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Websites for Astro Boy, Super Robot Wars OVA Launched

posted on 2007-10-04 04:52 EDT by Egan Loo

The anime distributor Right Stuf and its Nozomi Entertainment production division have announced their official website for Osamu Tezuka's pioneering Astro Boy animated series at astro-boy.rightstuf.com. The site includes a trailer, downloads, and an interview with The Astro Boy Essays author and Astro Boy manga translator Frederik L. Schodt. Bandai Visual USA has launched its official website for Super Robot Wars: Original Generation - The Animation, the video adaptation of the original characters in the popular robot strategy game franchise. Wallpapers are available now, with a trailer planned in future site updates.

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