Atom: The Beginning
| Atom: The Beginning | |
 The cover of the first volume featuring A106. | |
| アトム ザ・ビギニング (Atomu za Biginingu) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Science fiction[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by |
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| Illustrated by | Tetsuro Kasahara |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Magazine | Monthly Hero's |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | December 1, 2014 – present |
| Volumes | 5 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | |
| Written by | Jun'ichi Fujisaku |
| Music by | Noriyuki Asakura |
| Studio | |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | NHK |
| Original run | April 15, 2017 – present |
| Episodes | 12 |
Atom: The Beginning (Japanese: アトム ザ・ビギニング, Hepburn: Atomu za Biginingu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tetsuro Kasahara, with writing contributions by Makoto Tezuka and Masami Yuki. The series is a prequel to Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy manga series, depicting the events up until the birth of Astro Boy. It began serialization in Shogakukan's Monthly Hero's magazine on December 1, 2014, and has been compiled into five tankōbon volumes as of April 2017. An anime television series adaptation began airing on April 15, 2017.
Plot
Two prodigies, Umatarō Tenma and Hiroshi Ochanomizu, have spent endless amounts of time researching robots with Tenma wanting to produce a god and Ochanomizu wanting to produce a friend, eventually producing the robot A106. The question the duo were both wondering, would A106 eventually turn into a god or a friend?
Characters
- Umatarō Tenma (天馬午太郎, Tenma Umatarō)
- Voiced by: Yūichi Nakamura[2]
- Hiroshi Ochanomizu (お茶の水博士, Ochanomizu Hiroshi)
- Voiced by: Takuma Terashima[2]
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- Voiced by: Yūki Inoue[2]
- Moriya Tsutsumi (堤茂理也, Tsutsumi Moriya)
- Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai[3]
- Motoko Tsutsumi (堤茂斗子, Tsutsumi Motoko)
- Voiced by: Mikako Komatsu[3]
- Ran Ochanomizu (お茶の水蘭, Ochanomizu Ran)
- Voiced by: Ayane Sakura[3]
- Kensaku Han (伴俊作, Han Kensaku)
- Voiced by: Kengo Kawanishi[3]
- Shunsaku Han (伴健作, Han Shunsaku)
- Voiced by: Nobuo Tobita[3]
- Maria (マリア)
- Voiced by: Yoshino Nanjō[3]
Media
Manga
Kasahara's manga series began serialization in the Monthly Hero's magazine published by Shogakukan on December 1, 2014. Makoto Tezuka and Masami Yuki are responsible for the manga series' editorial supervision and concept design, respectively, with Tezuka Productions collaborating.[4] As of April 5, 2017, the series has been published in five tankōbon volumes, with the first volume being published on June 5, 2015.[5]
Volume list
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 5, 2015[5] | 978-4-86-468417-0 |
| 2 | December 4, 2015[5] | 978-4-86-468441-5 |
| 3 | June 3, 2016[5] | 978-4-86-468462-0 |
| 4 | December 5, 2016[5] | 978-4-86-468482-8 |
| 5 | April 5, 2017[5] | 978-4-86-468495-8 |
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced in the July 2016 issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Hero's magazine in June 2016.[6] The anime series is directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro and Tatsuo Satō, with series composition by Jun'ichi Fujisaku and animation produced by OLM, Inc., Production I.G and Signal.MD. Takahiro Yoshimatsu is designing the characters and Noriyuki Asakura is composing the series' soundtrack. Shinobu Tsuneki, Yoshihiro Ishimoto and Shinichi Miyazaki are responsible for mechanical design.[7] The 12-episode series premiered on April 15, 2017 on NHK,[1][8] and is being streamed by Amazon on their Amazon Prime Video service.[9] Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series for home video and will exclusively stream the series on Amazon's Anime Strike streaming service.[10]
The opening theme song, titled "Kaidoku Funō" (解読不能, lit. "Indecipherable"), is performed by After the Rain,[11] while the ending theme song, titled "Hikari no Hajimari" (光のはじまり, lit. "The Beginning of Light"), is performed by Yoshino Nanjō.[3]
Episode list
| No. | Title[a] | Original air date |
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References
- Notes
- ^ English titles are taken from Amazon Video.
- References
- ^ a b "Atom the Beginning Anime's 1st Promo Video, Story Intro Posted". Anime News Network. November 20, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ^ a b c Chapman, Paul (January 27, 2017). "Yuichi Nakamura and More Join the Cast of "Atom the Beginning"". Crunchyroll. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Atom the Beginning Anime Casts Takahiro Sakurai, Mikako Komatsu". Anime News Network. February 17, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
- ^ "Rideback's Kasahara Launches Astro Boy Prequel Manga". Anime News Network. October 1, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f アトム ザ・ビギニング ゆうきまさみ×カサハラテツロー (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ^ "Astro Boy Prequel Manga Atom the Beginning Gets Anime Adaptation". Anime News Network. May 30, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ^ "News Sites Briefly List Staff, 2017 Spring Premiere for Atom the Beginning Anime". Anime News Network. November 20, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ^ "Atom the Beginning Anime Gets 12 Episodes". Anime News Network. March 23, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
- ^ "Atom the Beginning Anime Reveals Premiere Date, New Key Visual". Anime News Network. March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
- ^ "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Frame Arms Girl, Atom the Beginning Anime". Anime News Network. March 30, 2017.
- ^ "After the Rain Performs Atom the Beginning Anime's Opening Theme". Anime News Network. January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
