Citations:Astro Boy


 * 2002, Japan Echo, volume 29:
 * But during the bubble era, Honda was carrying out its top-secret robotics research. This research offered little chance for profits, but you said, “We’re going to make an Astro Boy,” and you surprised everyone when you unveiled Asimo, your two-legged walking robot.
 * 2004, The Japan Journal, volume 1, page 31:
 * That prompts the question: are the public really ready to welcome prototype Astro Boys into the family, even supposing they could afford the present astronomical price tags?
 * 2005, Jie Zhang, She Knocked at the Door, Long River Press, ISBN 1592650562, page 110:
 * "You are completely wrapped by plaster!" Mai Qing touched my arm, "Your arm is so hard, and you are like the Astro Boy."
 * 2007, Douglas Coupland, JPod, Random House, ISBN 0679314253, illustrated, page 330:
 * Don't discuss Sony like it's a great big benevolent cartoon character who lives next door to Astro Boy.
 * 2008, Suzanne Brockmann, All Through the Night, A Troubleshooter Christmas, Troubleshooter Series, Random House, ISBN 0345501527, issue 12, page 281:
 * “Slow down, Cassidy, he’ll shoot you down like a dog,” Sam pointed out. “You’re his target, Astro Boy.”