Considered the "father of anime," almost all modern anime are based on his drawing style (which was greatly inspired by Walt Disney) and he practically invented Japan's modern manga industry during the 1960s. A couple of his most famous works include Astro Boy, which is considered the very first modern-style anime (and the first to be released in America), is a sci-fi series set in a futuristic world where androids co-exist with humans. Its focus is on the adventures of the titular Astro Boy (Tetsuwan Atomu, lit. "Mighty Atom" or simply "Astro"), a powerful robot created by the head of the Ministry of Science Doctor Tenma to replace his son Tobio, who died in a car accident.
Also Jungle Emperor Leo, which aired in America during the 1960s under the name Kimba the White Lion (Janguru Taitei), the show follows Leo's life after he returns to the wild (still a young cub) and shows his learning and growing during the next year, one thing Leo soon learns is that true peace will require communication and mutual understanding between the animals and humans.
And Black Jack, dealing with the medical adventures of doctor Black Jack (Burakku Jakku), were he usually is doing some good deed, for which he rarely gets recognition—often curing the poor and destitute for free, or teaching a capitalist fat cat and his pompous colleagues a lesson in humility. They frequently end with a good, humane person enduring hardship, often unavoidable death, to save others.
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