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[–] ElementalPee ago 

Yeah I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that Astroboy was pretty much a riff on Disney's style.

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[–] MrPim [S] ago 

I'm sitting here watching some BW old TV reruns, and it just stuck me how similar the visual elements are mostly. I could imagine an manga author watching American TV back then an being influenced. They really do look alike

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[–] CrazyInAnInsaneWorld ago 

Well, Tezuka did enjoy and take inspiration from a lot of Walt's work, so in many ways, the two industries have spurred each other onwards, in various aspects.

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[–] TimberWolfAlpha 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I didn't know the American 1950s had so many rape tentacles.

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[–] MrPim [S] ago 

That's the filtered through part. Visually it's Leave it to Beaver, w tentacle rape. The little school girl skirts, the button down dressed dudes, the big round eyed people. It's 1953 suburban America, w tentacle monsters