EPISODE 004
EPISODE 004
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THE SPHINX
THE SPHINX
September 28, 1963
The Sphinx
Running low on energy, Astro Boy wakes up on a rocky mountain and is saved by the bandit Alibaba, who gives him the energy of a robot horse. Astro Boy and his friend, Smith, decide to carry out an academic survey of the ruins. However, it was actually Smith who drained Astro Boy's energy and kidnapped him...
The original manga was a standalone story in the July 1955 issue of the monthly Shonen magazine and was titled "The Mysterious Frozen Man." This was later changed to "The Frozen Man" in the A5-sized second volume, published May 1957. The manga depicts Atom in Mexico, assisting archaeologist Monsieur Ampere with an archaeological dig at the Inca pyramids alongside Lamp and others. The anime version differs; Atom is abducted to Babylonia after being drained of energy while asleep. Rescued by Alibaba (in disguise), Atom repays the favor by participating in Smith's dig, which veers into looting.
EPISODE CREDITS
EPISODE CREDITS
Screenplay/Direction: Tezuka Osamu
Key animation: Konno Shuji, Anami Kazuko, Hayashi Shigeyuki and others
VOICE CAST
VOICE CAST
Astro Boy: Billie Lou Watt
Professor Elefun: Ray Owens
TRIVIA
TRIVIA
In the manga, the Sphinx is shot and destroyed by the superhuman power ray of its tail, which Atom has stolen, but in the anime, its tail is stolen and it breaks down, and it later reconciles with Atom.
Unlike the first and second episodes, this episode was produced using a storyboard. The episode was directed by Tezuka and the animation was completed in about eight days.
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