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“Prequel to Astro Boy: two robotics students create powerful robot A106 in action-packed sci-fi manga.”

Atom: The Beginning

アトムザ・ビギニング

7.47

3,530 rank · 3,647 readers · 41 favorites

Seinen Mecha Action Sci-Fi

2014 - Present · Manga

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Prequel to Astro Boy: two robotics students create powerful robot A106 in action-packed sci-fi manga.

The prequel to one of the most influential mangas of all time: Astro Boy by Osamu Tezuka! A sci-fi manga about the turbulent lives of two robotics engineering students and their latest revolutionary project: the unassuming yet insanely strong A106, or "Six." Atom: The Beginning blazes its own trail, as well as speaking to fans of the iconic Astro Boy and Osamu Tezuka. It's story full of hear and humor for fans of action-packed science fiction, robots, and manga. (Source: Titan Comics)