- Big X
Infobox animanga/Header
name = Big X
caption =
ja_name = ビッグX
ja_name_trans = Biggu X
genre = ActionInfobox animanga/Manga
title =
author =Osamu Tezuka
publisher =Shueisha
demographic =Shōnen
magazine =Shōnen Book
first = November 1963
last = February 1966 [ [http://en.tezuka.co.jp/manga/sakuhin/m053/m053_01.html Big X manga at TezukaOsamu@World] . Accessed on2007 -06-13 .]
volumes = 4 [ [http://en.tezuka.co.jp/manga/backlist/hi05/index.html Publication List for Big X at TezukaOsamu@World] . Based number on Osamu Tezuka Manga Complete Works editions. Accessed on2007 -06-13 .] Infobox animanga/Anime
title =
director =
studio =TMS Entertainment
network = TBS
first =March 3 ,1964
last =September 27 ,1965
episodes = 59 [ann anime|id=1217. Accessed on2007 -06-13 .]nihongo|"Big X"|ビッグX|Biggu Ekkusu is a
science fiction manga series and ananime series byOsamu Tezuka . The series was based on actual experiments conducted by theNazis to createsecret weapons toward the end ofWorld War II .toryline
Invited to
Nazi Germany duringWorld War II , Dr. Asagumo is asked by Hitler to collaborate with him on the research of the new weapon "Big X". Concerned about the possible effects of the completion of Big X, Dr. Asagumo intentionally delays the progress of the research, conspiring with his co-researcher, the devious Dr. Engel. Immediately before Germany is defeated by the Allies, Dr. Asagumo implants a card inscribed with the secret of Big X in his son, Shigeru, and is then shot to death by the German army. Twenty years later, the card is discovered in the body of Shigeru, who is then living inTokyo . Soon, an organization claiming alliance with the Nazis appears, steals the card, and completes the Big X project. Dr. Engel's grandson has joined the Nazi Alliance. The completed Big X is then revealed to be a drug that can expand the human body without limitation. Recovering Big X from the enemy, Shigeru's son Akira fearlessly challenges the Nazi Alliance and Hans Engel, who are plotting to conquer the world.Controversy
In the anime, Akira transforms into Big X by using a magical
amulet , since the TV censors thought that the injections from the original manga looked too uncomfortable and similar todrug use for the younger audience.Other Appearances
Big X makes a cameo appearance in the "" game for the
Nintendo Game Boy Advance released in 2004, along with several other characters created by Osamu Tezuka.ee also
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List of Osamu Tezuka anime
*List of Osamu Tezuka manga
*Osamu Tezuka
*Osamu Tezuka's Star System References
External links
* [http://en.tezuka.co.jp/anime/sakuhin/ts/ts003.html Big X anime at TezukaOsamu@World]
* [http://www.animemorial.net/en/10-Big-X Big X] in Animemorial
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