118 From 'Astro Boy' to 'Pluto': Osamu Tezuka and Naoki Urasawa Both Dream of Robots
Nowadays, various artificial intelligence technologies seem to have permeated our daily lives, and humanoid robots can even perform yangge dances at the Spring Festival Gala, making scenes from science fiction and anime seem closer to us than ever. In this episode, we invite Cai Yuanxiaomai, a veteran friend of 'Leftover Talk' and a researcher of Japanese anime history, to chat about robot stories in anime. We will focus on Naoki Urasawa's 'Pluto' and its origins with Osamu Tezuka's 'Astro Boy,' reviewing discussions on robots, artificial intelligence, and ethical issues throughout the history of Japanese anime. *The recording time for this episode was November 2024. Due to technical reasons, the quality of some recordings is not ideal; please forgive us.
Original Chinese title & description
118 从《阿童木》到《冥王》：手冢治虫与浦泽直树都会梦到机器人
如今各式各样人工智能技术似乎已经充斥在我们的日常生活之中，而人形机器人也都能在春晚上扭起秧歌，科幻与动漫中的场景似乎离我们越来越近。在本期节目中，邀请到了《边角聊》的老朋友、日本动漫史研究者菜园小麦，一起聊聊动漫中的机器人故事。我们将聚焦于浦泽直树的《冥王》及其与手冢治虫《铁臂阿童木》之间的渊源，回顾历代日本动漫中有关机器人、人工智能与伦理议题的讨论。 *本期节目录音时间为2024年11月。因技术原因，部分录音质量不甚理想，敬请见谅。
Participation credit “本期参与者”：沙青青（微信公众号：13号埋立地、小红书：Sha-13号埋立地）。
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