Trailer for 'Astro Boy' reboot reveals retro version of Japan's robot icon

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Adario Strange
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Japan's patron saint of robots, Astro Boy, is getting another reboot, and the production company behind the new film gave the world its first peek on Saturday.

Astro Boy Reboot, first announced last summer, by Japan’s Tezuka Productions, France’s Caribara Animation and Monaco's Shibuya Productions, looks like a return to the simple illustration style featured in the original manga comic launched in the '50s.

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