Japan is the first nation in the world to accord ‘comic books’–originally a ‘humorous’ form of entertainment mainly for young people–nearly the same social status as novels and films.

Japanese had never seen a Western-style circus, and most of them had probably never seen foreigners, either.

Comics are drawings, not photographs, and as such they present a subjective view of reality.

Even if there are no new Mighty Atom manga or films created, the Mighty Atom character has become a permanent fixture of both Japanese and global pop culture.