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Metropolis

From Osamu Tezuka, creator of Astro Boy, comes Metropolis, the legendary 1949 graphic novel that inspired the animate fame that floor audiences and critics alike. In the not-so-far-off future, a beautiful, artificially created girl — unaware of her non-human background :— searches for non-existant parents she believes must exist, wandering alone in a world populated by humans and by the slave driven robots who serve them.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 162 pages

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