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Continue the journey that leads to the famous series \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eAstro Boy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e created by the ‘God of Manga’ Osamu Tezuka!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s time for Robot Wrestling! Determined to continue the project, engineering students Umatarō and Hiroshi enter their superpowered robot Six into a robot fighting tournament! 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