but I've at least heard about the character for quite a while now.
Anyways, this has got to be one of my most favorite episodes this season so far. I loved Boyd's character arc and friendship with Huey, Gyro's backstory and how it reflected his original design and cheery personality, and all of the details in Tokyolk. The animation here is also some of the best with its incredible action scenes and homages to various anime.
I recommend watching the 2003 subbed version if you want to get in to Astro boy
It was really nice seeing the young Gyro. :)
Great review and I am kind of surprised that you did not mention the infamous Kimba the White Lion and Lion King issue.
Just watch YMS's review of Kimba, and then you'll why this "issue" is a fake one.
Not only did they never reconcile with Doctor Tenma bu he built not one but two more robots who hell-bent on killing his robot son but he also performed a quote-unquote upgrade they could have possibly killed his robotic child.
took them some time to get to a proper gyro episode
There is a version of Astro boy that does end up reconciling with Dr. Tenma. At the end of the 2003 Astro boy anime series, Dr. Tenma is convinced that no matter what he does his son will never love or agree with him. He attempts to end his own life in a lab explosion but Astro stops him and the show ends after they make up. You can view a fan-subbed version of that scene here: ruclips.net/video/mqt86VWlqUc/видео.html
The weird thing about this episode and Boyd is that I don’t understand why Boyd looks like a tiny mark beaks if mark didn’t build him. Like… even just the species. Why did gyro build him as a gray parrot and not a duck or a chicken or even a shiba like his mentor? I don’t understand.
I feel like this episode is also a reference to one of Osamu Tezuka's other stories, Metropolis
This is my favorite s3 episode so far, one of my favorites in the series, for all the reasons in the video.
They should of left boyd as being created from Mark beaks and went from there instead of having it be gyro creating him.
I agree to disagree. I'll give Mark some credit for collaborating with Gandra and hacking into the lab that one episode in season 2, but I think Gyro having made Boyd makes little more sense (just my opinion, though).
Gyro's inventions are always buggy, and Boyd glitching out at that party Doofus Drake had the previous seasons kind of reminds me of bulb, plus it gave Gyro some much needed depth as opposed to being “just some jerk who works for Scrooge McDuck”
@@ayeitsspoopy5617 I think the bigger issue is how flippant the retcon is. His design fit it's purpose as a fake son in his first episode. But now is conveniently a coincidence that he happen to look like the man that bought him years before he had any reason to. The least the could have done is give him a past design to justify the difference.
@@emeraldpichu1 True, true. Retconning isn't uncommon with shows, some have lesser of it than others, all that stuff. This one personally doesn't bother me. However, if bothers anyone else? Valid.
Judging on age and stuff, and keeping in mind of species, in-character I know that Boyd wasn't modeled after Mark Beaks, but perhaps the artists and creators probably did.
@@ayeitsspoopy5617 I agree. Its shown Mark Beaks while somewhat tech savvy, can't invent a thing on his own and usually just takes others ideas for himself. The driving robot, stolen Gyro tech. Taking the Gizmoduck suit, heck even his first appearance he had a nonexistent product. He can't make anything himself.
@@ConsoleWarriors I agree! To give him some credit, I will say that his hacking and other tech abilities are his overall cheat codes to being a billionaire (or not, because he did invest a good sum on Louie in S2). Whenever he's credited to as I genius I just remember Gyro saying in the B.U.D.D.Y. System episode that, “He couldn't even program a microwave.”
The episode is also a metaphor for being on autism spectrum.
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Too bad they never did that to
Power Puff Girls
and
Old Teen Titans Go
But dang I'm glad they didn't do anything bad with Ducktales
I hope Boyed will not be a hero in the show he just want want to be a normal kid.
I love the Lupin the Third references, it’s funny considering the character designer for the Mickey Mouse shorts is also a Lupin fan!
one of my favorite episodes, tbh, boyd is amazing
I enjoyed the anime and manga references in this episode a lot, but my favourite ref wasn't covered in the video. It's how when Beaks finds Boyd in the scrapyard it is just like the start of Battle Angel Alita (Gunm).
Aside from the awesome Sailor Moon and the Lupin the third references, I really appreciate the episode showing Gyros old self where he was more optimistic and less pessimistic than what he would become. Also, just a heads up, Astro Boy does have a some good conclusions to his story and a cute little sister bot later so here's hoping DuckTales includes that. Maybe even do a nod to the gizmoduck episode where that robotic maid had a crush on him!
Astro boy is almost 60 years old and japan hasn't created an 2021 anime version yet.
People keep talking about the Sailor Moon and Astro Boy references...
And yet almost no one has pointed out the Death Note reference in this episode?
😱
Or that lupin the IIIrd
I found the reference to Zenegata pretty obvious, but it took me the second viewing to notice Lupin in the crowd. He actually appears in the background when the Inspector first appears.
Fave anime reference in this episode: Gizmoduck's missile firing and BOYD's blasting them out of the air is 100% Itano Circus (a.k.a. Macross Missile Massacre)!
I really enjoyed Dr. Akita making his own sound effects.
I remeber when i worked on my own story Digimon police team i took some elements and idea from astro boy and the 2003 cartoon with Having the main hero being a clone instead of a robot and have digimon instead of robots and have a equal rights thing almost like the 2003 cartoon did
Okay not to do with this video but I super hope your making a video about Gyro. Dudes my favorite character and especially because your talking about one of the things has made he himself need a video.
Love the callback. The ducktales comics helped to inspire the astroboy manga which was a foundation and central part of the rise of manga culture in Japan. It pays homage to a series that helped create an industry that is an integral part of Japanese entertainment while doing a massive solid to the series that inspired it.
Didn't they make Astro Boy and his father's relationship better in the 3D animated movie, and was the main plot point?
P. S. Me and my sister loved that movie, but it's been awhile since we watched it so some things are a blur now.
I remember I watched astro boy reboot as kids , astro boy first mangan ,
Tenma fluctuates a lot depending on the source material. In some versions of the story he is the actual main antagonist while in other versions he's a minor antagonist who occasionally seems remorseful but usually cycles back into his role as a bad guy. There are 2 versions of him that could be described as truly good. One of the most tragic versions of the story involves Astro being tricked into thinking Tenma has disowned him after Tenma says some admittedly harsh things to him after he screws up a fancy dinner. It's pretty clear that Tenma was just angry and didn't actually mean to disown astro boy in this version but Tobio is kidnapped before they can actually meet again and Tenma doesn't show up in that series again. I think the animated film from a decade ago is the only version where the 2 actually get a happy ending and become a legitimate family.
When you look back, this version of Gyro Gearloose kind of looks like Dr. Tenma...
You know what's the best? I didn't know anything bout this comics and still I got very good episode.