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Article: Imagi's "Astro Boy" Leaps Onto Movie Screens With Autodesk Maya Software.
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- November 9, 2009
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Software's Openness, Creative Tools and Large Talent Pool Make It Animation Platform of Choice for Iconic Manga Character's Theatrical Debut
HONG KONG -- The newly released animated film "Astro Boy" brings the iconic Japanese manga character to movie theaters. Filmmaker Imagi International Holdings Limited (HKEx: 585) created "Astro Boy" with Autodesk Maya software from Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK). Maya was at the core of Imagi Studios' around-the-clock production pipeline spanning Hong Kong and Hollywood.
Osamu Tezuka first created the manga series about Astro Boy, a permanently youthful robot boy, in the 1950s. Quickly gaining popularity, it was ...