[Content advisory - light language and sexual content]Welcome to Metropolis, the city where robots and humans live side-by-side! This week, we discuss the 2001 adaptation of manga godfather Osamu Tezuka's classic sci-fi, and dig deep into plot threads, art style, and whether or not Astro Boy and Mega Man are the same character (spoiler: they aren't). We wonder over musical choices, CG animation, and how much exquisite destruction Akira creator Katsuhiro Otomo managed to shoehorn into this sometimes convoluted social epic.[Outro: "St. James Infirmary" - Hugh Laurie]