Astro Boy: The Beginning (Some Just Don't Understand)

Today, I went to Little Tokyo in Downtown Los Angeles and delivered copies of The Monster Movie Fan's Guide To Japan to Kinokuniya.

While there, I picked up a copy of "Astro Boy: The Beginning" DVD. It contains the following original Osamu Tezuka-produced episodes:

The Birth of Astro Boy
Colosso
Expedition To Mars
The Spinx
Cross Island

The backside of the case reads:

Witness the very first anime ever produced - Osamu Tezuka's ASTRO BOY! This U.S. version delighted viewers with touching stories and compelling characters during its 1960s TV broadcast.

As stated, these are the episodes that played in the U.S. in the 1960s. I watched the first two tonight.

Alas, some people just don't understand.

I showed the DVD to a friend and she asked, "Are you just going to put it on your shelf or actually going to watch them?" I told her I buy DVDs to watch. She replied, "Aren't these for eight-year-olds?"

Arghh! Women!