Big X
A Tezuka series about a Nazi super-drug and a partially preserved anime.
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Big X is a science fiction manga and anime series by Osamu Tezuka about German Nazis trying to create secret weapons near the end of World War II.[1] The anime focuses on a boy whose drug can enlarge his body to giant size, a result of a failed Nazi experiment.[2] It was Tokyo Movie's first anime work and is now considered lost, with only certain episodes surviving.[1]
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Making and release
Big X was the second anime to air after Astro Boy, produced in 1964 by TMS Entertainment.[2] The series consisted of 59 black and white episodes.[2] Only episodes 1, 11, 12, 14, and 40-59 are known to survive.[1] A friend with connections to CBS in New York obtained a print of Big X years ago from an ex-executive of the network.[2]
Episode 11 was found recently when it was broadcast on the Animax network as part of TMS's 50th anniversary celebration.[2] TMS uploaded a subtitled episode 1 to its YouTube channel for the studio's 60th anniversary.[3] There is no physical English release of either the manga or anime.[3]
What the cited sources add
The cartoonresearch.com account states that a commenter named Zuper reported finding episode 14 on archive.org.[2]
References
- Wikipedia, "Big X" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Lost TV Anime", cartoonresearch.com, 2015-05-02 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "Lost TV Anime", cartoonresearch.com, 2015-05-02. facts only, no text reused. cartoonresearch.com
- Wikipedia, "Big X" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "TMS Entertainment Streams N. American Premiere of Big X, More Anime on YouTube for 60th Anniversary" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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- Wikipedia: Big X (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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