Astroboy Toys
The Amazing Astroboy is finally getting his due and you can celebrate with your own Astroboy Toys -- difficult to find, but definitely available.
I was suprised and delighted to see Osamu Tezuka's Astroboy featured on a lunch box at eMerchandise (pictured left) and I wondered if there was a renewed interest in Astroboy (most popular in the 1950s, 60s, and 80s). I did some hunting and discovered that Astroboy is about to be inducted into the Robot Hall of Fame and that the creator of Samurai Jack has been contracted to write and direct a new Astroboy movie (find out more at Astroboy Online).
eMerchandise has the super cool lunch box and some Astroboy apparel, but if you're looking for Astroboy Toys, auction site eBay is your very best best. When I checked eBay there were several different action figures, figurines, and dolls -- plus mugs, clocks, handbags, t-shirts, watches, and more.
Price: (at the time of this review)
Varies
Resources:
- Astroboy Toys at eBay
- Astroboy Merchandise at eMerchandise
- Astroboy History and News at Astroboy-Online (this excellent source includes Astroboy Villains, Other Characters, News, Origin, and more).
